It is noteworthy that it was only the second pole position for the Red Bull driver of the season – the other came to Imola – and brings him in excellent form to extend his lead in the league, with title rivals Sergio Perez and Charles Leclerc to start from 13th and 19th respectively.
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While Perez’s teammate made a mistake in difficult conditions and skated off obstacles, Verstappen made no mistake as he danced his Red Bull around Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
“I felt good, especially with these difficult conditions in the qualifiers,” he said. “You had to be calm and make sure you went through the qualifiers, and that’s what we did. The car also worked very well when the track became drier “.
Looking to the future tomorrow, when conditions are dry and much warmer, Verstappen – who has won Red Bull’s first pole in Montreal since 2013 – said he expected a threat from Ferrari, which has Carlos Sainz in third place, behind Fernando Alonso of Alpine.
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“It’s very close between us and Ferrari in the long run, so I expect it to be a good fight. I LOOK FORWARD.”
Perez arrived in Montreal after three consecutive positions in the top-2, but is facing a difficult battle to continue this series after making a mistake, closing the intermediate tires and leaving the qualification.
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“It was a mistake on my part – I confused them,” he said. “I just had to wait and take things in stride and try not focus too much on the problem.
“I was trying to put temperature on the tires. “Unfortunately, I exceeded the limit and then became a passenger.”
He added: “I will do my best tomorrow, I will try to minimize the damage, which would be great if we could do that.”
