F1 qualifying

Formula One racing is headed to Montreal for the Canadian Grand Prix. We'll update qualifying until we've got the full racing grid is set for Sunday's race ...

The first 20 minutes will eliminate five drivers and the next 15 minutes will eliminate five more. 18 Update: Max Verstappen wins the Canadian Gran Prix qualifier and will be in pole position for Sunday’s race.

Rising young star Max Verstappen will line up alongside celebrated veteran Fernando Alonso on the front row of Sunday's Montreal Grand Prix — a fitting ...

"I think if we get a good start, and we put pressure in the guys in front, then anything can happen." "We were pretty competitive in [practice] this morning, so it was disappointing not to follow that up in qualifying," Stroll said. "It was just too wet in some places. A dry stretch of track appeared for drivers to follow. His last victory was in 2013 in his home race in Spain. And you started to have a little bit more grip in the wet." "[Red Bull] are in a different league for sure. But then it started to be more and more enjoyable when the track started to dry. "I think anything can happen in Formula One racing. So, to be sharing the front row is a nice thing," Verstappen said. Alonso secured his first front-row start in a decade with a fast final lap. "Of course, Fernando is getting a little bit old, but he's still very fast," he added with a laugh.

Live coverage of Saturday's Formula 1 qualifying session for the 2022 Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal.

Max Verstappen says switching to slicks late in Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix qualifying was “never on” for Red Bull, viewing it as too much of a gamble.

“And especially also trying to get the tyres to work was the most important thing, not even the line. “But, of course, the track keeps on drying, so that’s why on the second lap you improve. “It was just too wet in some places,” Verstappen said of Red Bull’s consideration for getting off the inters.

Max Verstappen took pole for the Canadian GP after his Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez crashed out of a thrilling wet qualifying session in Montreal.

9) Daniel Ricciardo 8) George Russell 7) Esteban Ocon 6) Mick Schumacher 5) Kevin Magnussen 4) Lewis Hamilton 3) Carlos Sainz 2) Fernando Alonso "I did a mistake from my side so I'm very sorry for my team," Perez said. 1) Max Verstappen "This has been an unbelievable weekend so far for us." "I think today with the tricky conditions we stayed calm," Verstappen said.

Follow final practice and qualifying at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve as the build-up to the Canadian Grand Prix continues.

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. Mercedes’ George Russell is leading the way. Sergio Perez is down in the elimination zone. Qualifying 1 A huge shock for Aston Martin as both drivers are eliminated! Mercedes struggled once again as they looked to maximise the performance of the W13 with George Russell ending FP2 in seventh and seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton down in 13th.

Fernando Alonso set the fastest time in an intriguing wet final practice session at the Canadian GP, ahead of what promises to be a thrilling qualifying in ...

9) Max Verstappen 7) George Russell 5) Daniel Ricciardo 3) Sebastian Vettel 2) Pierre Gasly 1) Fernando Alonso

Max Verstappen was his brilliant best in qualifying at Montreal, with the championship leader producing on a dominant performance to take pole position ...

George Russell qualified in eighth – after an attempt to set a last lap on the soft tyre ended with him spinning at Turn 2. It was a great day for Haas, with Kevin Magnussen and Mick Schumacher qualifying in fifth and sixth respectively, ahead of Esteban Ocon in seventh. HIGHLIGHTS: Watch the action from a wet qualifying session in Montreal, as Verstappen dominates in the rain

Fernando Alonso vowed to attack pole-sitter Max Verstappen from the start of Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix after sensationally putting his Alpine on the ...

We are working a lot to make the car as fast as possible. "It just shows that sometimes experience plays a bigger factor than the exuberance of youth. "Of course Fernando is getting a little bit old, but he is still very fast. "It's been a while," said the current world champion. To be sharing the front row is a nice thing. "The car was mega.

Fernando Alonso says he needed to go “all in” for his final qualifying lap at the Canadian Grand Prix which yielded his first front-row start in Formula 1 ...

“FP1 we had a very dirty track and had to clean the track, FP2 it was getting better and more normal and then FP3 was wet and qualifying was semi-dry, so we never had two consecutive sessions with the same conditions. I wanted to put in a good lap and everything was fine.” I think it was too much of a change constantly on the times, so it was all in, for sure, on the last lap.

DRIVERS 1 – Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing) 2 – Fernando ALONSO (Alpine) 3 – Carlos SAINZ (Ferrari) GRID INTERVIEWS(Conducted by Jacques Villeneuve)

So I think it's down to the team 50% and down to the driver that - you know - everything was okay today but it doesn't mean anything because I said the race is tomorrow and you make a mistake and you have zero points. We were not informed because every lap you were improving one or two seconds so I think it was too much of a change constantly on the times. If we can get a good start and get the straight behind Max, then I think we just can try and follow and put some pressure. I think we get a good start and we put pressure in the guys in front, then anything can happen. It can also be a little bit more track dependent, on street circuits in general: you need more front end – or it would be nice to have a car which has a very strong front end, which I think was not the case for me in the last two races in qualifying. CS: I think we can both try and pass Max at the start and that will make things easier for both for sure. I think Sector 1 was quite okay, I think I did purple, but then Sector 2, I knew I didn't just find the grip that I was expecting to find. But let's see, I think we still missing a little bit of downforce, a little bit of total grip in the car. And yeah, then in Q3, of course, it's all about trying to put a banker lap in, but also then you have to try and follow the track and be on the track at the right time. But for the rest, I think we're in a good position for tomorrow. As the track was drying I felt like the others did a bit of a step and maybe I was lacking a couple of tenths. You don't have the points you should have in the championship.

Fernando Alonso will start from the front row of the grid for the first time in a decade.

“We are still struggling with the car, so to get top four in those conditions is awesome. It is highly unlikely to be the final grid drop that Leclerc faces this season given Ferrari’s recent reliability setbacks and the number of races remaining in 2022. “I’m certainly not thinking that P5 is going to be our target tomorrow. His Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez slid wide at Turn 3 in Q2 and hit the tire barriers. “In Q3 it is all about putting in a banker lap but then you have to follow the track, luckily it all worked out.” Under Formula 1 regulations each driver is only permitted three power unit components each season and Leclerc has now exceeded that limit.

The rain forecast during this afternoon's qualifying session at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve could be heavy enough to prevent drivers from being able to ...

The start of the race was further delayed when it became apparent a heavier band of rain was about to hit the track. “But it looks like the rain will drop much more tomorrow and stay dry on the race. Speaking as rain fell at the track after second practice, Sainz said “if this amount of rain comes, then it’s very tricky that we will run.