Verstappen wins Canadian Grand Prix to tighten grip on title race
Max Verstappen tightened his grip on a second successive world championship with an assured win in Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix.
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'Pitiful' - Mercedes Team Principal Wolff slams rivals in car bouncing row ahead of Canadian Grand Prix
Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff has labelled rivals 'pitiful' in row over bouncing cars. In a meeting with other team principals on Saturday at the Canadian Grand Prix, Wolff clashed with Red Bull's Christian Horner and Ferrari's Mattia Binotto. Ad/> The trio are at odds over a controversial FIA intervention following the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as Horner believes it is wrong to penalise teams that have managed to control both porpoising and bouncing.
Max Verstappen takes pole position for Canadian Grand Prix
In an intriguing and entertaining qualifying session, the 24-year-old Dutchman clocked a best lap in one minute and 21.299 seconds, beating nearest rival two-time world champion Fernando Alonso of Alpine by seven-tenths of a second. Verstappen will start his 150th race from the prime start place after claiming his 15th pole in pursuit of a 26th career victory. His pole ends a run of four in a row by title rival Charles Leclerc who starts Sunday's race from the back of the grid after taking a new power unit on his Ferrari.
Canadian GP: Rain Man Max Verstappen Takes Pole Position Ahead Of Fernando Alonso
World champion and series leader Max Verstappen drove expertly in difficult wet conditions in his Red Bull on Saturday to secure pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix. In an intriguing and entertaining qualifying session, the 24-year-old Dutchman clocked a best lap in one minute and 21.299 seconds, beating nearest rival two-time world champion Fernando Alonso of Alpine by seven-tenths of a second. Verstappen will start his 150th race from the prime start place after claiming his 15th pole in pursuit of a 26th career victory.
Max Verstappen impresses to take pole position from Fernando Alonso in Canadian Grand Prix qualifying
Max Verstappen’s Red Bull was in a league of its own as he powered to pole position in qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix. Qualifying in Montreal started in the wet and ended in the dry, but all conditions came alike to the defending champion as he took pole from Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz.
Late Freddie Burns drop-goal sees Leicester celebrate 11th Premiership title
Leicester won their 11th Gallagher Premiership title after sinking Saracens 15-12 in a pulsating final at Twickenham.
Leicester Tigers v Saracens, player ratings: Freddie Burns on fire while Maro Itoje falls flat
Leicester have won their ninth Gallagher Premiership title after sinking Saracens 15-12 in a pulsating final.