Monaco may already be in the books, Montreal features a similar challenge when it comes to finding the right balance between kissing the wall and crashing into it. Championship leader Lewis Hamilton had not had the smoothest Canadian Grand Prix weekend before qualifying, but the Mercedes driver delivered when it mattered by outqualifying team-mate Nico Rosberg in Q3 to claim his 44th career pole.

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