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Russell beats Verstappen to pole in a Canadian dead heat

George Russell took a shock pole position at the Canadian Grand Prix in a dead heat with Max Verstappen after both Ferrari drivers bombed out of qualifying in Q2 and Sergio Perez was knocked out in the bottom five. The Mercedes car came alive in Saturday’s dry conditions, and Russell seized his chance. Fastest in Q2, he took provisional pole at the beginning of Q3 with a time of 1m12.000s to lead teammate Lewis Hamilton by 0.28s. The entire top 10 took to the circuit on used soft tires for their first runs, saving their last fresh sets for the final shootout for pole, but neither Mercedes driver was able to improve despite what should have been greatly improved grip. The surprise...
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