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“I could have just driven better”: Hamilton says his F1 Canadian GP performance was “pretty shocking”

Lewis Hamilton was left to rue what could have been as he missed out on his first Grand Prix podium of the 2024 season at the Canadian Grand Prix. The seven-time World Champion took his first win in F1 at the Gilles Villeneuve Circuit in 2007. It looked like he could go for an eighth…

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“Double points for the team, we have to be happy” — Alonso on a “lonely” F1 Canadian GP

Fernando Alonso cruised home to a decent sixth place during last weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix. Starting just in front of Lewis Hamilton he managed to hold off his former teammate for quite a bit, but eventually had to let the seven-time World Champion go as Mercedes delivered the goods in pit lane, resulting in a…

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Ricciardo “happy” with P8 in F1 Canadian GP as you “can’t expect to do a perfect race”

Daniel Ricciardo had just scored his much-needed first Grand Prix points in 2024. Despite getting them, the Australian believed the race was a mixed outing for himself and the team. In Montreal, the 34-year-old qualified in fifth but his Sunday started on the backfoot after receiving a five-second penalty for a false start. At one…

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“I would very much hope that we can continue this positive trajectory” — Wolff optimistic that Mercedes can maintain momentum after strong F1 Canadian GP

Mercedes delivered its strongest performance of the year at the Canadian Grand Prix.  Ferrari and McLaren have recently established themselves as Red Bull’s closest competitors, with their drivers trading wins in the latest rounds of the championship. However, Mercedes emerged as a surprise contender in Montreal. In qualifying George Russell posted the quickest time (identical…

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Russell admits “one too many mistakes at key moments” cost him shot at victory in F1 Canadian GP

George Russell came across the line in Canada to earn his and Mercedes’ first Grand Prix podium of the season, finishing in a respectable third position. Despite this, he could not convert the pole position he had earnt the day before, beating championship leader Max Verstappen to P1 despite both having achieved the exact same…

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McLaren “didn’t do a good job” in F1 Canadian GP as “we should have won” — Norris

A dejected Lando Norris was left to think about what could’ve been as the McLaren driver came home second after a safety car cost him the race lead. Starting on a damp Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in P3, Norris made a clean start, maintaining position ahead of teammate Oscar Piastri for the opening section of the…

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“I did my job, the team didn’t” — Ocon unhappy about team orders to swap with Gasly at the end of F1 Canadian GP following “a mega race”

Esteban Ocon demonstrated his great driving skills during the Canadian Grand Prix race, managing to fight his way through the field from P18 into a points finish in P10. However, the Frenchman is far from happy coming from the weekend, feeling like he was robbed of even more points by his own team. On lap…

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Horner “surprised McLaren didn’t pre-empt” first F1 Canadian GP safety car when they “were the favourites to just walk away and win”

Max Verstappen secured his 60th Grand Prix victory on Sunday as he held off the McLarens and Mercedes’ to take an impressive win. Christian Horner discussed all the key moments in his post-race media session, praising the job the driver and the team did on the pit wall to take that tremendous win. “The crucial…

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Vasseur hopes Ferrari has got the “shitty part of the season” out of the way following rough F1 Canadian GP

Ferrari had by far their worst weekend of the 2024 season at the Canadian Grand Prix.Charles Leclerc (engine) and Carlos Sainz (crash damage) retired from the race as the team scored no points, losing out in both the Drivers’ and Constructors’ Championships. Ferrari team boss Fred Vasseur discussed it in his post-race written media session….

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