McLaren 's dominance was tossed to one side on Saturday as George Russell grabbed pole for Mercedes at the Canadian Grand Prix. He will be joined on the front row by Red Bull 's Max Verstappen two weeks after their controversial on-track collision in Spain.

Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc continued Ferrari's recent improvements in final practice at the F1 Canadian Grand Prix, setting two of the four fastest times in the qualifying simulation runs. McLaren's disappointing Canadian GP weekend went from bad to worse on Saturday,

Lewis Hamilton has defended Fred Vasseur amid reports the Ferrari team principal will be ousted before the end of the Formula 1 season.