Max Verstappen Dominates Rain-Disrupted Qualifying: Canadian Grand Prix Highlights

2023-06-17 22:03:00

Another exciting qualifying but… still the same poleman. Three weeks following the masterpiece of Monaco, the hunt for the time trial of the Grand Prix du Canada, largely disrupted by the rain, generated a lot of surprises. Behind the impeccable Max Verstappen (Red Bull), author of the 25th pole position of his career, Nico Hülkenberg (Haas) pulled off a good shot and will start on the front row. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) and Sergio Pérez (Red Bull) did not pass Q2. Pierre Gasly (Alpine) had to settle for 17th place following being hampered by… Carlos Sainz (Ferrari), him once more.

Nothing seems to be able to disturb Verstappen. Despite extremely changeable conditions, with the comings and goings of the rain, the Dutchman did everything perfectly. Often the first on the track, always very precise on the trajectory, the leader of the World Cup had the good idea to establish an untouchable time just before a red flag caused by the accident of Oscar Piastri, then the return of a big downpour which will have shortened Q3. In 1’25”858, the double world champion pushed back the surprising Hülkenberg by more than a second (1”244), in the right place at the right time.

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Pierre Gasly (Alpine), he will start from even further (17th) since he was hampered in an extremely dangerous way by Carlos Sainz (Ferrari), near the last chicane, when he was regarding to enter the Top 10. The French team will therefore have to bet on Esteban Ocon, serious and sixth on the grid, to garner new big points.

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