Hamilton Leads Canadian GP Q2 by 0.035s as Verstappen Stays Seventh
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Updated · Motorsport.com · May 23
Hamilton Leads Canadian GP Q2 by 0.035s as Verstappen Stays Seventh
2 articles · Updated · Motorsport.com · May 23
Lewis Hamilton topped Q2 in Montreal after using an Audi slipstream, edging Andrea Kimi Antonelli by 0.035 seconds while George Russell climbed to third.
Tyre warm-up shaped the session: Max Verstappen reported he could not get the front tyres into the window and failed to improve, leaving the Red Bull driver seventh.
The cutoff fight stayed tight as Liam Lawson rose only to 11th and missed Q3, while Isack Hadjar briefly set the pace with a 1:12.975 before Hamilton's late lap.
Qualifying followed a sprint won by Russell earlier Saturday, with Mercedes again showing strong pace as cooler conditions and a more than 40% rain risk loom for Sunday.
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