Sebastian Vettel says ending a 17-race run without🍌 a Formula 1 pole position atꦛ the Canadian Grand Prix left him feeling “pure joy”.

The Ferrari driver claimed his first🉐 pole of the 2019 season - and his first since last year’s German ꧅Grand Prix - with an incredible late effort to beat Lewis Hamilton by 0.206s.

Vettel had sat second fastest after the opening runs in Q3 but turned in a stunning improvement to de💎ny the Mercedes driver and current championsh𒆙ip leader what would have been a record seventh pole in Montreal.

“A great day, it’s b🌠een a while, mostly for the team, the last coup⛄le of races have been quite tough,” Vettel said.

“So com🐬ing here and sho💃wing the stronger form than we have had in the last races was positive. We knew the track would suit us but still we have to do the job.

“The car felt better and better through qualifying, it was not easy with the interruption with the red flag. I’m still full adrenaline, I’m really happy, I rea𒐪lly enjoyed it. I wish I could do it again, just for the fun of it.

“I had to pace myself a bit in the first two corners as getting the ๊tyres to grip up wasn’t straight forward. B📖ut after that it was a joy after.

“The car was shouting ke🍌ep going, keep going,” he added. “I really enjoyed it. I wasn’t sure if Lewis was improving, normally he is pretty handy around here - I wasn’t sure if it was enough.

“And then they screamed on radio - pole position. It was amazing. But it’s onlꦬy half job, it’s a long race, difficult to fight and keep them off, but from where we start, it looks like a good race.”

Vettel said he had to risk a lot and get “very close to the walls” ꦗon🐟 his final run to ensure he gained as much time as possible.

“This is one of the tracks where yo🐼u need to d🔜are going very close to the walls in many of the places,” he explained.

“It is very bumpy, very rough. If you get it right, it feels g𓃲reat. I think got it quite right, then you finish theꦿ lap and you’re full of adrenaline.

“I saw I was a big chunk down and improving when I crossed the line. I🌠 didn’t know who was coming behind and then they screamed pole position, itܫ was just pure joy.

“Mixed with adrenaline, I do💛n’t know. I’m not a singer but I was screaming quite hard.”

Asked what his expectations had been coming into the weekend, Vettel replied:ཧ “Didn’t really have any to be hon෴est.

“In last qualifying sessions we lost ground so I was hoping we could be quicker and closer as the gap was quite bღig.

“We had so many sessions where i♛t was looking good at the last races – if you take Baku, you take Monaco, but then in qualifying, Mercedes and in particular Lewis seemed able to step up and we couldn’t keep up.

“I didn’t really expect that much. Just wanted to enjoy it, make sure my laps were alright. That was the caseꦚ. To get pole, it is even the better.”