US EditionRussell mocks Verstappen's penalty as he takes pole for Canadian GP
- George Russell of Mercedes secured pole position at qualifying for the 2025 Canadian Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on Saturday.
- Russell's pole position came shortly after a recent on-track incident during the Spanish Grand Prix where Max Verstappen pushed him off the racing line, resulting in Verstappen receiving three penalty points and bringing him close to a potential race suspension.
- Russell clocked a best lap of 1:10.899, outpacing Verstappen by 0.160 seconds, and playfully mocked Verstappen’s penalty situation to the crowd at the venue.
- Verstappen acknowledged that his behavior on Sunday was inappropriate but insisted he would maintain his aggressive approach to racing, even with the risk of further penalties, while Russell described his lap as one of the most thrilling experiences of his career.
- Russell’s pole position strengthens Mercedes’ potential at the event, while the verbal rivalry with Verstappen may intensify implications for the race outcome and championship battle.
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Mercedes’ George Russell grabbed a dazzling pole position and then enjoyed cracking a joke at rival Max Verstappen’s expense on Saturday after clocking a sensational lap in qualifying for Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix. The race will start at 20:00 (SA time). The 27-year-old Briton was delighted with what he described as “one of the most exhilarating laps of my life” and said, when asked about the prospect of starting alongside Red Bull’s four-tim…
After taking the pole position in the Canadian Grand Prix, George Russell threw the glove at Max Verstappen.
It was a Saturday night full of emotions and super times (unexpected) that of Formula 1, returned to Canada after the European parenthesis with the last GP of Spain. First surprise: in pole position will start George Russell on Mercedes. The first place in the qualifying seemed a two-piece question between Plates and Verstappen, but in the last lap the rider Mercedes pulled out an extraordinary time (1:10.889) with yellow rubber, snatching the f…
What a qualifying! For the first time this season, a Mercedes driver will start from pole position at the Grand Prix of Canada. Not only for this reason are many eyes on the world champion Max Verstappen now.
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