Red Bull Classic driver Max Verstappen won the Canadian qualifying session, and in second place was today’s surprise man, Nico Hulkenberg, who ran the front row in the best possible time, before the red flag stage. Fernando Alonso finished third for Aston Martin – let’s see how the three stacked up after the wave!
Max Verstappen (Photo: Bearne/XPB Images)Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 1st place
“It didn’t go well yesterday and we changed the car for today, but then the conditions became rainy. The car became better, overall it was better to drive. In the rain, it’s important to be able to adapt to the conditions as best as possible, and today we made decisions.” “Very good at the right time, so the good lap times came. I like to race in the rain, yes, I like to do it in all conditions. We’ll see what happens tomorrow, maybe the track will be dry then. Our car is usually good in races.”
Nico Hulkenberg (Photo: Bearne/XPB Images)Nico Hulkenberg (Haas) – 2nd place
“It was a very good time trial! It was crazy how quickly things changed. Here, the walls are so close, the pace is so high and in the meantime you had to constantly adapt, where the track was wet, where it was dry. I’m not expecting to be here now, But the team did a great job. I’m very happy and proud of them. In such conditions, we communicate a lot on the radio, and of course I also try to think about tactics. I think today we did a good job from this point of view, we didn’t make any mistakes, but others did, And that’s what’s important. We’ll see how tomorrow’s race goes. The front row is very good, but it remains to be seen how much time we can keep. We also have to see what the weather will be like because the forecast is very different. I just want to race hard and get the best out of the race and see what “If I can get a good result.”
Fernando Alonso (Photo: Bearne/XPB Images)Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) – third place
“It was a difficult experience. It was difficult to know which tires to put on the car. We will accept this third place, it is not a bad position to start with. The fans are amazing, not only here, but also in the city, in Montreal. It is amazing how much they love Formula 1. Yesterday, unfortunately, they waited for us in the first practice to no avail, but now I hope they enjoyed the time trial. They will enjoy tomorrow’s race as well. We’ll see what happens, but I think we might have a chance to put Red Bull under pressure tomorrow. They’ve achieved “Very easy wins so far, but I hope they have to work harder for it tomorrow.”
