Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton is in danger of losing his fifth place in Canadian Grand Prix qualifying for impeding Pierre Gasly.
Hamilton is set to face the FIA race stewards one hour after qualifying for allegedly blocking Alpine driver Gasly at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. On his first flying lap in Q1, Gasly encountered Hamilton – who was on an outlap – on the run down to Turn 8. Hamilton appeared unaware of Gasly approaching as he weaved to warm up the tyres before Gasly was able to find a way past. The FIA stewards are now set to investigate if the Ferrari driver’s actions warrant a grid penalty.
Hamilton qualified fifth in Q3 behind the leading cars from Mercedes and McLaren, as he is set to share the third row with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.
Gasly ended up in 14th in Q2 as Alpine team-mate Franco Colapinto advanced to Q3 to take 10th on the grid. Gasly had struggled all weekend with the behaviour of his car, taking his Alpine out of parc ferme after sprint qualifying to use Saturday morning’s 23-lap sprint as a glorified test run.
Pierre Gasly, Alpine
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Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll is also set to face the stewards for allegedly impeding Audi’s Nico Hulkenberg in Q1. Cadillac’s Sergio Perez is also heading to the steward’s office for an incident with Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso, with the Spaniard also speaking to the stewards for a potential unsafe release out of the garage.
Mercedes driver George Russell claimed pole with a last-ditch effort, beating team-mate Kimi Antonelli’s time to claim his second pole of the 2026 season. McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri will line up on the second row on Sunday, when wet conditions are a realistic possibility.
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– The Autosport.com Team
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