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George Russell Secures Pole for Canadian GP, Edges Verstappen by Less Than 0.000 Seconds

Jun 8, 2024, 11:55 PM

George Russell secured pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix, marking his first pole since the Hungarian GP in 2022. Russell achieved this feat by setting a time of 1'12" in Q3, which was matched by Max Verstappen. However, Russell took pole position by virtue of having set the time first, with a Q2 time of 1’11”742. Russell, driving for Mercedes, edged out Verstappen by less than 0.000 seconds. This is Russell's second career pole position, and he will start the race ahead of Verstappen, the current F1 points leader. The weather could play a significant role in the race later today.