George Russell’s X-Rated Message Na Canada Pole Thees Up Big Verstappen Battle

George Russell insured pole to set up a tasty battle with old enemy Max Verstappen – then roared: “What off *** ING!”

It was the first pool for the Mercedes Director this season.

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And it rises the battle with bitter rival Verstappen, who joins the Brit in the front row and will be desperate to pass him from Lights Out in today’s Canadian Grand Prix.

Oscar Piastri finished third – but it was one horror Show for his McLaren teammate Lando Norriswho was in seventh place.

Russell said: “It was great. To get the pole, that last round was one of the most exciting of my life.

“This round is powerful and to exceed the border in P1 was a real surprise – but I was so chiced with it.”

It was a sweet revenge for Russell, which was deliberately driven by Verstappen Barcelona Last time -out.

The Dutchman deserved three points on his license and the four-time world champion must now have his best behavior Canada This weekend he is only one penalty point away from the suspension.

When asked for Verstappen, Russell added: “We are friends, it’s all good.

“I still have a few points on my license to play with!”

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Verstappen clearly did not put the row of his pass.

The 27-year-old said: “I felt good all weekend the car was actually in a good window.

“I am very happy with the qualification. I am already very happy with what we have achieved to be in the front row.”

Norris was the culprit of a big dick-up in Q3, because in the last session he went well wide in the round and did not succeed in taking a lap time.

The big mistake of the McLaren director meant that he still had two to take a lap time because they had already put their tires to the test.

Italian teen Kimi Antonelli took fourth, while Lewis Hamilton made it fifth for sixth place Fernando Alonso.

It came down to the wire and the pole position could not be called because Russell fired a warning shot, making the fastest time in the second quarter of Norris.

Verstappen showed that you can write it off at your danger while in the last session he flew to a provisional pole for Piastri.

Yet Aussie Piastri said: “After how the exercise went, I am pretty happy with myself at the moment.

I am already very happy with what we have achieved to be in the front row.

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“I am quite happy with the third, what is a bit different, but I take it here.”

The motor cover of Alex Albon flew bizarre from his Williams for six minutes in Q1 and brought a red flag so that debris could be deleted from the track.

The cover flew to the back straight ahead and he almost lost control in the last chicane because of less downforce.

And there was beef in between Carlos Sainz And Isack Hadjar in the first session when the Williams driver was started in the 17th when he felt that the Racing Bulls -smokie “hinded him enormously”.

Williams Team Principal James Vowles said: “It’s frustrating. Disrupted session, but we had a fast car.

“That is just a car that stays online and is clearly not aware of what is around him.

“Hadjar, I am sure, will receive a fine. We will now concentrate on Alex.”