1 year ago
126
Aussie Oscar Piastri has crashed retired of the last portion of qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix successful a soggy Montreal.
Rain started falling connected an already damp way midway done the 2nd portion of qualifying, and was lone intensifying done the interruption and arsenic the last portion of qualifying got underway.
A queue of cars formed astatine pit exit successful bid to marque the champion of conditions that would lone get worse arsenic the league went on.
READ MORE: Bennett spills connected Wally telephone that 'shattered' a friendship
WATCH: England, Broad crushed arsenic centurion bowled disconnected no-ball
READ MORE: Ford ace escapes 'catastrophic' occurrence portion leading
Piastri's archetypal timed thigh was immoderate 4 seconds slower than that of pace-setter and eventual pole-sitter Max Verstappen. The Aussie past spun and wiped the rear of his McLaren on the partition astatine the exit of crook 7 chasing a quicker time.
"Sorry," helium said implicit squad radio. He was unharmed.
The clang brought retired a reddish flag, virtually ending the league arsenic the rainfall continued to get heavier. By the clip the league resumed and cars returned to the track, drivers were reporting the way was "undrivable".
Nobody was connected the way for the last 2 minutes of the session.
The astonishment of the league though was Nico Hulkenberg, who stunned the tract to enactment his Haas 2nd down Verstappen's Red Bull.
Fernando Alonso volition commencement third, followed by the 2 Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell.
Piastri volition commencement ninth aft Williams operator Alex Albon mislaid his clip for cutting the last chicane.
The Canadian Grand Prix gets underway astatine 4am Monday greeting (AEST).
For a regular dose of the champion of the breaking quality and exclusive contented from Wide World of Sports, subscribe to our newsletter by clicking here!
:contrast(4)/https%3A%2F%2Fprod.static9.net.au%2Ffs%2Fe2bc6a8b-63cd-4f11-95e5-569d2fadc842)
English (US) ·