Russell: “McLaren and Ferrari will put us in difficulty, we’ll see if we’ve improved from the start”

Pole Sprint for the English driver George Russell was the fastest in the Sprint Qualifying of the Canadian GP. The Mercedes driver preceded his boxmate Andrea Kimi Antonelli by 68 thousandths. “We’re happy to have won pole for Sprint, but we know it’s only a very small part of the work that awaits us this weekend – said Russell – we’ve brought an important package of updates here and it’s good to see that it’s working well right from the start. We’ve been put under pressure by both McLaren and Ferrari and we know they will be on our tail both on Saturday and Sunday.” “One of our main weaknesses so far this year has been the starts – added Russell – we have focused on improving them and in the Sprint we have the chance to show that we have made progress. If we don’t start well, we know that our rivals will take advantage of it”. Click here to add Formula Passion as your favorite source on Google Discover: you will find our content more easily!

Automobile Magazine – F1 English News , 2026-05-23 17:00:00