'Damage Limitation' for McLaren After Qualifying Woe
- George Russell took pole position ahead of Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri at the qualifying for Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal.
- McLaren entered damage limitation mode after being outpaced and struggling with car pace and mistakes during qualifying and practice sessions.
- Oscar Piastri qualified third after improving from Friday, while teammate Lando Norris made several mistakes and will start seventh, 10 points behind in the standings.
- McLaren boss Andrea Stella described their current approach as focusing on minimizing losses and highlighted that the situation will be very different during the race, which is where their attention needs to be.
- The team expects race pace to be stronger despite challenges, but acknowledges a podium will be tough given their reduced qualifying speed.
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Motor racing-F1 leader Piastri stays positive amid damage limitation talk
MONTREAL (Reuters) -Formula One leader Oscar Piastri stayed hopeful after a qualifying session that had McLaren boss Andrea Stella talking of damage limitation in Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix. Read full story
Surprise at the Grand Prix of Canada: Neither Formula 1 World Champion Max Verstappen nor one of the McLaren drivers will start from pole position on Sunday!

'Damage limitation' for McLaren after qualifying woe
Championship leaders McLaren admitted that they are in damage limitation mode ahead of Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix after being outpaced by Mercedes' George Russell and Red Bull's Max Verstappen in qualifying.
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McLaren braces for ‘damage limitation’ in Canada
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has conceded the Canadian Grand Prix may be more about ‘damage limitation’ than a win chase, after neither Lando Norris nor Oscar Piastri reached the front row in qualifying. The post McLaren braces for ‘damage limitation’ in Canada appeared first on Speedcafe.com.
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