LEWIS HAMILTON recorded his best qualifying position this season and will start from FOURTH at the Canadian Grand Prix. Current Champion Max Verstappen will start from pole, while 40-year-old Fernando Alonso will start from second. Lewis Hamilton pulled off his best qualifying of the year and will start in fourth place, writes BEN HUNT. Ecstatic pole winner Max Verstappen said: “In tricky conditions we stayed calm and made no mistakes, so I am happy with pole. Verstappen and Alonso on the front row, Sainz and Hamilton next – followed by impressive Haas duo Mick Schumacher and Kevin Magnussen. Russell is 0.3s quicker than team-mate Hamilton after their first lap of the third qualifying session. Lewis Hamilton was struggling in 11th but zoomed through for fifth fastest time at the death.

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