McLaren’s Ella Lloyd matched her best Qualifying performance in fourth ahead of Tina Hausmann and fellow rookie Emma Felbermayr of Kick Sauber. Nina Gademan held on to seventh ahead of Chloe Chong, Lia Block and Rafaela Ferreira, with the Racing Bulls driver completing the top 10.
After being unable to set a time in Practice due to an electrical issue, Standings leader Maya Weug’s day went from bad to worse. As her struggles continued, the Ferrari driver qualified down in P15.
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Chambers will have a shot at glory in the first of three races as she lines up on pole on Saturday, with the starting order for established using the final grid from Miami Race 2. Race 1 gets underway at 09:15 local time (UTC -4).
You can read an in-depth report of the F1 ACADEMY Qualifying in Montreal and catch up on any reactions on the official website here.
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