He had good pace in Q1 and we elected to go on the medium tyre, which would have been our start tyre, mirroring the strategy of Ferrari and Mercedes. Formula 1 on Sky Sports - get the latest F1 news, results, standings, videos and photos, plus watch live races in HD and read about top drivers. The temperatures are expected to rise and tyre degradation will be a key factor for everyone. 8 juin 2019 - 21:21. I really enjoyed it. It’s my best qualifying of the season and we’re in a good position for tomorrow. Following some stoppage time as the remains of Magnussen’s Haas were swept up, the drivers headed out on track for the final showdown. We knew Ferrari would be strong here and it's going to be a close fight in the race. Up at the front, meanwhile, less than 0.030s separated Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in P1 from Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas in P3 – with Sebastian Vettel in between – while Nico Hulkenberg impressed to go P6 for Renault, ahead of McLaren’s Carlos Sainz – although the stewards were set to investigate after the session some alleged impeding by the Spaniard on the Toro Rosso of Alexander Albon. Out with Verstappen and Grosjean went the Toro Rossos of Daniil Kvyat and Alexander Albon in P12 and P14, along with Giovinazzi in 13th. Stroll's day started in fiery fashion, as his power unit failed in spectacular style in FP3. The performance of the car was better than we expected over the whole weekend to now. (Photo by Steven Tee / LAT Images), CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE, CANADA - JUNE 08: Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes AMG F1 W10 during the Canadian GP at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 08, 2019 in Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada. I’m full of adrenaline to be honest. This is a new track for me and every lap gives me more confidence; I was improving my final lap in Q2 when the red flag stopped us. Gasly made Q3 safely by running the soft tyre, and managed a credible P5 once there. Unfortunately, in Q2 qualifying Kevin (Magnussen) crashed heavily, and that compromised Romain’s (Grosjean) lap as well, as he was right behind him. (Photo by Glenn Dunbar / LAT Images), CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE, CANADA - JUNE 08: George Russell, Williams Racing, is interviewed after Qualifying during the Canadian GP at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 08, 2019 in Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada. RaceFans > 2019 F1 season > 2019 F1 statistics > 2019 F1 qualifying data. I was fighting too much with the car and struggled to focus on performance. Viitattu 8.6.2019. I wanted to put the car as high as possible but these things can happen when pushing the limits of the track. Congratulations to Sebastian Vettel and Ferrari for their record-breaking lap here, and also to Daniel Ricciardo, who claims fourth on the grid for Renault at the track where he took his very first win five years ago. 08 June 2019. It’s a track where you can overtake, so strategy will be very important. It's going to be a hot race, which will make it difficult with the management of the brakes because they suffer a lot here. We’ll just keep on working hard to get back to where we should be. This track is fun, I’ve always enjoyed it here. CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE, CANADA - JUNE 08: Kevin Magnussen, Haas VF-19 crashes in qualifying during the Canadian GP at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 08, 2019 in Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada. (Photo by Mark Sutton / Sutton Images). However, I made a mistake on my last run in Q3 and didn’t put together the lap we deserved today, which is a shame and I’m sorry for the team. Williams propped up the leader board once again at a track they didn't expect to suit the FW42. We had P1 for a short moment, but Ferrari were just quicker. Renault 28 Huom! Knocked out: It should be a hot, long, interesting and exciting race tomorrow. Leclerc slewing wildly out of the final corner meant that the Monegasque could only finish third, while a delighted Daniel Ricciardo claimed fourth place for Renault – something that would have been particularly satisfying, given that he ended up 0.006s ahead of Pierre Gasly in the seat the Australian vacated at Red Bull last year. Unfortunately, we were not able to make the same step in Q2 and we have missed the cut for Q3 in what was a very tight session, so we need to review the data and understand where we can improve going forwards. Race sponsor. Valmistajien pisteet Sija Valmistaja Pisteet 1. Exiting in Q2 was clearly disappointing but he will be one to watch tomorrow as he fights back through the field. He set a blistering time on his final lap, and managed to split the two Ferrari cars on a day when the Scuderia had the edge. Losing your first banker run in Q3 puts you right on the backfoot and Valtteri's rather lowly grid position is a direct consequence of that. It's time to pick the best Grand Prix of the year, Our writers share their best moments, biggest shocks and top stories of 2020, WATCH: The 20 best team radio clips of the year, starring Gasly, Norris, Ricciardo and Vettel. “Overall, we can be satisfied with having both cars in Q3, which was one of the targets of the weekend. Hamilton as he so often has, nearly pulled it out of the bag. Alfa struggled for pace in final practice and looked likely to be in the fight at the back to scrape out of Q1. Perez likewise fell at the first hurdle, which left the team scratching their heads as to where their top 10 pace from practice had gone... “The pace was there to go through to Q2 and beyond. Even yesterday we were fast, but we made further improvements and managed to put it all together for qualifying. (Photo by Zak Mauger / LAT Images), CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE, CANADA - JUNE 08: Antonio Giovinazzi, Alfa Romeo Racing C38 during the Canadian GP at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 08, 2019 in Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada. Behind, a fantastic effort by Daniel Ricciardo put him fourth on the grid for Renault – the team’s best starting position of the year – 0.831s off Vettel’s time, ahead of the Red Bull of Pierre Gasly in fifth and the second Mercedes of Valtteri Bottas in sixth, the Finn having suffered a spin on his first push lap before a messy second effort. (Photo by Simon Galloway / Sutton Images), CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE, CANADA - JUNE 08: Kevin Magnussen, Haas VF-19, hits the Wall of Champions and crashes out towards the end of Q2 during the Canadian GP at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 08, 2019 in Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada. "I struggled with the grip and the feeling in the car. I need to learn from today, move on and come back stronger tomorrow. Grosjean, Q3 – Vettel secures 56th pole position ahead of Hamilton, as Ricciardo goes P4. I still feel positive about tomorrow: it’s my home race and I’m going to give it my best shot. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1526810873155-0');}). It was all pretty close today, we just missed a little bit. (Photo by Andy Hone / LAT Images), Qualifying: Bottas suffers wild spin at beginning of Q3. The feeling in the car when it just keeps coming and you feel the grip and go for it, that was one of those laps, so really, really nice. Présenté par Eurosport France : Formule 1 The car was feeling good and our long run pace looked strong on Friday, so I'm confident that there will be some opportunities in the race tomorrow. We were fast, we made it to Q3, and I was improving. However, I believe with our starting positions, combined with the encouraging long runs we made on Friday, we’re looking good to fight for some solid points tomorrow. Canadian F1 Grand Prix 2019 Qualifying: Results, Times from Friday's Practice Rob Blanchette @ @_Rob_B. I'm glad I've been able to split the Ferraris today and tomorrow is going to be an interesting race. The Official F1® YouTube Channel – See more at www.Formula1.com The team has worked really hard – especially on the power unit - which has made a big step from last year. Just as Friday showed that it was going to be tight in Qualifying, let's hope that Friday is also an accurate predictor of the race pace, because our high fuel simulations on Friday were competitive. Just a couple of hundredths made the difference in the end, so to find ourselves out in Q1 because I didn't maximise the car's performance hurts a lot – especially knowing how much hard work the whole team have done to improve the car recently. Pierre made it comfortably through to Q3 on the soft tyre. His preparation lap was ruined by traffic and he could only manage a lowly sixth. (Photo by Joe Portlock / LAT Images). It’s a great qualifying result and a great effort from both drivers. Q1 went okay, then in Q2 I played for the full aggressive strategy – going for one-timed laps. This trend continued into Qualifying with both cars navigating Q1 without any issues. ", LISTEN: Lando Norris, Sebastian Vettel and George Russell star in our best bits from Beyond The Grid in 2020, F1 ESPORTS: Opmeer crowned driver champion as Red Bull defend teams’ title, WATCH: Daniil Kvyat's most memorable moments in F1, © 2003-2020 Formula One World Championship Limited. Recherche . Particularly in the last sector - they were four, five tenths faster on the straight. Recherche . I like this track and we’ll be ready to grab any opportunity out there.”. But now we must confirm it tomorrow. An engine failure on Lance’s car at the start of final practice proved costly and robbed Lance of any running ahead of qualifying. Red Bull Racing - Honda 124 4. I need to pull something similar out of my pocket tomorrow.”, “Overall a tough and disappointing day. (Photo by Mark Sutton / Sutton Images), CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE, CANADA - JUNE 08: Pierre Gasly, Red Bull Racing RB15 during the Canadian GP at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 08, 2019 in Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada. Pos. I’m really happy for the team today. It was quite tense in terms of concentration and obviously you try to put everything in that one lap or in those two attempts that you have. Après dix-sept courses d'attente, Sebastian Vettel renoue enfin avec la pole position ! We have to stay focussed. It could be a long afternoon for the team, but at least Russell will gain more valuable mileage as he continues to impress in his rookie season. We’ll do our best tomorrow but we have to be realistic with who we have behind us on the grid. GP d'Espagne 14 août 2020 au 16 août 2020 It’s not been an easy day. Le duo de champion de monde s'élanceront sur la première ligne juste devant Charles Leclerc et Daniel Ricciardo. Timing wasn't with Red Bull today. “Unfortunately, Carlos was subsequently given a three-place penalty. (Photo by Simon Galloway / Sutton Images), CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE, CANADA - JUNE 08: Marshals remove the damaged car of Kevin Magnussen, Haas VF-19, from the circuit during the Canadian GP at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 08, 2019 in Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada. Aux coudes à coudes avec Lewis Hamilton, l'allemand a réussi à prendre l'avantage dans le dernier secteur. There’s a lot of adrenaline going around in qualifying and when they came on the radio I was really delighted. We worked hard overnight to improve the balance of the car and George especially was happy with the changes that were made. Featured Columnist June 7, 2019 Comments. We know our competitors are very quick, especially over the distance and we’ve seen this in all the races so far, but we’re starting ahead of them and hopefully we’ll stay there and fight as hard as we can. Verstappen McLaren - Renault 30 5. Our pace was encouraging so I look forward to tomorrow. Mercedes 295 2. All Drivers Hall of Fame . We now need to focus on fighting back tomorrow, using our race pace to try and come through the field to score points.”, FP3: Stroll stops in pit lane after fiery hydraulic leak, CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE, CANADA - JUNE 08: Sergio Perez, Racing Point, and Lance Stroll, Racing Point, in the media pen after Qualifying during the Canadian GP at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 08, 2019 in Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada. Tomorrow we know we have to start with the softs and that’s going to be a bit tricky, especially as apparently the weather will be even hotter than today but I think we will make the race pretty exciting to watch. And with Leclerc well-placed in third and Bottas all the way down in sixth, signs are auguring well for the Scuderia to get their season back on track on Sunday at the circuit named for one of the team’s great heroes. We got stuck on the weighbridge and we had to quickly bolt the tyres on and go out on my second run, so it was a bit of a shame because we didn’t get to start the lap the way we wanted to. ", "It looked like it was going to be a fight on Friday and so it's proved today. We’ll do our best, not get ahead of ourselves, and target a sensible race. On the flip side, both cars have a free tyre choice, which should provide a few more strategy options for the race. Saturday 8th June 2019. My second lap was pretty messy - I had a number of lockups and didn't do a great job in the corners. I hope we can keep the pace and we will push as much as we can to challenge the top three.”, “It was a frustrating qualifying for Max today. Charles also did a good job to take third on the grid. Formula 1 2019 race calendar and TV coverage guide Homegrown hero Lance Stroll will return to his home city desperate to impress the crowds. FORMULA 1 JOHNNIE WALKER BELGIAN GRAND PRIX 2019 - QUALIFYING 30 Aug 01 Sep 2019 Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa-Francorchamps We are flat out and the most important thing is we keep pushing. Languishing down in P11, the Dutchman had to go again and was caught out by the late red flags caused by Magnussen's crash. We didn’t quite have enough pace on the medium and caught traffic so needed to run again in Q2 on the soft. ", "We have mixed feelings about today’s session. We seemed quick from the start of the day. Kvyat Ironically, though, Magnussen’s off ended up cementing his 10th place, meaning the Dane, despite his very second-hand looking VF-19, got that previously elusive Q3 slot! It just doesn’t seem we can catch a break here. As if that wasn't cause enough for celebration, Ricciardo managed to grab fourth with a stellar lap, out-qualifying his replacement at Red Bull in the process. Going by our pace on Friday, we wouldn’t have expected to be where we are today, but we made some good steps overnight to get back in the fight. That meant that Verstappen was unable to complete his lap – leaving Pierre Gasly as Red Bull’s sole representative in Q3 – while the crash also denied Magnussen’s team mate Romain Grosjean a chance to improve, leaving him P15. So it proved, but it was Giovinazzi who - despite a lack of track time after his crash in FP1 - made it out at the expense of his more experienced team mate. (Photo by Zak Mauger / LAT Images), CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE, CANADA - JUNE 08: Alexander Albon, Toro Rosso during the Canadian GP at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 08, 2019 in Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada. Stroll Hamilton’s first effort had sent him top of the charts, and as he went round again in the final seconds, he was turning the timing screens purple. Russell “It was just unlucky today and these things happen in Formula 1. EXCLUSIVE: The Top 10 F1 drivers of 2020 - as chosen by the drivers, ‘It hurts, but I’m not giving up’ - Albon resolute as he breaks silence on losing Red Bull race seat, VOTE: What was your favourite race of 2020? Overall, I'm happy with the job we've done and it leaves us in a good position for the race. We won’t give up; there’s still a long way to go and I want to come away from Montreal with some points.”, “It’s wasn’t an easy day with the engine change having a big impact on the final result. "The track was in much better condition today, but it was still tricky to get the tyres in to the correct window for a qualifying lap. It's not a lap that I'm very proud of, but mistakes happen. His second effort, meanwhile, saw the Finn oversteering on the run out of the final corner before locking up at Turn 6 and the hairpin, consigning him to a lowly P6 spot at the grid. FORMULA 1 PIRELLI GRAND PRIX DU CANADA 2019 - QUALIFYING 07 09 Jun 2019 Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Montréal. When we tried to find that extra bit of pace it felt like there was something missing, so I think Q3 was going to be quite tight. The second Renault of Nico Hulkenberg was seventh, ahead of the two McLarens of Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz – meaning all four Renault-powered cars on the grid were represented in the top 10 – while Haas’ Kevin Magnussen was 10th despite not making a Q3 appearance, having had a massive shunt at the very end of Q2 that ultimately prevented Max Verstappen from making it into the final segment. "Sebastian put together a great lap. We improved the car from yesterday and it would have been nice to start from inside the top 10, but we were missing a couple of tenths today to be comfortably in there. They both start on the advantageous medium tyre too, after Ferrari finally managed to nail their strategy through Q2. Starting from third place tomorrow is a great opportunity and it will be fun to be in the fight with our competitors. I think that we are working well, even if the results have not reflected that fact. I was just trying to push everything, as I knew it was going to be tight. Magnussen's qualifying ended in spectacular fashion, as he caught the Wall of Champions on his final flying lap in Q2, careering across the track to make heavy contact with the opposing wall. First, Verstappen hit traffic and couldn't nail a run on the medium-compound tyre at the start of Q2. Yes, the track was slippery but that’s not an excuse as it is the same for everyone. “It feels bloody good in qualifying. Latest. Times were incredibly tight in Q1, however, with a fraction over a second separating P1 and P18. It’s fair to say that we were on a knife edge regarding progressing into Q3 with both cars at the end of Q2, but the red flag definitely didn’t harm us. Our pace is stronger here and we are basically sure to avoid the soft tyre in the race. We will keep pushing and do our best to bring home a strong result.”. The potential was there and he produced it at the right moment. We’re optimistic looking to the next races, we just need to try to get a little less unlucky.”, CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE, CANADA - JUNE 08: Romain Grosjean, Haas VF-19, leaves the garage during the Canadian GP at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 08, 2019 in Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada. But for now, we can enjoy today’s result! Maybe we should have played it a bit more conservatively, or I should have asked for it, but I was happy to go for one-time, one-time in the session. Instead, it was Vettel who swept through, using Ferrari’s horsepower advantage to claim his first pole since Germany last year, and by a comfortable 0.206s in the end. Pos. googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1526810873155-0');}). That’s how it goes sometimes and you can never predict someone being in the wall. Canada; Share. We tried to get through to Q3 on the medium but the tyre didn’t feel fantastic for us and with the traffic at the hairpin it didn’t really work out. He deserves it. Despite this, both drivers did another good job today and now we concentrate on preparing for the race tomorrow. (Photo by Glenn Dunbar / LAT Images), "Qualifying wasn’t exactly a straightforward session, with an interruption at the end of Q2 that affected the final runs. "This pole is for our fans, who support us and are always right behind us, even when things aren’t going so well. P11 for Max is obviously a disappointing grid position for what promised to be much more. It was the 56th running of the Canadian Grand Prix, the 50th time the event had been included as a round of the Formula One World Championship since the inception of the series in 1950, and the 40th time that a World Champion… Celle-ci, il a été la chercher avec l'adrénaline. For my part, I have to improve the way in which I anticipate the track evolution, so that I can set up the car to be on point for Q3. The car is fast. 2020 Season Driver Standings Constructor Standings Archive 1950-2019 F1 Awards . Traffic on his fast lap compromised him, however, and left him in the drop zone, forcing him to head back out on a new set softs. The preparation lap was also difficult, with a lot of cars going into the final corner so close together, which wasn't ideal. “That was a good day for us and I’m really pleased for the team. I needed to turn things around and I was back on the pace in FP3. We'll see what we are able to do tomorrow. But, we knew they were going to be quick and that's good, it's what racing should be. GP du 70e Anniversaire 7 août 2020 au 9 août 2020 . It’s a bit frustrating because my lap wasn’t very clean but it’s a cool track and tomorrow’s another day, so we’ll see how we do in the race.”, “Following a challenging Friday, the guys had a lot of work to do in order to understand what was needed to get our cars into the required operating window. Having looked competitive in all of the practice sessions, it’s frustrating not to convert our promise into representative grid positions. We’ll take it from there. It would have been a nice position for tomorrow.”, Kevin Magnussen, 10th, Did not set a time in Q3, “I just hit the wall – broke the rear suspension, then it shot me over to the pit wall in a big crash. Overtaking is possible on this track and we've seen great racing here in the past, so I'll go flat out and try to get as many points as possible. I missed out on doing any laps in final practice and we had to go back to the old spec engine, which is several tenths down on performance. On the other side of the garage, Sergio didn’t get together a tidy lap and also dropped out of qualifying early. Ferrari topped the timing sheet in final practice courtesy of Vettel, but would their speed advantage hold when Mercedes turned their engine modes up for qualifying? Looking ahead to tomorrow, we all know this race can provide some interesting variables and we look forward to what is likely to be a very tight midfield battle.”, Toyoharu Tanabe, Honda F1 Technical Director, “Today, only one of our four drivers – Gasly - got through to Q3. The 2019 FIA Formula One World Championship was the motor racing championship for Formula One cars which marked the 70th running of the Formula One World Championship.It is recognised by the governing body of international motorsport, the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars. I don’t know if we’d have made it into Q3, but maybe just outside the top 10. I was pretty close to third place, but I think P5 is a good starting position for tomorrow and I think we can be happy with that. Renault have struggled for one-lap pace this season, but managed to get both cars into Q3 for just the second time this year. Find out the full results for all the drivers for the Formula 1 2019 Canadian Grand Prix on BBC Sport, including who had the fastest laps in each practice session, up to three qualifying … Valtteri suffered a spin on his first Q3 lap and didn't have the smoothest run on his last attempt, but it's still all to play for tomorrow. Drivers. We'll give it everything we've got tomorrow and see what happens. On my first attempt I locked up at turn six, so I couldn’t finish the lap. The performance shown in FP3 highlighted that we were moving in the right direction. Q1 107% time - 1:16.434 Note - Giovinazzi and Gasly penalised three grid places for impeding other drivers during qualifying. "Overall the car is improving steadily but Montreal was always likely to make this difficult to see. The session was made slightly more interesting for us by juggling around the running order in Q2 as a result of Valtteri being pulled into the weighing scales. 2020 au 2 août 2020 . So, that’s a bit of a shame. It was very tight up at the front and we definitely had to push very hard to get what we got today. Leclerc understeered his way round the last corner, losing valuable tenths and could only grab third after looking the pick of the Scuderia drivers early on in qualifying. The main focus of Q2 was which of the top three teams of Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull could make it through to the final part of qualifying on the more durable medium tyres. However disappointing that seemed, with free tyre choice and a track where overtaking is eminently possible, all is not lost for the race itself, with points not out of the question. F1 2019: Canadian Grand Prix - Qualifying Highlights - YouTube The last couple of months haven’t been easy for us so it’s nice to get a result like today and it sends the right message to all the guys. A titanic battle is in store then - make sure not to miss it. (Photo by Andy Hone / LAT Images), CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE, CANADA - JUNE 08: Carlos Sainz, McLaren MCL34, leaves the garage during the Canadian GP at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 08, 2019 in Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada. Today was an improvement but it could’ve been even better - I didn’t do a great lap at the end of Q3. Lights go out at 1410 local time tomorrow in Montreal, which is 1810 UTC. EXCLUSIVE: The Top 10 F1 drivers of 2020 - as chosen by the drivers, ‘It hurts, but I’m not giving up’ - Albon resolute as he breaks silence on losing Red Bull race seat, VOTE: What was your favourite race of 2020? Q1 107% time - 1:16.729 Note - Grosjean failed to meet 107% Q1 requirement - races at stewards' discretion. Temperatures are set to be toasty at the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, too, with around 25 degrees Celsius predicted when the race gets underway. Sebastian put in a stunning lap and deserves to be on pole. We need to come up with the best strategy for both cars to exploit tomorrow’s conditions and make up some ground towards the top ten.”, CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE, CANADA - JUNE 08: Kimi Raikkonen, Alfa Romeo Racing C38 during the Canadian GP at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 08, 2019 in Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada. Hulkenberg, Norris and Sainz in P7, P8 and P9, meanwhile, meant that the full gamut of Renault cars were represented in Q3, marking a strong day for the French power unit maker. GP de Grande-Bretagne 31 juil. The answer was an emphatic yes, with Vettel taking his first pole of the season by a healthy two-tenths of a second. We’ll see about tomorrow, the start could be interesting. With Hulkenberg an encouraging seventh, the team will be hopeful of a first double points finish of 2019. “I can’t be too unhappy about that as my lap wasn’t bad, but I maybe left a tenth on the table. We’re expecting warm conditions again for the race, so managing thermal degradation on the soft and medium compounds is set to be very important when it comes to race strategy. I didn’t have any tow and tried to squeeze everything I had out of the lap. Daniel pulled out a great lap and the overall team result today is excellent. ", CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE, CANADA - JUNE 08: Sebastian Vettel, Ferrari Pole sitter and Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes AMG F1 celebrate in Parc Ferme during the Canadian GP at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 08, 2019 in Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada. Max was comfortably within the Q3 cut-off on his final lap but unfortunately the red flag caused by the Haas immediately stopped the session and he was unable to complete the lap. Q2 – Red flag for big Magnussen crash sees Verstappen drop out Sunday's race is live on the BBC Sport website and 5 live at 19:10 BST. For now, we’ll enjoy this moment as a fourth in qualifying is huge for us.”, “We can be very happy with today’s qualifying result. The biggest upset of Q1 was for Racing Point, losing both cars, Sergio Perez ending up 16th – having been as high as P9 this morning – while local hero Lance Stroll had a big sideways moment at the final Turn 13-14 chicane on his last effort to finish P18 and extend his Q1 exit streak to 11 Grands Prix. The 2019 Austrian Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 myWorld Großer Preis von Österreich 2019) was a Formula One motor race held on 30 June 2019 at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria.The race was the 9th round of the 2019 FIA Formula One World Championship.The race marked the 33rd running of the Austrian Grand Prix and the 32nd time it had been held as a round of the … Pos. Starting towards the back is never ideal, but at least overtaking is possible here. He finished qualifying in P13 and he’s in a good position to aim for the points. It’s not a bad result though as the race is very long, so we’ll keep our options open and do our best to move forward tomorrow.”, “I’d say it would have been very tight to get into Q3 today. (Photo by Zak Mauger / LAT Images). We're starting on the Mediums, like the cars around us, and our long runs look positive. Robert struggled a little more in qualifying and we need to understand whether we made the best compromises on his car. (Photo by Joe Portlock / LAT Images), CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE, CANADA - JUNE 08: Kevin Magnussen, Haas VF-19 crashes in qualifying during the Canadian GP at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 08, 2019 in Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada. We made overnight changes and FP3 confirmed they had been positive, but it was clear qualifying would be a tight battle and that’s exactly how it turned out. On the other hand, Kimi had a tough day and missed out on Q2 for the smallest of margins. We’ll probably start from the pit lane tomorrow, but they deserve better.”, “It was all okay until it all went wrong. This session was strategically important as five drivers had completed their opening runs on the medium tyre, with only Ferrari and Mercedes going through on this compound. Perez (Photo by Steven Tee / LAT Images). (Photo by Zak Mauger / LAT Images). “It was a solid Saturday for us and I was happy with my laps, so I don’t feel too bad with the result.