Max Verstappen wins for Red Bull, Carlos Sainz P2, Lewis Hamilton P3, George Russell P4
Verstappen extends championship lead to 46 points over team-mate Sergio Perez
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc battles to P5 from back of grid
Alpha Tauri's Yuki Tsunoda crashes on exit of pits to bring out safety car
Sergio Perez (Red Bull) and Mick Schumacher (Haas) also out
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Good news for the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc, as the Monegasque moves up to 17th place. Small gains today for the 24-year-old. Nicholas Latifi props up the board as Yuki Tsunoda has gained a place to 19th.
Jack Aitken
Williams reserve driver on BBC Radio 5 Live in Montreal
That's exactly what Max Verstappen will have imagined when he was practising his race starts yesterday.
Esteban Ocon is a winner in the top 10 as the Frenchman makes his way up to sixth past Mick Schumacher. Now Schumacher loses another place as George Russell has a look and decides to jump the Haas and snatch seventh.
Max Verstappen makes a great start. Fernando Alonso is under pressure from Carlos Sainz but the Alpine survives to stay in second place.
Image source, ReutersGroundhogs and seagulls - keep clear.
It's a slow train making its way back to the grid and into position. Max Verstappen is going to have a bit of a wait up front.
"Let's go baby," Fernando Alonso is told over the Alpine team radio. "Let's get some good points."
Medium tyres have been selected by most teams to start the race, like Pirelli suggested. A few, including Sergio Perez in the Red Bull, have chosen the hard compound.
Formation lap is under way.
With Charles Leclerc's objective just to claw back as many points as possible today, is this the weekend Max Verstappen tightens his grip on the drivers' title race even more?
Image source, Getty ImagesRed Bull hold an 80-point advantage over rivals Ferrari after the Scuderia's disappointing performance in Baku last time out.
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Chris Thomas: really hoping that today's race is just as good as qualifying. Safety cars to stop Max disappearing, Alonso up top, Mercs in the battle. Schumacher best starting position. This could be an absolute worldy. Or we finish Max, Sainz, Perez, Leclerc and it's a bore.
Red Bull boss Christian Horner on Sky Sports: "We're going to focus on getting a good start. Fernando's wound up, he's gonna be going for it, we're gonna try get clear of that as soon as we can.
"You've just got to get on with your own thing, be sensible and get stuck in. Checo is out of position, he's gonna be trying to make some progress. I think he's going to make podium."
What are your predictions? Buckle up. It's almost time for go, go, go...
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Michael Scott: Winner: Max Verstappen Alonso: 5th Leclerc: 8th Happiest Boss: Guenther.
phil marsh: Winner: Max Alonso: before the end of the race Leclerc: 5th Boss: Christian Horner
We have an Alpine on the front row, two Haas cars fifth and sixth, the other Red Bull outside the top 10 and a Ferrari looking on from the back of the field.
Alpha Tauri's Yuki Tsunoda is also in the penalty club, along with Leclerc, after taking a fourth power unit of the season.
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Fernando Alonso on Sky Sports: "It depends on the first 50m If we can attack Max. If not we will have to focus on Carlos, the Ferrari behind.
"I will try. It was more exciting in Le Mans. Realistically we will fight for P5, P6, Not too excited."
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Andrew Benson
BBC Sport’s chief F1 writer in Montreal
Image source, Getty ImagesIt has been one of those sporting weekends rich with narratives and drama. Even before Formula 1 decamped to Montreal, it was obvious it was going to be a big one. Ferrari’s tile challenge is imploding before everyone’s eyes, and one of those typically F1 technical rows - over bouncing - was in full swing. Sure enough, Charles Leclerc starts from the back of the grid with a penalty for exceeding his engine usage allowance, and the bouncing row has gone nuclear, Toto Wolff accusing Christian Horner and Mattia Binotto of “pitiful” and “disingenuous” behaviour.
On track, Red Bull and Max Verstappen appear to have an open goal to inflict maximum pain on Leclerc and Ferrari after grabbing pole in a qualifying session that demanded one’s attention throughout, and alongside him on the front row is Fernando Alonso, after one of the performances of the season so far - arguably the performance of the season so far - in the Alpine.
The sticky tape is back.
We saw Alpha Tauri use some last weekend on Yuki Tsunoda's rear wing and now Ferrari have got a few rolls out to stick on Charles Leclerc's car.
"I can beat these kids, defo."
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