168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton was left mystified by his pace drop-off in qualifying for the F1 Canadian Grand Prix while his Mercedes teammate168澳洲5最新开奖结果: George Russell claimed pole.

Seven-time w🎐orld champion Hamilton topped final practice wi🐼th a blistering lap and the Mercedes pair looked favourites to take pole, and possibly secure a rare front-row lockout in Montreal.

Russell did go on to snatch pole ahead of Red Bull’s168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Max Verstappen, but Hamilton could only manage seventh after his pace dramatically fell away in Q3.&nbs෴p;

It marked the first time in Hamilton's career th🅷at he has not qualified inside the top five in Canada. 

Hamilton was baffled by his drop-off in performance, explaining the grip he had felt i🌌n his W15 earlier in the day just “vanꦗished”.

"The car was feeling great all weekend and as soon♕ as we got to qualifying, that 😼kind of vanished for me," Hamilton told Sky Sports F1.

"The grip 🍸just disappears for me. P3, I had plenty of pace in me, and then get to qꦰualifying and the tyres won't work.

"Nothing had changed on the car.”

Hamilton and Russell were boosted by further Mercedes upgrades to the W15 this we💙ekend, wi🔯th both drivers praising the team’s step forward.

"Congratulations to George for a great job. It's reall൩y great fܫor the team,” Hamilton added.

"Obviously, everyone has worked so hard to bring upgrades back at the factory, so this will be a real huge boost for everyone back at tꦿhe factory.”

Merc🍌edes boss Toto Wolff was also at a loss to explain why Hamilton’s session had unraveled.

"🙈It seemed that Lewis was actually having the upper hand and both cღars comfortably beating everyone," Wolff told Sky Sports F1.

"And then at the end, it got so tight,🃏 also for George, and Lewis - the time didn't sho♋w up. We can't comprehend at the moment why it wasn't a little bit more in our favour."