In a wet and wild qualifying at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, the Red Bull driver splashed to his 25th F1 career pole position, ahead of surprise package Nico Hulkenberg who secured a front-row start for Haas.
But Hulkenberg faced a post-qualifying stewards hearing for a red flag infringement during Q3.
Hulkenberg’s Q3 stunner saw Fernando Alonso pushed back to third for Aston Martin, but he was denied the chance to fight back due to the red flag for Oscar Piastri's crash, with conditions getting worse in heavy rain once the session restarted.
Lewis Hamilton took fourth for Mercedes ahead of team-mate George Russell.
It was a miserable day for Ferrari with Charles Leclerc dropping out in Q2, but he’ll start 10th after team-mate Carlos Sainz was given a three-place grid drop for impeding Pierre Gasly in Q1. The Spaniard will line up in 11th.
Sergio Perez also endured a tricky qualifying having been eliminated in Q2 and will start from 12th place behind both Ferraris.
Source: Autosport