Nog 66 rondes – Verstappen sluit aan bij Russell en lijkt in de absolute openingsfase van de race meer snelheid dan de Mercedes-coureur te hebben.
Nog 68 rondes – Gunstig voor Verstappen is dat nummer drie Antonelli geen DRS heeft. Verstappen houdt Russell in zijn vizier.
Nog 68 rondes – Verstappen probeert binnen een seconde van Russell te blijven om zo DRS te houden. Het verschil op start-finish is zes tienden.
Nog 69 rondes – De eerste ronde is compleet. Russell leidt, voor Verstappen, Antonelli, Piastri en Hamilton.
START – De gevreesde startcrash blijft uit. Alle auto’s komen ongeschonden door de eerste sector.
START – Russell blijft Verstappen voor in de eerste bocht! Antonelli verschalkt Piastri en klimt naar de derde plek.
Opwarmronde – De coureurs rijden de grid op. De Grand Prix van Canada staat op het punt van beginnen.
Opwarmronde – De opwarmronde loopt op Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. De auto’s rollen van hun plek.
Iedereen in de top tien staat op de mediumband behalve Norris en Leclerc. Die staan allebei op de harde band.
De startopstelling voor de Grand Prix van Canada:
Nog 7 min tot de opwarmronde – De coureurs doen hun helm op en klimmen in hun auto. We gaan bijna racen in Canada.
Verstappens gaat voor zijn vierde zege op rij in Canada. Zijn eerdere resultaten in Montreal:
Verstappen can’t afford much tonight in Canada. The Dutchman has eleven penalty points on his license, while a suspension follows at twelve penalty points. In that case, he would not be allowed to participate in the Grand Prix of Austria in two weeks.
It is – just like the whole weekend – wonderful spring weather in Montreal. It is about 22 degrees and the chance of rain is 0 percent.
Nog 40 min tot de start – De pitstraat is geopend! De coureurs begeven zich naar hun startposities.
66 laps to go – Verstappen joins Russell and seems to have more speed than the Mercedes driver in the absolute opening phase of the race.
68 laps to go – Fortunately for Verstappen, number three Antonelli has no DRS. Verstappen keeps Russell in his sights.
68 laps to go – Verstappen is trying to stay within a second of Russell to keep DRS. The difference on start-finish is six tenths.
69 laps to go – The first lap is complete. Russell leads, followed by Verstappen, Antonelli, Piastri and Hamilton.
START – The feared start crash does not happen. All cars get through the first sector unscathed.
START – Russell stays ahead of Verstappen in the first corner! Antonelli overtakes Piastri and climbs to third place.
Warm-up lap – The drivers drive onto the grid. The Canadian Grand Prix is about to begin.
Warm-up lap – The warm-up lap is running at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. The cars roll off their spot.
Everyone in the top ten is on the medium tire except Norris and Leclerc. They are both on the hard tire.
The starting grid for the Canadian Grand Prix:
7 min to the warm-up lap – The drivers put on their helmets and get into their cars. We are almost racing in Canada.
Verstappen is going for his fourth consecutive victory in Canada. His previous results in Montreal:
Verstappen can’t afford much tonight in Canada. The Dutchman has eleven penalty points on his license, while a suspension follows at twelve penalty points. In that case, he would not be allowed to participate in the Grand Prix of Austria in two weeks.
It is – just like the whole weekend – wonderful spring weather in Montreal. It is about 22 degrees and the chance of rain is 0 percent.
40 min to the start – The pit lane is open! The drivers move to their starting positions.