Kimi Antonelli finished fourth, one place ahead of Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton. Russell started on pole here last year and came from nowhere to secure first place again. Verstappen, who crashed into Russell at the previous round in Spain, will join him on the front row.

Lando Norris lapped fastest in final Canadian Grand Prix practice on Saturday as Formula One leader and McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri hit Montreal's wall of champions.

Motorsport commentator Greg Rust believes Oscar Piastri has a mental edge over his teammate Lando Norris as the F1 season approaches the mid-way point.

Oscar Piastri assured there are “no alarm bells” for himself and the upgraded McLaren after a challenging Friday at the Canadian Grand Prix. The Drivers’ Championship leader concluded Friday sat P6 on the FP2 timesheet,

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