Formula 1 in Canada
Surprise: Mercedes pilot grabs the pole in Montreal
Updated on June 14, 2025 – 11:24 p.m.Reading time: 2 min.
The qualification at the Grand Prix of Canada remains exciting until the end. The duel between Max Verstappen and the McLaren dominates once again. Until shortly before the end.
Big surprise in the qualifying of Montreal: George Russell has secured the pole position at the Grand Prix of Canada. The Mercedes pilot prevailed in qualifying on Saturday evening German time in front of world champion Max Verstappen (Red Bull) and the current World Cup leading Oscar Piatri (McLaren) and starts at the front during the race on Sunday (from 8 p.m. in the live ticker at T-online).
The 27-year-old from Great Britain drove the fastest round in Montreal in the silver arrow in 1: 10.899 minutes and is now hoping for his first Formula 1 season on Sunday. Russell had already secured the pole position in Canada in 2024.
Piatris World Cup persecutor and teammate Lando Norris, on the other hand, only ranked seventh after a mistake. Nico Hülkenberg, the only German driver in the field, won 13th place. Due to a punishment for Red Bull driver Yuki Tsunoda, the 37-year-old from the Rhineland will start with twelfth place. Hülkenberg surprised in Barcelona two weeks ago and fifth many points for his clean team.
Before the tenth of a total of 24 season runs, the Australian Piatri leads in the overall ranking with a ten points ahead of Stallrival Lando Norris, who was only seventh in qualification. Verstappen is only in third place behind the leader behind the leader. The 27-year-old Dutch had won three times in Quebec in the past three years.
After his crash at the last race in Spain, Verstappen is with special observation. Because he deliberately drove Russell into the car, the four -time champion was also occupied with three penalty points in the sinners. If he only collects one more point, this attracts a racing lock for the next World Cup run in Austria. Verstappen already announced that he was not changing his driving style.