️ Sprint race at 5pm BST, qualifying 9pm BST️ Mercedes aim to build on dominance | Email PhilipBefore we get going properly, here are the full qualifying times:1 George Russell (GB) Mercedes 1min 12.965sec 2 Kimi Antonelli (It) Mercedes 1:13.0333 Lando Norris (GB) McLaren 1:13.2804 Oscar Piastri (Aus) McLaren 1:13.2995 Lewis Hamilton (GB) Ferrari 1:13.3266 Charles Leclerc (Mon) Ferrari 1:13.4107 Max Verstappen (Neth) Red Bull 1:13.5048 Isack Hadjar (Fr) Red Bull 1:13.6059 Arvid Lindblad (GB) Racing Bulls 1:13.73710 Carlos Sainz Jr (Sp) Williams 1:14.53611 Nico Hülkenberg (Ger) Audi 1:14.59512 Gabriel Bortoleto (Br) Audi 1:14.62713 Franco Colapinto (Arg) Alpine 1:14.70214 Esteban Ocon (Fr) Haas 1:14.92815 Oliver Bearman (GB) Haas 1:15.30516 Fernando Alonso (Sp) Aston Martin 1:15.76017 Sergio Pérez (Mex) Cadillac 1:16.00218 Lance Stroll (Can) Aston Martin 1:16.35419 Pierre Gasly (Fr) Alpine 1:16.64220 Valtteri Bottas (Fin) Cadillac 1:16.86621 Alexander Albon (Tha) Williams 22 Liam Lawson (NZ) Racing BCertainly, should Mercedes have made the same advances that their rivals did in Miami, they will retain the whip hand – and with it the intensity of the title fight between their drivers, Kimi Antonelli and George Russell, will surely ratchet up.The 19-year-old Antonelli, in only his second season in F1, has been enormously impressive, having won the last three races in a row to lead the world championship by 20 points from his far more experienced teammate. Russell, the pre‑season favourite, who could manage only fourth in Miami, unsurprisingly had to bat away inquiries in Canada as to whether he was starting to feel the pressure.“It’s been a turbulent start but the truth is Miami felt like the first tough race of the season,” he said. “It’s still so early days and I know how to deal with it. It’s not the first time in my career that I’ve had a bad race or two but in this sport it does change so quickly: one week you have a tough race and the next week you come back and everything goes back to normal.” Continue reading...

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