P1racenews AI automatic summary:
For the first time since 1997, two drivers set an identical pole position time in a Formula 1 qualifying session, but why did Geroge Russell get top billing over Max Verstappen in Canada on Saturday? Russell guided a resurgent Mercedes machine to a 1:12.000s lap time around the Montreal Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve and Verstappen matched him […]
Russell’s stunning lap time secured him pole position at the Montreal Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, followed closely by Verstappen in qualifying. As per Article 39.4 of the FIA F1 sporting Regulations, Russell’s earlier time clinched him pole. The historical parallel of multiple drivers setting identical times at a circuit named after Gilles Villeneuve added a poetic touch. The 1997 European Grand Prix at Jerez witnessed three drivers, including Villeneuve and Schumacher, posting the same lap time. Villeneuve emerged victorious in the title battle, with Schumacher’s desperate move ending in failure, solidifying the race as a dramatic chapter in F1 history.
