George Russell pulled out the stops twice on Saturday - in the Sprint event and then in qualifying - regaining the edge in both instances over Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli and setting up a thrilling Sunday at the races in Montreal.

Here's our recap in pictures of the day's action at the Canadian GP at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal.

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