F1: Alonso surprises in second as Verstappen seals pole in a wet Canada

Max Verstappen will start on pole position for the Canadian GP, ​​as his nearest rivals Sergio Pérez and Charles Leclerc will both start outside the top 10.

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Max Verstappen looked comfortable in P1 during qualifying.

Max Verstappen qualified as a champion to claim pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix. Qualifying for the Canadian GP was on a wet track, and even though the rain stopped well before qualifying began, the track did not dry out completely as it is largely covered with trees. Verstappen mastered the drying conditions and looked untouchable throughout Q2 and Q3, almost a second clear from across the field on several instances. Fernando Alonso also made a stellar display of his wet-weather driving skills and put his Alpine on the front line. Alonso also finished first in weight practice 3, and also led in Q1, but eventually had to settle for second. “I think we will attack Max at the first corner”, Alonso said after qualifying. Carlos Sainz was on the scorer of a lap at the end of Q3, but a minor mistake at the last corner cost him 7 tenths to Verstappen and with that the front row began. He will start the Canadian GP in P3.

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There were many turbulences in qualification. For starters, news broke this weekend that Charles Leclerc was set to receive a 10-place grid penalty for replacing some components in his car’s power unit after his engine failure in Baku. Ferrari later decided to replace the entire power unit of its car, leaving it at the back of the grid. He will now start the Canadian GP in P19, ahead of Tsunoda, who also has an engine penalty. After finishing second in wet practice 3, Pierre Gasly failed to make it out of Q1 due to a mechanical problem. Sebastian Vettel also showed a strong showing in practice 3, but he could not even get his car out of Q1, as he reported that his car felt completely different and lacked grip. Canadian drivers Lance Stroll and Nicolas Latifi also had poor qualification, and would start the race on the second last row of the grid.

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After finishing third in FP3, Vettel could not get his car out of the bottom 5.

Sergio Pérez crashed in Q2 which ended his qualification early. After a good run and qualifying in the top 5 for every race this season, Checo will now start the Canadian GP in P14. Lando Norris also had a power unit-related issue that forced him to qualify in Q2, and would start in P13. George Russell was also progressing brilliantly in qualifying, but chose to pit for his final Q3 run with a set of softer tires that had not yet dried out, and could not get enough temperature in his tyres. could. He lost the rear of his car in Turn 2 and ran into the barrier, damaging his rear wing. He could keep the car running, but didn’t have enough time to make repairs and attempt a second lap, and had to settle for P8 on the grid.

Sergio Perez understands the odds in Q2.

After the completion Rumored to miss Canadian GP due to back issues, Lewis Hamilton put on a strong performance in qualifying and he put his Mercedes up in P4. Kevin Magnussen and Mick Schumacher also gave a strong performance to lock the third row for Haas, making it Schumacher’s best qualifying result as well. Zhou Guanyue impressed with his Alfa Romeo in qualifying for the first time in his F1 career by putting him ahead of veteran teammate Valtteri Bottas in Q3. The pair will start the race in P10 and P11. Esteban Ocon managed to qualify in P7 and make it a double Q3 appearance for Alpine, and Daniel Ricciardo also did enough to keep his McLaren in P9.

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Kevin Magnussen did a great job putting his car in P5.

2022 F1 Round 9 Canadian GP qualifying results:

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