Summary

  • Russell claims pole position at Canadian Grand Prix - read more here

  • Mercedes team-mate Antonelli second ahead of McLarens of Norris and Piastri

  • Hamilton fifth, Verstappen sixth and Hadjar seventh

  • Mercedes driver Russell earlier won sprint race

  • Russell held on to victory after contact with team-mate Antonelli - read more here

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  1. chequered flag

    Chequered flagpublished at 22:02 BST 23 May

    RussellImage source, Getty Images

    Ooooh! No it is not pole for Antonelli.

    George Russell has put the pedal down and flew through the circuit. It's pole position for the Brit!

    1:12.578 for Russell.

    "Yes! Whoa!" he says on the radio, "we made that tricky".

  2. Postpublished at 22:00 BST 23 May

    Marc Priestley
    Former F1 mechanic on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Kimi Antonelli is starting to stamp his authority inside that car. I think we're going to see an Antonelli that will be all out or potentially bust. And that's what you get from a young racing driver chasing a world championship.

  3. Antonelli fastestpublished at 22:00 BST 23 May

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    Here comes Kimi Antonelli! The young Mercedes driver has clocked a lap time of 1:12.646.

  4. Postpublished at 21:59 BST 23 May

    Can Lewis Hamilton hold on to his P2 spot? Only a minute or so for him to find out.

  5. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 21:59 BST 23 May

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    Texaco: Looks like Hamilton decision not to use the simulator is paying off as he is much quicker than Leclerc.

  6. Postpublished at 21:58 BST 23 May

    It's only P3 for George Russell.

    Two minutes to go.

  7. Team Radio - Verstappen to Red Bullpublished at 21:57 BST 23 May

    "What's going on with this straight line speed? It's just completely ****."

  8. Postpublished at 21:57 BST 23 May

    Right, George Russell has sped up his car and is ready to set a lap time.

    Max Verstappen sits outside the top five, in sixth.

  9. Postpublished at 21:56 BST 23 May

    Marc Priestley
    Former F1 mechanic on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    George Russell completely lost the rear and his entire lap was ruined from that point. They're so on the limit around these laps, with so small margin for error that any errors they do make, effectively ruins an entire lap.

  10. Team Radio - Russell to Mercedespublished at 21:55 BST 23 May

    "I've lost the rear."

  11. Postpublished at 21:55 BST 23 May

    RussellImage source, Getty Images

    Five minutes to go. George Russell is the only car out on track at the moment.

    He loves it here in Montreal, can he get pole position? We'll find out soon enough.

  12. Postpublished at 21:54 BST 23 May

    Harry Benjamin
    BBC F1 Commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Charles Leclerc gets so close to the Wall of Champions every single time!

  13. Postpublished at 21:53 BST 23 May

    There's a flurry of drivers putting their cars fastest. It is now Lando Norris who has popped his car in provisional pole.

    1:12.729 for the Brit, his team-mate Oscar Piastri is third, Lewis Hamilton's Ferrari is in second.

  14. Team Radio - Colapinto to Alpinepublished at 21:52 BST 23 May

    Colapinto: "Woohoo! Vamos!"

    Franco Colapinto will be happy with his current top five position.

  15. Postpublished at 21:50 BST 23 May

    New tyres for everyone apart from Arvid Lindblad who is on a set of used tyres.

    The first lot of lap times are coming in now.

    Max Verstappen's Red Bull is currently first, with a time of 1:25.870.

  16. Time for Q3published at 21:47 BST 23 May

    The cars are lined up in the pit lane for Q3 and the lights have gone green.

    Thirteen minutes to go. Who will grab pole position?

  17. Team Radio - Leclerc to Ferraripublished at 21:47 BST 23 May

    Race engineer: "And we are through, you are P8."

    Leclerc: "I'm completely off the pace. Q3 is either in the wall or P8. We just need to make sure, give me clean air. I don't care about whatever else, just clean air. That's all that matters."

  18. Postpublished at 21:46 BST 23 May

    LeclercImage source, Getty Images

    "I am completely out of pace" Charles Leclerc tells the Ferrari garage.

    In contract, Franco Colapinto's radio message is a much more happier one, "vamos" he says as he gets his car into Q3.

  19. Postpublished at 21:44 BST 23 May

    Franco Colapinto and Arvid Lindblad are through to Q2, while Isack Hadjar puts his car fastest, what a lap from him.

    Charles Leclerc does not seem to have the same pace as team-mate Lewis Hamilton, the Monegasque is eighth.

    Max Verstappen also seems to struggle and is seventh.

  20. 'Blistering lap from Hadjar'published at 21:43 BST 23 May

    Marc Priestley
    Former F1 mechanic on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Where did Isack Hadjar come from there?!

    That is an absolute marker.

    Blistering lap - and Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen is down in seventh.