Mercedes one-two, Ferrari on the third row That’s all for the coverage of the Sprint Qualifying for the Canadian GP, thanks for being with us. Have a nice evening in the company of . We greet you with the complete Sprint starting grid starting tomorrow at 6:00 pm. 11.40pm – The comparison between the teammates was very close: 68 thousandths separated Russell and Antonelli, the difference between Norris and Piastri was just 19, the gap between Hamilton and Leclerc was 84 thousandths, Hadjar’s gap was 101 from Verstappen. 11.35pm – Russell took pole ahead of the Sprint in a grid where each row corresponds to a team. Mercedes in the front row, McLaren in second, Ferrari in third, Red Bull in fourth. Below is the final picture. Checkered flag 11.33pm – Norris makes a move to move into second place. Russell lowers to 1’12″965. 11.32pm – The soft tire is causing difficulties for the riders, Norris made a mistake in the first change of direction, Leclerc, who is seventh, almost hit the Champions wall exiting the last chicane. 11.31pm – Russell drops to 1’13″194, Antonelli is third. 11.30pm – Hamilton closes the second lap in 1’13″411. Verstappen is second at 96 thousandths. 11.28pm – Hamilton launched himself, but had to immediately lift his foot because he lost the car between Turn-1 and Turn-2 without leaving the track. Sainz went straight long into the grass. 11.26pm – Unlike what happened in Miami, the pilots take to the track immediately. 11.25pm – Green light at the end of the pit lane, SQ3 starts. Now riders can fit soft tyres. 11.21pm – Summary of those eliminated. 11.20pm – The final picture at the end of SQ2. 11.18pm – Hulkenberg, Bortoleto, Colapinto, Ocon and Bearman eliminated, as well as obviously Alonso who did not take part in SQ2. Checkered flag 11.16pm – Russell significantly lowers the benchmark to 1’13″026. Hamilton is second. 11.15pm – Verstappen closes the lap in ninth position. 11.14pm – Sainz is currently ninth and therefore admitted to SQ3. 11.13pm – Leclerc is fifth, three tenths behind Hamilton. 11.12pm – The Mercedes arrive and move into first and second position: 1’13″466 for Russell, Antonelli follows at 85 thousandths. 23.11 – Hamilton continues to fly, 1’13″637, three tenths faster than Norris. 23.08 – Green light at the end of the pit lane, SQ2 starts. The top ten will access SQ3, also in this session there is the obligation to fit the medium compound. 11.04pm – SQ2 will start at 11.08pm. 23.03 – Below is the final picture of this SQ1. 23.02 – Stroll has not improved, therefore those eliminated are those already listed previously. Checkered flag 23.01 – Only Sainz and Stroll managed to launch. 11.00pm – Few will be able to launch. 10.59pm – Green light at the end of the pit lane, Perez, Stroll, Gasly and Bottas as well as Albon and Lawson are currently eliminated. 10.56pm – SQ1 will end in 3 minutes. 10.55pm – There are still no indications about the restart, followed by a thrill for Antonelli in SQ1 when he found himself in Bearman traffic. 10.50pm – Here is the video of Alonso going off the track. 10.46pm – Those who are not qualified will have time to make a final attempt to enter the top-16. 10.43pm – This is the timing. 10.42pm – There are still 1 minute and 46 seconds on the clock. 10.41pm – Alonso blocks, was blocked on the approach to Turn 3. Red flag 10.40pm – Hamilton further shaves off the best time of this SQ1, lowering it to 1’13″889. 10.39pm – This is the top-5: Hamilton, Antonelli, Verstappen, Norris and Lindblad. No big name is at risk of elimination, in addition to Albon, Lawson is also not on track and therefore is already eliminated after the problems he had in free practice. 10.38pm – Hamilton takes the top spot in 1’13″922. Russell crossed the final chicane on his second flying lap. 10.37pm – Antonelli flies in 1’14″010. The track is constantly improving. 10.36pm – Verstappen took the best time in 1’14″476. 10.34pm – Leclerc drops by half a second, Russell does better in 1’14″772, Norris is second. 10.33pm – Leclerc started to push in this second flying lap and is one tenth behind Hamilton who stopped the clock in 1’15″459. 10.32pm – The Englishman is currently faster than Leclerc in T1. 10.31pm – Lewis Hamilton launches. 10.30pm – Green light at the end of the pit lane, SQ1 starts. 10.25pm – 20°C the air temperature, 42°C the asphalt. 10.20pm – We remind you that in SQ1 and SQ2 the drivers will be obliged to use medium compound tyres. 10.15pm – The first news concerns Alex Albon. After the accident – caused by a marmot that made an unfortunate ‘invasion of the track’ – during FP1, the Thai driver from Williams will not be present in the Sprint qualifying. The damage to his Williams was too extensive to allow the team’s mechanics to repair it in time. Following the accident in FP1 involving wildlife on track, Alex will not run in this afternoon’s Sprint qualifying session. Despite the best efforts of the team to repair the car, the sustained damage was far more extensive than originally thought, requiring the gearbox and PU… pic.twitter.com/2P1TrAYZbt— Atlassian Williams F1 Team (@WilliamsF1) May 22, 2026 Good evening dear readers of and welcome back to the appointment dedicated to the live writing of the Sprint Qualifying of the 2026 Canadian GP. In the free practice session the Mercedes drew a blank, Antonelli was the faster ahead of Russell. Behind them are the Ferraris, seven tenths away, however. 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Automobile Magazine – F1 English News , 2026-05-23 07:50:00
