Aussie F1 star Daniel Ricciardo will start the Canadian Grand Prix in fifth position after his best qualifying performance of the season.

George Russell took an extraordinary pole position for the GP – tied on 1min 12.000sec with Max Verstappen.

It was a dramatic qualifying session with the threat of rain lingering and occasionally falling. Everyone had to be right on their toes – a point underlined to Russell when he just hung on to his sliding car at Turn 4 during Q2.

 

Lando Norris will start third, an agonising .021sec off the pace, a place ahead of his McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri.

Daniel Ricciardo (pictured) will start the Canadian Grand Prix in fifth position after his best qualifying performance of the season
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Daniel Ricciardo (pictured) will start the Canadian Grand Prix in fifth position after his best qualifying performance of the season

Ricciardo is currently driving for Visa Cash App RB and fighting to prolong his career


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Ricciardo is currently driving for Visa Cash App RB and fighting to prolong his career