Nico Rosberg found that little extra

Nico Rosberg waited until the last part of qualifying to get ahead of his teammate, the 2008 World Champion, for the first time this weekend. Lewis Hamilton. The latter had dominated since the second free practice session over the weekend on the Gilles Villeneuve circuit in Montreal. Rosberg wanted a tenth better yesterday, he obtained 79 thousandths, just enough to secure him pole position, the second in a row after Monaco and the third in 2014. “I'm happy to be at the front here, on a circuit that has done well for Lewis in the past, explains the pole sitter. We made good progress throughout the weekend, and the analysis of the data was decisive in finding that little extra. I was able to put everything together and complete two good laps. »

For his part, Lewis Hamilton admitted his defeat, but showed a little disappointment at the press conference. “I came out a little wide a few times. Nico did a good job. My lap wasn?t particularly bad, it?s just not a good day with one good session and another not so good. It's not going to be easy tomorrow, because Nico is very fast. Overtaking will be complicated, especially the same car as yours. We will also have to watch out for Sebastian, because his race pace should be good. »

Both Mercedes secure another double in qualifying and will aim for a seventh victory in seven races in 2014.