WATCH: See how George Russell beat Max Verstappen to pole for Canadian Grand Prix with our ‘Ghost Car’ feature

George Russell claimed his first pole place of the 2025 season for the Canadian Grand Prix, pipping Max Verstappen to prime spot.

Each the Mercedes and Crimson Bull drivers improved with their remaining efforts on the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, which additionally got here on the medium Pirelli tyre versus the softest compound of rubber out there.

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Russell set a 1m 10.899s along with his remaining lap, leaving him 0.160s away from Verstappen as each of them completed forward of Drivers’ Championship chief Oscar Piastri.

Hit go on the video participant above to take a look at the ‘Ghost Automotive’ characteristic in motion as we examine Russell and Verstappen’s Q3 laps.