That elevated Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso to the front row instead, with other post-session penalties causing a further shake-up. Lewis Hamilton, a seven-times winner in Canada, will line up third with his Mercedes teammate George Russell fourth and Hulkenberg fifth. The pole, in a time of one minute and 25.858 seconds, was the 25th of Verstappen's career. Verstappen started from pole last year and held off Ferrari's hard-charging Carlos Sainz for his 26th career win. Fast forward one year and Verstappen with another victory on Sunday can bring his career total to 41, matching Brazilian Ayrton Senna's haul.

Source: The Hindu June 18, 2023 14:28 UTC