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Pirelli chief Mario Isola believes that qualifying doesn't mean very much in Montreal, and thinks that the race is still wide open. Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position for the race, the 65th of his career.
He will have to fend off the Ferrari of Sebastian Vettel who starts alongside him. Vettel will be looking to replicate his 2016 start when he fired into the lead of the race from P3 on the grid.
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Hamilton's stunning 1:11.459 lap time was the fastest that's ever been recorded in Montreal. Isola said that he thoroughly enjoyed the session, but stated that the story of qualifying is unlikely to define how the race order finishes tomorrow.
"Today, we saw the fastest lap ever of Montreal that improved on the 2016 pole by more than 1.3 seconds: a remarkable difference given that this has been gained purely from traction, as there aren’t many big corners here. The times were extremely close in a thrilling session, just as we saw in FP3.
"The challenge in Montreal consisted of getting the front and rear tyres working in harmony: as the rears are normally working harder than the fronts. Hooking them up together was key to a fast time in qualifying. Montreal isn’t one of the races where pole position means everything, so the prospects for the Grand Prix remain wide open."
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