McLaren 's dominance was tossed to one side on Saturday as George Russell grabbed pole for Mercedes at the Canadian Grand Prix. He will be joined on the front row by Red Bull 's Max Verstappen two weeks after their controversial on-track collision in Spain.

Lewis Hamilton backed Ferrari boss Fred Vasseur following speculation the Frenchman could be axed by the Italian team

Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc continued Ferrari's recent improvements in final practice at the F1 Canadian Grand Prix, setting two of the four fastest times in the qualifying simulation runs. McLaren's disappointing Canadian GP weekend went from bad to worse on Saturday,