Updated On: 10 June, 2024 08:08 AM IST | Montreal | AFP
It was Mercedes’ first pole success since seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton took pole for the Hungarian Grand Prix last year

George Russell
A delighted George Russell beamed with joy on Saturday after securing a dramatic pole position for Mercedes at the Canadian Grand Prix, his first since the 2022 Hungarian Grand Prix and only the second of his career.
He took pole at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve with a best lap in one minute and 12.000 seconds, equalled exactly by series leader and seven-time champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull who took second place because Russell had clocked his lap first.