1.
10:55 p.m
Q3 started
The battle for pole continues! The remaining drivers have twelve minutes to show their best lap in Q3. Max Verstappen is the first driver to get back on track.
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10:47 p.m
Q2 ended
Q2 is over and it’s now official: both Sergio Pérez and Charles Leclerc didn’t qualify for Q3 and will have to start from midfield tomorrow. Besides them, Lance Stroll, Kevin Magnussen and Valtteri Bottas are also out.
13.
10:45 p.m
the last minutes
The last few minutes are running and with more rain on the track, it will be almost impossible for Leclerc and Pérez to tear anything towards Q3.
12.
10:44 p.m
Leclerc under pressure
It’s not only tight for Sergio Pérez at the moment, but also for Charles Leclerc in the Ferrari. In eleventh place, he is currently not in Q3 either. There hasn’t been any improvement lately.
11.
10:43 p.m
Hulkenberg is eighth
Nico Hülkenberg manages to improve and now takes eighth place. Is that enough for the Q3? The rain is getting heavier and it will be more difficult to make improvements.
9.
22:41
Pérez in the danger zone
Sergio Pérez has to stretch himself because the Mexican is currently only in twelfth place and therefore not participating in Q3. He drives out again on the intermediate.
8th.
10:40 p.m
Hulkenberg in twelfth place
Nico Hulkenberg is one of those who are now under pressure. The German is currently in twelfth place and is trying to do one more lap with the soft before the dry tire can’t do it anymore.
7.
10:40 p.m
New best time by Alex Albon in Q2
Williams Racing
Despite the rain, Alex Albon is able to improve again and delivers the 1:18.725 on the soft. He will have a really good chance of Q3!
7.
10:39 p.m
Pit radio Max Verstappen
Red Bull Racing
Did Williams get the timing right? Max Verstappen reports on the radio that it is raining again.
6.
10:38 p.m
New best time by Alex Albon in Q2
Williams Racing
Alex Albon shows what’s in the softs. With a 1:19.471, the Williams driver took first place.
5.
10:37 p.m
More and more on soft
More and more drivers were now at the garage and the soft is screwed to the car. The track is now drying more and more.
4.
10:37 p.m
George Russell sets new best time in Q2
Mercedes AMG F1 Team
George Russell sets a new best time in Q2 with a 1:20.098. Verstappen came to the pits and switched to the slick.
3.
22:36
Max Verstappen’s new best time in Q2
Red Bull Racing
Max Verstappen marks the first time in Q2 and with the intermediate he sets a 1:20.135. Meanwhile, Lance Stroll is lucky. He slides away, but catches the car again and drives on.
2.
10:35 p.m
Pit radio Charles Leclerc
Ferrari
“It looks very dry. When is the rain supposed to come?” Charles Leclerc asks on the radio. Ferrari expects rain in seven minutes.
2.
22:32
Albon on the slicks
At Williams, you already take to the track with slicks. Alex Albon raised the soft. The other teams will now also be watching very carefully.
1.
22:32
Q2 started
Start of Q2! This time the drivers have 15 minutes to secure one of the ten places in Q3. Max Verstappen is the first driver to take to the track.
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22:28
Angry Gasly
On the radio, Pierre Gasly is angry. The Frenchman was among those who were held up by Carlos Sainz, who was really slow. “What the hell is he doing? I get there at 300!” The race director has now noted the incident.
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22:26
Q1 ended
Q1 is over! Yuki Tsunoda, Pierre Gasly, Nyck de Vries as well as Logan Sargeant and Guanyu Zhou were eliminated. It was close for Nico Hülkenberg, who just about got through in 15th place.
18
22:25
Max Verstappen’s new best time in Q1
Red Bull Racing
Max Verstappen follows up again and delivers the 1:20.851. Meanwhile, further back things are getting hot and Sainz is unfavorably in the way of Norris and Gasly. The race director will definitely look at it again.
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22:23
Fernando Alonso sets new best time in Q1
Aston Martin F1 Team
Fernando Alonso sets a new best time in Q1 with a 1:21.583. He was able to take 0.156 seconds off Verstappen.
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22:22
Max Verstappen’s new best time in Q1
Red Bull Racing
Meanwhile, Max Verstappen is upping the ante again and with a 1:21.739 he once again sets the new best time. Alonso remains second ahead of Leclerc. Albon improves to fourth with fresh Inters.
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22:21
Who is eliminated?
There are still a good three minutes to drive. Stroll, de Vries, Tsunoda, Sargeant and Zhou would have been eliminated.
14
22:20
Pit radio Max Verstappen
Red Bull Racing
The team asks Max Verstappen what he thinks of dry tires. “No. It’s not that far yet,” is the answer of the leader.
13.
22:18
Alonso close
Fernando Alonso can also improve again and with a 1:22.051 falls just short of Fernando Alonso’s time.
11.
22:17
Max Verstappen’s new best time in Q1
Red Bull Racing
Max Verstappen follows up again. A 1:21.988 is available from the championship leader. Alonso follows 0.6 seconds behind. Sergio Pérez is still struggling and is 1.6 seconds off his team-mate in ninth.
10
22:16
Hamilton gone astray
Lewis Hamilton is briefly on the wrong track and the Brit is on the lawn. Hamilton is currently in seventh place in the interim standings.
8th.
10:15 p.m
Fernando Alonso sets new best time in Q1
Aston Martin F1 Team
Fernando Alonso follows up with a 1:22.655 and takes first place by 0.188 seconds. Nico Hulkenberg is currently 17 and among those who would retire.
8th.
22:14
Verstappen follows suit
Red Bull Racing
The track is currently drying out and the sides are getting faster and faster. Max Verstappen follows up with a 1:22.843. New second is Leclerc ahead of Alonso and Hamilton.
6.
22:13
Max Verstappen’s new best time in Q1
Red Bull Racing
Max Verstappen sets a new best time in Q1 with a 1:24.106. Sergio Pérez comes over the line shortly after, but is nowhere near keeping up with his team-mate.
5.
22:11
Box radio Guanyu Zhou
Alfa Romeo F1 Team
Zhou also drove out again. He asks skeptically via the pit radio whether the problem has really been solved. “From our side, yes,” replies the box.
4.
22:10
Route reopened
The route has been reopened and the two Red Bulls are already on their way. The Williams drivers follow.
4.
22:08
The first drivers line up
It’s supposed to continue in a few minutes and the first pilots are already lining up at the pit stop light. Everyone wants to set times quickly before more rain comes.
4.
22:05
Zhou rolls again
Zhou gets the car started again and now rolls back towards the box at a slow pace.
4.
22:04
Red flag
The red flag comes out and the session is interrupted. At one time only three drivers sat.
3.
22:03
Defect at Guanyu Zhou
Alfa Romeo F1 Team
Guanyu Zhou tries to find a solution on the pit radio, but in the end nothing works and he has to park his Alfa Romeo at the track.
2.
22:02
Box radio Guanyu Zhou
Alfa Romeo F1 Team
And there’s the first problem! Zhou reports over the radio that he is losing power. He’s moving at a slow pace.
1.
22:00
Start qualifying
The traffic lights are green, qualifying has started in Montréal, QC has taken place and the first drivers are on the track. Everyone has the Intermediate on their car.
21:56
The conditions
The conditions for qualifying are a challenge for the drivers and teams. The track temperature is just 18 degrees, while the chance of rain is 90 percent according to the official FIA forecast.
21:51
The distance
The circuit Gilles Villeneuve is 4.361 kilometers long. The course is located on the island of Notre Dame, in the middle of the imposing St. Lawrence River and challenges the drivers with numerous full-throttle sections. 14 curves await the drivers. The course is famous for the ‘wall of champions’ in the last corner before the finish.
21:47
Mercedes struggles with tire temperature
At Mercedes, who took first and second place in the daily standings yesterday with Hamilton and Russell, the final training session did not go according to plan. Both drivers found it difficult to get the temperature in the tires and were therefore unable to keep up with the front runners. The team could face the same problem in qualifying, because there has just been another small shower.
21:40
What’s up at Haas?
Haas was able to excel time and again in wet conditions and could perhaps do something in today’s qualifying as well. In the third training session, Magnussen still managed fourth place. Hulkenberg had landed in eleventh place.
21:34
Sainz crashes in Turn 1
The third training session came to an unfortunate end for Carlos Sainz. The Spaniard lost his car at Turn 1 halfway through the session and then slid into the barrier, damaging both the front and rear of the car. Sergio Pérez in the second Red Bull was probably also dissatisfied after the session. He didn’t get past 17th place.
21:28
Verstappen wins wet final training
Max Verstappen wasn’t happy with the set-up of his Red Bull on Friday, today the Dutchman showed that you definitely have to count on him for pole again. In the rain, Verstappen was unbeatable in the third practice session and drove one fast lap after the other. The first pursuer was Charles Leclerc in the Ferrari. Fernando Alonso was already a second behind in third place.
21:18
Welcome!
Hello and welcome to Formula 1 qualifying in Montreal. It’s supposed to start at 10:00 p.m.