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Winners and losers from Canadian GP F1 qualifying 2026

Mercedes ended up 1-2 on the grid again at Formula 1’s Canadian Grand Prix, but its route there was not entirely straightforward.Here’s our pick of who has most to celebrate from qualifying and who desperately needs a better Sunday.Winner: George Russell (1st)Qualifying was not going to plan for George Russell until the last 70 seconds or so that earned him pole position.The Mercedes driver was clearly knocked off his stride by a tricky session, which he put down to some set-up changes for the race and the general challenge of getting the tyres working in colder conditions and a generally tricky track for warm-up. But that just made the feeling of besting team-mate and title rival Kimi Antonelli to pole a lot sweeter compared to qualifying on top when everything’s already …


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Author: The Race Team

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