I was fighting too much with the car and struggled to focus on performance. My second lap was pretty messy - I had a number of lockups and didn't do a great job in the corners. The Renaults were fast in quali so I couldn’t do a lot more.”. Renault have struggled for one-lap pace this season, but managed to get both cars into Q3 for just the second time this year. Romain Grosjean, 15th, Did not set a time in Q2, “It wasn’t the best of luck again. 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. The potential was there and he produced it at the right moment. It’s not where we want to start as I want to be fighting the leader, but we should be able to recover our positions and still have a good race.”, “I think qualifying was pretty good. Drivers. Stroll But, we knew they were going to be quick and that's good, it's what racing should be. The performance shown in FP3 highlighted that we were moving in the right direction. The team did well to get the Canadian out at the start of qualifying, but he couldn't find the pace to compete and exited in Q1 for the 11th straight race. 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. Hamilton as he so often has, nearly pulled it out of the bag. A scintillating final effort from the German saw him stop the clocks at 1m 10.240s, while team mate Charles Leclerc was 0.680s behind him in third, as Hamilton claimed his 10th front row appearance in Canada, to tie the record for a single circuit held by Michael Schumacher at Suzuka. They both start on the advantageous medium tyre too, after Ferrari finally managed to nail their strategy through Q2. 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. Gasly made Q3 safely by running the soft tyre, and managed a credible P5 once there. Mercedes 295 2. RaceFans > 2019 F1 season > 2019 F1 statistics > 2019 F1 qualifying data. 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. Yesterday the overall feeling was slightly better but certainly I found it difficult to gain grip which is very strange. We’ll just keep on working hard to get back to where we should be. 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? 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. Pilote Voiture Temps Q1 Temps Q2 ... 8 juin 2019 - 20:21. Featured Columnist June 7, 2019 Comments. Q1 – Both Racing Points out, along with two previous Canadian Grand Prix winners. Stroll's day started in fiery fashion, as his power unit failed in spectacular style in FP3. Tomorrow’s race will be long and very tough. Following some stoppage time as the remains of Magnussen’s Haas were swept up, the drivers headed out on track for the final showdown. 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. Charles also did a good job to take third on the grid. Accueil F1 F1 Canada 2019 Qualifications : Vettel sonne la charge, Ricciardo 4e ! 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. That was Raikkonen's first Q1 exit since Austria 2015 and only the second time this season he has been out-qualified by his younger colleague. "Sebastian put together a great lap. I needed to turn things around and I was back on the pace in FP3. "We tried twice but we were just not fast enough over the two laps in Q1, it’s as simple as that. 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. 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. 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. McLaren - Renault 30 5. So, that’s a bit of a shame. 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. I have a good feeling about the track, it has a nice flow to it and I enjoy driving here. 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. He finished qualifying in P13 and he’s in a good position to aim for the points. Times were incredibly tight in Q1, however, with a fraction over a second separating P1 and P18. 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. 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. Canadian F1 Grand Prix 2019 Qualifying: Results, Times from Friday's Practice Rob Blanchette @ @_Rob_B. Red Bull Racing - Honda 124 4. “It’s a fun but tricky track and I gained in confidence with every lap. I had a lockup into turn ten and lost time there. Unfortunately, the red flag came out in Q2, meaning that Kvyat, Albon and Verstappen had to abort their runs. We worked hard overnight to improve the balance of the car and George especially was happy with the changes that were made. 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. 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. “It was different to some previous quali sessions this year, as we struggled a little today to continuously extract more performance out of the cars run-by-run. (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. The red flags that resulted from the Dane's crash put paid to his team mate's final flying lap and meant Grosjean wound up a disappointed 15th. Exiting in Q2 was clearly disappointing but he will be one to watch tomorrow as he fights back through the field. Saturday 8th June 2019. Celle-ci, il a été la chercher avec l'adrénaline. An engine failure on Lance’s car at the start of final practice proved costly and robbed Lance of any running ahead of qualifying. His preparation lap was ruined by traffic and he could only manage a lowly sixth. Very happy for the team, because the last weeks – well, the last 17 races! Our pace is stronger here and we are basically sure to avoid the soft tyre in the race. They couldn't compete with Renault in Q3 and Sainz aborted his final lap to take the gloss off what had been a good day. 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. Williams propped up the leader board once again at a track they didn't expect to suit the FW42. We were fast, we made it to Q3, and I was improving. Daniel pulled out a great lap and the overall team result today is excellent. (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. 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. With the margins so small in the middle of the pack, it certainly cost Lance getting into Q2. It is important that the chance was there today and we took it. We’ll probably start from the pit lane tomorrow, but they deserve better.”, “It was all okay until it all went wrong. Formula 1 2019 race calendar and TV coverage guide Homegrown hero Lance Stroll will return to his home city desperate to impress the crowds. I’m full of adrenaline to be honest. Pierre made it comfortably through to Q3 on the soft tyre. ", Toto Wolff, Head of Mercedes-Benz Motorsport, "Credit to Ferrari, they had the fastest car today and were very strong on the straights. Having looked competitive in all of the practice sessions, it’s frustrating not to convert our promise into representative grid positions. Temperatures are set to be toasty at the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, too, with around 25 degrees Celsius predicted when the race gets underway. – but the last weeks have been very tough for us.” – Sebastian Vettel. (Photo by Joe Portlock / LAT Images). Yes, the track was slippery but that’s not an excuse as it is the same for everyone. It could be very hot on Sunday, and this may make tyre management tricky, especially on the softer tyre compounds. Ferrari 172 3. We knew Ferrari would be strong here and it's going to be a close fight in the race. (Photo by Zak Mauger / LAT Images), CIRCUIT GILLES-VILLENEUVE, CANADA - JUNE 08: Charles Leclerc, Ferrari during the Canadian GP at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 08, 2019 in Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Canada. Présenté par Eurosport France : Formule 1 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. Williams’ George Russell declared the track conditions “hideous” as he headed out for Q1, but the circuit evolved quickly throughout the opening segment, meaning that the times tumbled in the final minutes. Sebastian put in a stunning lap and deserves to be on pole. Hopefully we can put on a good show tomorrow. 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. 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. It's not a lap that I'm very proud of, but mistakes happen. The answer was an emphatic yes, with Vettel taking his first pole of the season by a healthy two-tenths of a second. Quali was well executed by the team and drivers with everything that was going on, other cars being off-sequence on track, yellow flags and then the red flag. It was all pretty close today, we just missed a little bit. 08 June 2019. I was a long way off Carlos yesterday so I’m much happier today. He was very quick today and just put everything together. Qualifying results table Starting positions table Team mate comparisons Q1, Q2 and Q3 Qualifying results table Where each driver qualified for every race, before penalties were applied. I will analyse this and hopefully be stronger in this department at the next race. On my first attempt I locked up at turn six, so I couldn’t finish the lap. "Overall the car is improving steadily but Montreal was always likely to make this difficult to see. Sunday's race is live on the BBC Sport website and 5 live at 19:10 BST. GP d'Espagne 14 août 2020 au 16 août 2020 We made a lot of set-up changes over night and it was a big improvement for the feeling of the car. Fortunately he walked away, but his mechanics will have a late night rebuilding that VF-19. Even yesterday we were fast, but we made further improvements and managed to put it all together for qualifying. 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. 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. It just doesn’t seem we can catch a break here. The performance of the car was better than we expected over the whole weekend to now. I really enjoyed it. We’ll see about tomorrow, the start could be interesting. F1 qualifying, LIVE – Canadian Grand Prix 2019: Latest updates as Mercedes, Ferrari and Red Bull battle for pole position in Montreal. Toutes l'actu sur la Formule 1, les résultats, les commentaires, les avis et analyses en un même lieu. 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. Giovinazzi Bottas discounted himself from the battle by spinning early in Q3, and thus only had one run to set a time. Russell continued his perfect qualifying record over his team mate, grabbing P19 by eighth-tenths of a second. Our race pace has looked good recently, so hopefully a strong result is on the cards tomorrow.”, “I never thought I’d be so happy for a fourth place in qualifying; it feels like a pole position! 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. I didn’t have any tow and tried to squeeze everything I had out of the lap. 2020 au 2 août 2020 . It’s not been an easy day. “That was a good day for us and I’m really pleased for the team. 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. (Photo by Andy Hone / LAT Images), Qualifying: Bottas suffers wild spin at beginning of Q3. I don’t know if we’d have made it into Q3, but maybe just outside the top 10. 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. It was so cool when they told me over the radio I was fourth. Perez Unfortunately, in Q2 qualifying Kevin (Magnussen) crashed heavily, and that compromised Romain’s (Grosjean) lap as well, as he was right behind him. Sebastian Vettel claimed his first pole position of the 2019 Formula 1 season in qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix. 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. 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.