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George Russell was left disappointed to slip backwards in the Canadian Grand Prix from initially holding the lead to crossing the line in P3, but the Briton also hailed the progress displayed by Mercedes in an overall strong weekend for the squad.

Lewis Hamilton is hoping to spring a surprise at the Canadian Grand Prix after a positive Friday for Mercedes in Montreal.

George Russell has taken pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix in an impressive session for the Mercedes driver, with the Briton beating Max Verstappen despite the Dutchman incredibly setting the exact same lap time.

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After Mercedes appeared a "big step" closer to the pace in Monaco, Toto Wolff acknowledged Red Bull are "still the benchmark" in Formula 1.

Toto Wolff has given his take on outgoing Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton downplaying his qualifying chances against team mate George Russell over the course of the 2024 season.

The Monaco GP race has left us with few headlines beyond those we had in qualifying as almost all predictions came true.

Russell has qualified ahead of Mercedes team-mate seven times in the last eight races.

The Ferrari driver is just 78 laps away from finally tasting victory at home. Whether he can finish the job tops the storylines heading into the Monaco Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton has stated that he does not anticipate out-qualifying George Russell at any of the remaining races in 2024 after another difficult session in Monaco for the seven-time world champion.