Latest. Romain Grosjean, 15th, Did not set a time in Q2, “It wasn’t the best of luck again. It’s not a bad result though as the race is very long, so we’ll keep our options open and do our best to move forward tomorrow.”, “I’d say it would have been very tight to get into Q3 today. So it proved, but it was Giovinazzi who - despite a lack of track time after his crash in FP1 - made it out at the expense of his more experienced team mate. I need to learn from today, move on and come back stronger tomorrow. But really good work from the whole team and the drivers to get both our cars safely through to the race start on the Medium tyres, which is going to be an important factor tomorrow. However disappointing that seemed, with free tyre choice and a track where overtaking is eminently possible, all is not lost for the race itself, with points not out of the question. I’m very sorry for the team. F1 - GP du Canada 2019 - Qualifications. Unfortunately, we were not able to make the same step in Q2 and we have missed the cut for Q3 in what was a very tight session, so we need to review the data and understand where we can improve going forwards. Stroll's day started in fiery fashion, as his power unit failed in spectacular style in FP3. Times were incredibly tight in Q1, however, with a fraction over a second separating P1 and P18. Raikkonen 2020 au 2 août 2020 . Overall, I'm happy with the job we've done and it leaves us in a good position for the race. They both start on the advantageous medium tyre too, after Ferrari finally managed to nail their strategy through Q2. Looking ahead to tomorrow, we all know this race can provide some interesting variables and we look forward to what is likely to be a very tight midfield battle.”, Toyoharu Tanabe, Honda F1 Technical Director, “Today, only one of our four drivers – Gasly - got through to Q3. Mercedes knew they had a fight on their hands for pole and so it proved. Présenté par Eurosport France : Formule 1 We’ll do our best tomorrow but we have to be realistic with who we have behind us on the grid. It’s fair to say that we were on a knife edge regarding progressing into Q3 with both cars at the end of Q2, but the red flag definitely didn’t harm us. "Overall the car is improving steadily but Montreal was always likely to make this difficult to see. It's time to pick the best Grand Prix of the year, Our writers share their best moments, biggest shocks and top stories of 2020, WATCH: The 20 best team radio clips of the year, starring Gasly, Norris, Ricciardo and Vettel. “Tomorrow we’re not starting where we wanted because of a penalty which is disappointing, but I’m confident we have a good chance of moving forwards and getting some points. “It was good to be back with two cars in Q3 recording P8 and P9. I was just trying to push everything, as I knew it was going to be tight. So hopefully more singing!”, “Today’s result is great for our team and congratulations to Seb for securing pole position. We knew this track would be one of the most challenging for us, but we got the most out of it so everyone in the team should be proud.". For my part, I have to improve the way in which I anticipate the track evolution, so that I can set up the car to be on point for Q3. Stroll (Photo by Zak Mauger / LAT Images). It was quite tense in terms of concentration and obviously you try to put everything in that one lap or in those two attempts that you have. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1526810873155-0');}). Leclerc slewing wildly out of the final corner meant that the Monegasque could only finish third, while a delighted Daniel Ricciardo claimed fourth place for Renault – something that would have been particularly satisfying, given that he ended up 0.006s ahead of Pierre Gasly in the seat the Australian vacated at Red Bull last year. It was all pretty close today, we just missed a little bit. We’re in a good position but tomorrow’s race will be long and difficult. This track is fun, I’ve always enjoyed it here. This is a new track for me and every lap gives me more confidence; I was improving my final lap in Q2 when the red flag stopped us. Renault have struggled for one-lap pace this season, but managed to get both cars into Q3 for just the second time this year. “It’s a fun but tricky track and I gained in confidence with every lap. ", LISTEN: Lando Norris, Sebastian Vettel and George Russell star in our best bits from Beyond The Grid in 2020, F1 ESPORTS: Opmeer crowned driver champion as Red Bull defend teams’ title, WATCH: Daniil Kvyat's most memorable moments in F1, © 2003-2020 Formula One World Championship Limited. And with Leclerc well-placed in third and Bottas all the way down in sixth, signs are auguring well for the Scuderia to get their season back on track on Sunday at the circuit named for one of the team’s great heroes. Drivers. It was about getting a good lap and I didn't perform 100%. Q1 went okay, then in Q2 I played for the full aggressive strategy – going for one-timed laps. We’ve been targeting a smooth weekend and that’s half the work done now. ", CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE, CANADA - JUNE 08: Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari Pole sitter and Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes AMG F1 celebrate in Parc Ferme during the Canadian GP at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 08, 2019 in Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada. When we tried to find that extra bit of pace it felt like there was something missing, so I think Q3 was going to be quite tight. We'll see what we are able to do tomorrow. We will keep pushing and do our best to bring home a strong result.”. On the one hand, Antonio had a positive day and recovered well from yesterday’s lack of running. Particularly in the last sector - they were four, five tenths faster on the straight. The Renaults were fast in quali so I couldn’t do a lot more.”. FORMULA 1 PIRELLI GRAND PRIX DU CANADA 2019 - RACE RESULT … Perez It is important that the chance was there today and we took it. Unfortunately, the red flag came out in Q2, meaning that Kvyat, Albon and Verstappen had to abort their runs. I went on the power a little too early, and everything followed from there. “Unfortunately, Carlos was subsequently given a three-place penalty. George completed a good long run on the Prime tyre in FP2 and so we will look to use that experience to aid us in the race. Valmistajien pisteet Sija Valmistaja Pisteet 1. Revivez les qualifications du Grand Prix du Canada, septième manche du championnat du monde de F1 2019, qui se déroule sur le circuit Gilles-Villeneuve de Montréal. It would have been a nice position for tomorrow.”, Kevin Magnussen, 10th, Did not set a time in Q3, “I just hit the wall – broke the rear suspension, then it shot me over to the pit wall in a big crash. This trend continued into Qualifying with both cars navigating Q1 without any issues. I need to pull something similar out of my pocket tomorrow.”, “Overall a tough and disappointing day. It's time to pick the best Grand Prix of the year, Our writers share their best moments, biggest shocks and top stories of 2020, WATCH: The 20 best team radio clips of the year, starring Gasly, Norris, Ricciardo and Vettel. Hulkenberg, Norris and Sainz in P7, P8 and P9, meanwhile, meant that the full gamut of Renault cars were represented in Q3, marking a strong day for the French power unit maker. ", CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE, CANADA - JUNE 08: Pole man Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari during the Canadian GP at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 08, 2019 in Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada. He was very quick today and just put everything together. Canadian F1 Grand Prix 2019 Qualifying: Results, Times from Friday's Practice Rob Blanchette @ @_Rob_B. They couldn't compete with Renault in Q3 and Sainz aborted his final lap to take the gloss off what had been a good day. I was lucky that I didn't hit the wall, but it put me on the backfoot for the second run. We'll give it everything we've got tomorrow and see what happens. On the flip side, both cars have a free tyre choice, which should provide a few more strategy options for the race. Instead, it was Vettel who swept through, using Ferrari’s horsepower advantage to claim his first pole since Germany last year, and by a comfortable 0.206s in the end. "I struggled with the grip and the feeling in the car. Kubica. GP de Grande-Bretagne 31 juil. But now we must confirm it tomorrow. Recherche . (Photo by Andy Hone / LAT Images). Bringing up the rear were the two Williams, George Russell out-qualifying 2008 Canadian Grand Prix winner Robert Kubica for the seventh time in as many races this year. Hamilton’s first effort had sent him top of the charts, and as he went round again in the final seconds, he was turning the timing screens purple. It just doesn’t seem we can catch a break here. McLaren were fortunate with the timing of the red flag in Q2, meaning they got both cars through to Q3 for the first time since Bahrain. (Photo by Simon Galloway / Sutton Images). Red Bull Racing - Honda 124 4. Russell Q1 – Both Racing Points out, along with two previous Canadian Grand Prix winners. We’ll take it from there. EXCLUSIVE: The Top 10 F1 drivers of 2020 - as chosen by the drivers, ‘It hurts, but I’m not giving up’ - Albon resolute as he breaks silence on losing Red Bull race seat, VOTE: What was your favourite race of 2020? ", "I made a mistake in the first run of Q3, had a snap and ended up spinning out of Turn 2. It was very tight up at the front and we definitely had to push very hard to get what we got today. Very happy for the team, because the last weeks – well, the last 17 races! Grosjean, Q3 – Vettel secures 56th pole position ahead of Hamilton, as Ricciardo goes P4. Pos. We had a broken rear wing in FP3, which meant we headed into qualifying having not run the soft tyres today. We have demonstrated that, on some tracks we can be competitive, given that here in Canada our performance has been good all weekend. We know our competitors are very quick, especially over the distance and we’ve seen this in all the races so far, but we’re starting ahead of them and hopefully we’ll stay there and fight as hard as we can. Charles also did a good job to take third on the grid. (Photo by Zak Mauger / LAT Images), CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE, CANADA - JUNE 08: Alexander Albon, Toro Rosso during the Canadian GP at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 08, 2019 in Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada. The timing was right, our procedures were good and I did everything I could. Knocked out: Ironically, though, Magnussen’s off ended up cementing his 10th place, meaning the Dane, despite his very second-hand looking VF-19, got that previously elusive Q3 slot! (Photo by Andy Hone / LAT Images), CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE, CANADA - JUNE 08: Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, congratulates his team mate, Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari, on pole position during the Canadian GP at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 08, 2019 in Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada. As if that wasn't cause enough for celebration, Ricciardo managed to grab fourth with a stellar lap, out-qualifying his replacement at Red Bull in the process. We got stuck on the weighbridge and we had to quickly bolt the tyres on and go out on my second run, so it was a bit of a shame because we didn’t get to start the lap the way we wanted to. Circuit de Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Canada. GP d'Espagne 14 août 2020 au 16 août 2020 Q1 107% time - 1:16.729 Note - Grosjean failed to meet 107% Q1 requirement - races at stewards' discretion. Despite this, both drivers did another good job today and now we concentrate on preparing for the race tomorrow. All Drivers Hall of Fame . Verstappen Max was comfortably within the Q3 cut-off on his final lap but unfortunately the red flag caused by the Haas immediately stopped the session and he was unable to complete the lap. But a slow final sector meant his record-breaking seventh pole position in Canada would have to wait. As for tomorrow’s race, we can still hope for a strong performance, as it was clear from FP3 that the teams improved the performance of their package overnight.”, CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE, CANADA - JUNE 08: Daniil Kvyat, Toro Rosso STR14 during the Canadian GP at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 08, 2019 in Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada. "Sebastian put together a great lap. Qualifying results table Starting positions table Team mate comparisons Q1, Q2 and Q3 Qualifying results table Where each driver qualified for every race, before penalties were applied. P13 is not a bad position to start and we are close to a place in the top ten. It’s a bit frustrating because my lap wasn’t very clean but it’s a cool track and tomorrow’s another day, so we’ll see how we do in the race.”, “Following a challenging Friday, the guys had a lot of work to do in order to understand what was needed to get our cars into the required operating window. We didn’t quite have enough pace on the medium and caught traffic so needed to run again in Q2 on the soft. Albon There’s a lot of adrenaline going around in qualifying and when they came on the radio I was really delighted. It's not a lap that I'm very proud of, but mistakes happen. That’s how it goes sometimes and you can never predict someone being in the wall. 08 June 2019. We then went out on the soft, I was on a decent lap to make it through to Q3 but then the red flag came out and I couldn’t finish the lap. The temperatures are expected to rise and tyre degradation will be a key factor for everyone. Having looked competitive in all of the practice sessions, it’s frustrating not to convert our promise into representative grid positions. Quali was well executed by the team and drivers with everything that was going on, other cars being off-sequence on track, yellow flags and then the red flag. It's going to be a hot race, which will make it difficult with the management of the brakes because they suffer a lot here. I think that we are working well, even if the results have not reflected that fact. ", Toto Wolff, Head of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport, "Credit to Ferrari, they had the fastest car today and were very strong on the straights. Yes, the track was slippery but that’s not an excuse as it is the same for everyone. Even yesterday we were fast, but we made further improvements and managed to put it all together for qualifying. But the team has shown the right spirit and today’s result is a boost for everyone. I wanted to put the car as high as possible but these things can happen when pushing the limits of the track. “It was different to some previous quali sessions this year, as we struggled a little today to continuously extract more performance out of the cars run-by-run. (Photo by Simon Galloway / Sutton Images), CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE, CANADA - JUNE 08: Kevin Magnussen, Haas VF-19, hits the Wall of Champions and crashes out towards the end of Q2 during the Canadian GP at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 08, 2019 in Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada. Leclerc understeered his way round the last corner, losing valuable tenths and could only grab third after looking the pick of the Scuderia drivers early on in qualifying. But for now, we can enjoy today’s result! They have a big job to do now. Having done that, Verstappen was then circulating with enough speed to make it through to Q3 when Kevin Magnussen, up ahead in the Haas and attempting to make it into Q3 in Canada for the first time, smacked the Wall of Champions with his right-rear tyre, the impact sending him slewing wildly across the track and into the pit wall before bouncing back to the other side and coming to a rest. We had P1 for a short moment, but Ferrari were just quicker. On long-run race pace though, it looks like advantage Mercedes... "I think we gave it everything today, so I'm not disappointed. Up at the front, meanwhile, less than 0.030s separated Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in P1 from Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas in P3 – with Sebastian Vettel in between – while Nico Hulkenberg impressed to go P6 for Renault, ahead of McLaren’s Carlos Sainz – although the stewards were set to investigate after the session some alleged impeding by the Spaniard on the Toro Rosso of Alexander Albon. With Hulkenberg an encouraging seventh, the team will be hopeful of a first double points finish of 2019. “I can’t be too unhappy about that as my lap wasn’t bad, but I maybe left a tenth on the table. Unfortunately, in Q2 qualifying Kevin (Magnussen) crashed heavily, and that compromised Romain’s (Grosjean) lap as well, as he was right behind him. F1 qualifying, LIVE – Canadian Grand Prix 2019: Latest updates as Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull battle for pole position in Montreal. (Photo by Andy Hone / LAT Images), CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE, CANADA - JUNE 08: Carlos Sainz, McLaren MCL34, leaves the garage during the Canadian GP at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 08, 2019 in Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada. That's the worst feeling you can have as a driver, when you know you could have done much better. Just as Friday showed that it was going to be tight in Qualifying, let's hope that Friday is also an accurate predictor of the race pace, because our high fuel simulations on Friday were competitive. Accueil F1 F1 Canada 2019 Qualifications : Vettel sonne la charge, Ricciardo 4e ! An engine failure on Lance’s car at the start of final practice proved costly and robbed Lance of any running ahead of qualifying. Without these problems, I’m sure I could have gone further in qualifying. It’s my best qualifying of the season and we’re in a good position for tomorrow. I don’t know if we’d have made it into Q3, but maybe just outside the top 10. We are flat out and the most important thing is we keep pushing. The Official F1® YouTube Channel – See more at www.Formula1.com Featured Columnist June 7, 2019 Comments. I hope we can keep the pace and we will push as much as we can to challenge the top three.”, “It was a frustrating qualifying for Max today. Lähteet [muokkaa | muokkaa wikitekstiä] ↑ Formula 1 Pirelli Grand Prix du Canada 2019 Formula 1® - The Official F1® Website . Giovinazzi But P8 is a nice result and it gives me a good starting position for tomorrow. Out with Verstappen and Grosjean went the Toro Rossos of Daniil Kvyat and Alexander Albon in P12 and P14, along with Giovinazzi in 13th. Today was an improvement but it could’ve been even better - I didn’t do a great lap at the end of Q3. Mercedes 295 2. (Photo by Steven Tee / LAT Images), CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE, CANADA - JUNE 08: Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes AMG F1 W10 during the Canadian GP at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 08, 2019 in Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada. Viitattu 8.6.2019. We're starting on the Mediums, like the cars around us, and our long runs look positive. Starting from third place tomorrow is a great opportunity and it will be fun to be in the fight with our competitors. I remember in 2017 I came back from a difficult qualifying to score my first F1 points in Montreal. "We tried twice but we were just not fast enough over the two laps in Q1, it’s as simple as that. Yesterday the overall feeling was slightly better but certainly I found it difficult to gain grip which is very strange. (Photo by Glenn Dunbar / LAT Images), "Qualifying wasn’t exactly a straightforward session, with an interruption at the end of Q2 that affected the final runs. It’s not where we want to start as I want to be fighting the leader, but we should be able to recover our positions and still have a good race.”, “I think qualifying was pretty good. The team has worked really hard – especially on the power unit - which has made a big step from last year. We didn’t expect it to be this fast, as this has been one of our weaker circuits, at least that’s what we had anticipated. ", "It looked like it was going to be a fight on Friday and so it's proved today. Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel beat Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes to pole position at the Canadian Grand Prix. Pierre made it comfortably through to Q3 on the soft tyre. “It was a perfect turnaround compared to yesterday and a good quali result in the end. We made overnight changes and FP3 confirmed they had been positive, but it was clear qualifying would be a tight battle and that’s exactly how it turned out. I was a long way off Carlos yesterday so I’m much happier today. Qualifying in Canada. Knocked out: Temperatures are set to be toasty at the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, too, with around 25 degrees Celsius predicted when the race gets underway. ", CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE, CANADA - JUNE 08: Robert Kubica, Williams FW42 during the Canadian GP at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 08, 2019 in Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada. But, as I said, it doesn’t seem we can catch a break in the moment. The main focus of Q2 was which of the top three teams of Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull could make it through to the final part of qualifying on the more durable medium tyres. (Photo by Andy Hone / LAT Images), CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE, CANADA - JUNE 08: Kevin Magnussen, Haas VF-19 during the Canadian GP at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 08, 2019 in Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada. Unfortunately for the Spaniard, he was then called to the stewards for impeding Albon in Q1 and handed a three-place grid drop for tomorrow. We now switch our focus to preparing for the race which looks likely to be very exciting.”, CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE, CANADA - JUNE 08: Lando Norris, McLaren MCL34 during the Canadian GP at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 08, 2019 in Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada. 8 juin 2019 - 20:21. Formula 1. We were forced to switch back to PU1 – the one used in the previous six events rather than benefitting from a fresh power unit with the phase two update. Hamilton as he so often has, nearly pulled it out of the bag. Ferrari 172 3. It’s a great qualifying result and a great effort from both drivers. Renault 28 Huom! 2019 F1 qualifying data. "Coming here, we knew that we would have better chances and we were able to confirm that. I missed out on doing any laps in final practice and we had to go back to the old spec engine, which is several tenths down on performance. Behind, a fantastic effort by Daniel Ricciardo put him fourth on the grid for Renault – the team’s best starting position of the year – 0.831s off Vettel’s time, ahead of the Red Bull of Pierre Gasly in fifth and the second Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas in sixth, the Finn having suffered a spin on his first push lap before a messy second effort. (Photo by Mark Sutton / Sutton Images). Timing wasn't with Red Bull today. Tomorrow’s race will be long and very tough. We’ll just keep on working hard to get back to where we should be. GP du 70e Anniversaire 7 août 2020 au 9 août 2020 . However, I believe with our starting positions, combined with the encouraging long runs we made on Friday, we’re looking good to fight for some solid points tomorrow. We have a great opportunity to have a big points haul.”, CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE, CANADA - JUNE 08: Daniel Ricciardo, Renault R.S.19 during the Canadian GP at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 08, 2019 in Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada. For now, we’ll enjoy this moment as a fourth in qualifying is huge for us.”, “We can be very happy with today’s qualifying result. (Photo by Glenn Dunbar / LAT Images), CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE, CANADA - JUNE 08: George Russell, Williams Racing, is interviewed after Qualifying during the Canadian GP at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 08, 2019 in Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada. Starting towards the back is never ideal, but at least overtaking is possible here. "We are very pleased with today’s result. I will analyse this and hopefully be stronger in this department at the next race. Alfa struggled for pace in final practice and looked likely to be in the fight at the back to scrape out of Q1. His preparation lap was ruined by traffic and he could only manage a lowly sixth. The biggest upset of Q1 was for Racing Point, losing both cars, Sergio Perez ending up 16th – having been as high as P9 this morning – while local hero Lance Stroll had a big sideways moment at the final Turn 13-14 chicane on his last effort to finish P18 and extend his Q1 exit streak to 11 Grands Prix. The answer was an emphatic yes, with Vettel taking his first pole of the season by a healthy two-tenths of a second. Tomorrow we know we have to start with the softs and that’s going to be a bit tricky, especially as apparently the weather will be even hotter than today but I think we will make the race pretty exciting to watch. "This pole is for our fans, who support us and are always right behind us, even when things aren’t going so well. (Photo by Steven Tee / LAT Images). (Photo by Zak Mauger / LAT Images), CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE, CANADA - JUNE 08: Antonio Giovinazzi, Alfa Romeo Racing C38 during the Canadian GP at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 08, 2019 in Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada. His second effort, meanwhile, saw the Finn oversteering on the run out of the final corner before locking up at Turn 6 and the hairpin, consigning him to a lowly P6 spot at the grid. The last couple of months haven’t been easy for us so it’s nice to get a result like today and it sends the right message to all the guys. Recherche . It was the 56th running of the Canadian Grand Prix, the 50th time the event had been included as a round of the Formula One World Championship since the inception of the series in 1950, and the 40th time that a World Champion… The team did well to get the Canadian out at the start of qualifying, but he couldn't find the pace to compete and exited in Q1 for the 11th straight race. I was fighting too much with the car and struggled to focus on performance. We need to keep working hard to improve and come home with some points. He deserves it. FORMULA 1 JOHNNIE WALKER BELGIAN GRAND PRIX 2019 - QUALIFYING 30 Aug 01 Sep 2019 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa-Francorchamps 2020 Season Driver Standings Constructor Standings Archive 1950-2019 F1 Awards . F1 2019: Canadian Grand Prix - Qualifying Highlights - YouTube The guys and girls in the garage did a great job to fit the new power unit in time for qualifying, but I just felt on the back foot going into the session. I didn’t have any tow and tried to squeeze everything I had out of the lap. “That was a good day for us and I’m really pleased for the team. I was pretty close to third place, but I think P5 is a good starting position for tomorrow and I think we can be happy with that. Both Ferraris and both Mercedes managed it, while Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, after a promising Q1, decided to give it a go. Sebastian Vettel claimed his first pole position of the 2019 Formula 1 season in qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix. Pos. We were fast, we made it to Q3, and I was improving. – but the last weeks have been very tough for us.” – Sebastian Vettel. We’re expecting warm conditions again for the race, so managing thermal degradation on the soft and medium compounds is set to be very important when it comes to race strategy. Exiting in Q2 was clearly disappointing but he will be one to watch tomorrow as he fights back through the field. ", "We have mixed feelings about today’s session. Hopefully we can put on a good show tomorrow. First, Verstappen hit traffic and couldn't nail a run on the medium-compound tyre at the start of Q2. Our pace was encouraging so I look forward to tomorrow. Celle-ci, il a été la chercher avec l'adrénaline. We worked hard overnight to improve the balance of the car and George especially was happy with the changes that were made. I really enjoyed it. … The car is fast. We have free choice of tyres so now it’s up to us to put everything together and have a good result. “It feels bloody good in qualifying. Magnussen's qualifying ended in spectacular fashion, as he caught the Wall of Champions on his final flying lap in Q2, careering across the track to make heavy contact with the opposing wall. “It was just unlucky today and these things happen in Formula 1. Sunday's race is live on the BBC Sport website and 5 live at 19:10 BST. Saturday 8th June 2019. McLaren - Renault 30 5. The performance of the car was better than we expected over the whole weekend to now. (Photo by Mark Sutton / Sutton Images), CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE, CANADA - JUNE 08: Pierre Gasly, Red Bull Racing RB15 during the Canadian GP at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 08, 2019 in Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada. We’ll see about tomorrow, the start could be interesting. It should be a hot, long, interesting and exciting race tomorrow. Our race pace has looked good recently, so hopefully a strong result is on the cards tomorrow.”, “I never thought I’d be so happy for a fourth place in qualifying; it feels like a pole position! We need to come up with the best strategy for both cars to exploit tomorrow’s conditions and make up some ground towards the top ten.”, CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE, CANADA - JUNE 08: Kimi Raikkonen, Alfa Romeo Racing C38 during the Canadian GP at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 08, 2019 in Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada. Out with them went 2005 winner in Canada Kimi Raikkonen, who was just 0.108s off Alfa Romeo team mate Antonio Giovinazzi in P15 – but that was enough to see the Italian make it through to Q2. He finished qualifying in P13 and he’s in a good position to aim for the points. The performance shown in FP3 highlighted that we were moving in the right direction. He had good pace in Q1 and we elected to go on the medium tyre, which would have been our start tyre, mirroring the strategy of Ferrari and Mercedes. Starting 11th or maybe tenth depending on what’s going on with the Haas will be tricky as I have to clear the midfield before closing the gap to the leaders.