Mercedes driver George Russell stormed to pole position for the second consecutive year Saturday in qualifying at the ...

Mercedes man George Russell stormed to pole position in qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix on Saturday (June 15) for the ...

The 27-yar-old Mercedes driver, Russell, pipped Red Bull's four-time defending champion Max Verstappen to the pole position at the circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

Oscar Piastri conceded that Canadian GP pole may have been possible with the medium tyre, but he opted against the risk.