Summary

  • Championship leader Max Verstappen takes dominant pole for Red Bull

  • Alpine's Fernando Alonso is a surprise second, ahead of Ferrari's Carlos Sainz

  • Lewis Hamilton P4 for Mercedes as Haas cars of Keven Magnussen and Mick Schumacher start in top six

  • Eliminated in Q2: Bottas, Albon, Perez, Norris, Leclerc

  • Red Bull's Sergio Perez crashes to bring out red flag in Q2

  • Eliminated in Q1: Gasly, Vettel, Stroll, Latifi, Tsunoda

  • Verstappen leads team-mate Perez by 21 points at top of drivers' standings

  • Ferrari's Charles Leclerc to start from back of grid on Sunday after excessive engine usage

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Live Reporting

Lorraine McKenna

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  3. So, we've got Max Verstappen and Fernando Alonso on the front row, Carlos Sainz and Lewis Hamilton just behind and the two Haas drivers on the third row.

  4. Great end to a strong Saturday for Fernando Alonso.

  5. chequered flag

    Chequered flag

    Red Bull's Max Verstappen takes pole position for Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix.

  6. Can Carlos Sainz grab pole position from Verstappen? No! But he can go second with a 1:22.096.

    Wait! Fernando Alonso beats his countryman's time!! The Alpine is on the front row!

  7. Carlos Sainz is 0.041s off Lewis Hamilton's time. Can the Ferrari push the Mercedes off the front row?

  8. Closing stages of this session. Max Verstappen is on provisional pole position.

  9. Lewis Hamilton is up onto the front row! Second for the other Silver Arrow.

  10. Jack Aitken
    Williams reserve driver on BBC Radio 5 Live

    "World's slowest spin for Russell. Agonising."

  11. Toto Wolff is expressionless in the Mercedes garage.

  12. The gamble doesn't pay off! George Russell slides off the track with no grip.

  13. Jack Nicholls
    BBC Radio 5 Live F1 commentator

    "Big gig gamble town for George Russell here!"

  14. Three minutes to go and Max Verstappen is leaving a purple trail behind as the Red Bull is looking to find even more pace.

    1:21.620.

  15. Everyone else is on the inters.

    Hit the thumbs: Right decision by Mercedes?

  16. George Russell has gone for it! Slicks!

  17. Top five

    1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) - 1:22.701

    2. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)

    3. Fernando Alonso (Alpine)

    4. Mick Schumacher (Haas)

    5. George Russell (Mercedes)

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  19. Daniel Ricciardo has a lap time scrubbed for exceeding track limits as his McLaren takes a trip to the grass.

  20. Lewis Hamilton loves this circuit and gets us off the mark with a 1:24.360.

    Team-mate George Russell can go better with a 1:24.006, but here comes Max Verstappen...

    Down into the 1:22s. Carlos Sainz slots into second and Fernando Alonso goes third.