Formula One leader Oscar Piastri stayed hopeful after a qualifying session that had McLaren boss Andrea Stella talking of damage limitation in Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix.

Formula 1 leader Oscar Piastri stayed hopeful after a qualifying session that had McLaren boss Andrea Stella talking of damage limitation in Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix.

McLaren off the front row for the first time this season, but Lando Norris latest Q3 woes still give third-placed Oscar Piastri big chance to increase title lead; watch the Canadian GP live on Sky Sports F1 at 7pm on Sunday,

George Russell has pole for the Canadian Grand Prix, but hot on his heels are four-time defending champion Max Verstappen and points leader, Australia’s own Oscar Piastri.

Oscar Piastri has qualified third for the Canadian Grand Prix after a wild day of qualifying on Sunday morning (AEST).

Formula 1 leader Oscar Piastri stayed hopeful after a qualifying session that had McLaren boss Andrea Stella talking of

McLaren boss Andrea Stella uttered two words which Sky Sports pundit Ted Kravitz 'never likes to hear' in Montreal. Stella was unusually pessimistic about McLaren 's Canadian Grand Prix chances after a disappointing result in qualifying, with Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris both falling short of the front row.

By Alan Baldwin MONTREAL (Reuters) -Formula One leader Oscar Piastri stayed hopeful after a qualifying session that had McLaren boss Andrea Stella talking of damage limitation in Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix.