F1 Full Results | Canadian GP Qualifying: Russell to mighty pole position in front of Verstappen, Norris crumbles again.
Qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix has just wrapped up, with George Russell taking a fantastic pole position ahead of Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri. Below are the full qualifying results.
14 Jun 2025
Tobia Elia
GPblog.com

An unexpected yet incredible performance from the Mercedes driver, who edges out Max Verstappen by just one tenth, while Oscar Piastri settles for third. A disaster for Norris and Leclerc, who will start from seventh and eighth positions respectively.

‘Fantastic pole position’;

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Canadian GP: Qualifying Results
Full results from qualifying for the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix where George Russell took his first pole of 2025.
15 Jun 2025
Ben Waterworth
Speedcafe

Pos No Driver Car Q1 Q2 Q3 Laps
1 63 George Russell Mercedes 1:12.075 1:11.570 1:10.899 21
2 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT 1:12.054 1:11.638 1:11.059 20
3 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren Mercedes 1:11.939 1:11.715 1:11.120 23
4 12 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 1:12.279 1:11.974 1:11.391 21
5 44 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 1:11.952 1:11.885 1:11.526 27
6 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes 1:12.073 1:11.805 1:11.586 27
7 4 Lando Norris McLaren Mercedes 1:11.826 1:11.599 1:11.625 22
8 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:12.038 1:11.626 1:11.682 27
9 6 Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls Honda RBPT 1:12.211 1:12.003 1:11.867 21
10 23 Alexander Albon Williams Mercedes 1:12.090 1:11.892 1:11.907 30

‘Qualifying Results’;

https://speedcafe.com/f1-news-2025-c...fying-results/


Mercedes' George Russell Claims Pole For Canadian Grand Prix
Mercedes' George Russell grabbed a dazzling pole position and then enjoyed cracking a joke at rival Max Verstappen's expense on Saturday.
• June 15, 2025
• Agence France-Presse

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 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-time champion, that he had "a few more penalty points to play with".

His light-hearted jibe referred to his verbal rivalry with Verstappen since last season and their recent clash at the Spanish Grand Prix -- where the Dutchman rammed into Russell's car in the closing stages. Fans in the capacity crowd at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve roared their approval as Russell warmed to his theme after clocking the only sub 1.11 lap of the weekend to date.

"We're mates, so it's all good," insisted Russell, despite his tense and often strained relationship with Verstappen who, in Barcelona, said "give him some tissues" after their clash. "But I've got a few more points on my license to play with so, yeah, let's see," Russell said.

‘Mercedes' George Russell grabbed a dazzling pole position’;

https://sports.ndtv.com/formula-1/ru...xpense-8671077


Norris rues 'too many mistakes' in Canadian GP Qualifying
15 Jun 2025
Formula One - Official Site

"I just pushed a bit hard and too many mistakes," said Norris post-session as he reflected on his lower than hoped for grid slot. When asked what might have been possible, he replied: "Good enough for a top three, probably not good enough for pole.”

"Hard to know how much was maybe the medium tyre performing that little bit better, especially when the grip comes up. Maybe the medium is a touch better but it was a gamble. It was a risk and I guess every team has their own opinion on what they thought was best and clearly we didn't think that was going to be better. But we did what we did and I just didn't put it together when I needed to."

'Too many mistakes';

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...c0HNlKL0oni1qR


Ted Kravitz doesn’t ‘like to hear’ what Andrea Stella said about Lando Norris at Canadian Grand Prix
15 June 2025
David Comerford
F1 Oversteer

Andrea Stella calls Lando Norris’ Canadian Grand Prix a ‘damage limitation’ exercise. McLaren team principal Andrea Stella spoke to Sky Sports journalist Ted Kravitz immediately after the session. He cast a pessimistic verdict on Norris’ Sunday chances.

Intriguingly, race engineer Will Joseph and performance engineer Andrew Jarvis both addressed Norris on the radio during Q3. They pointed to braking as the main area for improvement. Stella believes that Norris must prioritise ‘damage limitation’ in the 70-lap race. He’s 10 points behind Piastri and 39 clear of Verstappen.

“The picture changes completely for the race, that’s what we have to focus on,” Stella said. “In terms of race pace, we should be a bit more comfortable. But let’s see, I think this weekend could be one of damage limitation. Damage limitation?” Kravitz replied. “I never like to hear that from any team, but interesting that it’s coming from you.”

‘Damage limitation’;

https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/ted...an-grand-prix/


Marko outlines why Russell's pole wont'affect Verstappen at all despite P2 in qualifying
15 Jun 2025
Tobia Elia
GPblog.com

Verstappen will start from second place, but according to Helmut Marko, that will not represent much of an issue as the target is clear. "We're very satisfied," he stresses on ServusTV. "If we are looking at the long runs, Mercedes seemed significantly worse off in terms of tire wear."

According to the Austrian, Verstappen could easily replicate what he did last year—when he also started second, once again behind his fiercest rival: "Last year, he also started from second place and that worked out well''.

Elaborating more on the tire choices for the race, Marko added: "It was quite exciting, so we kept both tyres to see what would work. It was a thrilling choice, and we were lucky, or did we plan it that way with both tyres?"

"We're very satisfied";

https://www.gpblog.com/en/news/marko...erstappens-win


Max to start Canadian Grand Prix from P2: 'I am very happy with qualifying'
14 June 2025
Kees-Jan Koster
Verstappen.nl

“I felt quite good all weekend,” Max said after qualifying. “The car was in a good window and this track is quite cool. It kind of feels like a big go-kart on the kerbs and we have got the long straights and heavy braking. You need to be quite efficient on the straights here, and I think we are.”

'I am very happy with qualifying';

https://news.verstappen.com/en/article/5852/


Max Verstappen issues ‘p*ssing me off’ response to penalty talk
14 Jun 2025
Elizabeth Blackstock
PlanetF1.com

Max Verstappen refused to discuss his potential penalty point-related ban after qualifying alongside George Russell on the front row of the Canadian Grand Prix grid. “It’s really p*ssing me off,” Verstappen said, before the post-qualifying press conference quickly moved on to take questions from the floor.

The reigning champion cut off moderator Tom Clarkson before the end of his question on penalty points. “I don’t need to hear it again,” Verstappen said, audibly exasperated.

“It’s really p*ssing me off. I mean, you speaking about it on Thursday, it’s such a waste of time. It’s very childish. That why I also don’t want to say too much, because it’s really annoying, this world that we live in.”

‘P*ssing me off’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/max-ve...o-penalty-talk


Hamilton ‘gunning for a podium’ from P5 in Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix
14 Jun 2025
Formula One - Official Site (Video)

Lewis Hamilton admitted he “doesn’t feel at one with the car” – and may not do for the whole year. Nonetheless, he’s still aiming for a top three result for Ferrari in Montreal this weekend.

‘Gunning for a podium’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/video/ha...42739580442599