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McLaren “still not in a position where we can gain the victory out of outright performance”, says Andrea Stella following F1 Canadian GP

Lucrezia Costa10 months ago10 months ago010 mins

It’s a double top five finish for McLaren in Canada, a great haul of points that leaves the Woking-based team in P3 in the Constructors’ Championship, only 40 points behind Ferrari. However, in spite of the very positive result, there’s still room for regret, as Norris led a number of laps, even achieving a 11.4s…

Verstappen “had a lot of fun” in mixed conditions on his way to F1 Canadian GP win

Nicolas Lopes10 months ago08 mins

Max Verstappen secured victory at the 2024 Canadian GP, his third consecutive win at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve and the 60th of his career, and the reigning three-time world champion revealed he had “a lot of fun” driving in the ever-changing weather conditions in Montreal, in a race that started out in full wet conditions…

Horner: Red Bull needs Perez “at the top of his game” after “horrible” F1 Canadian GP

Nicolas Lopes10 months ago10 months ago06 mins

Red Bull team principal and CEO Christian Horner has urged Sergio Perez to improve his performance and form after a “horrible” weekend at the 2024 Canadian GP saw the Mexican fail to progress from Q1 on Saturday and crash out from Sunday’s Grand Prix. Perez had a few incidents along the race, including contact with…

F1 | Canadian GP | Race | Max Verstappen masters Montreal to win wild race from Norris and Russell

James O'Connor10 months ago10 months ago012 mins

The Saubers of Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu started from pit lane. They changed to a different rear wing spec as they looked to take advantage of the wet conditions. RUS, VER, NOR, PIA, RIC, ALO, HAM, TSU, STR, ALB, LEC, SAI, SAR, MAG, GAS, PER, HUL, OCO was the final starting grid. 18 drivers…

“There was a discrepancy across the cars” regarding load — Hülkenberg explains F1 Canadian GP difficulties

Anna Elizabeth Krausová10 months ago10 months ago05 mins

Nico Hülkenberg was one of the five cars that got knocked out of Q1 during qualifying in Canada with the lap time of 1:13.978. Originally, he was supposed to start the Sunday race in the penultimate grid spot, but Esteban Ocon’s penalty moved him up to P18. This season so far, the German driver was…

Bottas admits it’s “annoying” to narrowly miss out on Q2 as he starts P17 for F1 Canadian GP

Olivia Pursehouse10 months ago10 months ago03 mins

Valtteri Bottas saw himself exiting qualifying in Q1 for the sixth time in 2024 in Montreal, his best lap only putting him in 17th. The Sauber driver has not made a Q2 session since the Chinese Grand Prix, where he got through to Q3 and qualified in 10th. The Finnish driver felt as though he…

“I just didn’t have grip” — Hamilton baffled by F1 Canadian GP qualifying struggles after having an “easy half a second advantage in FP3”

Syrine Ferchichi10 months ago10 months ago04 mins

Mercedes’ struggles during the first third of the season has been a major talking point, but the Canadian Grand Prix marked a potential turning point for the team. Throughout the practice sessions, particularly in FP3, the W15 displayed an impressive pace, with Lewis Hamilton topping the charts by almost 0.4s from Max Verstappen. At one…

Ocon: “Difficult to go through Q1” when having heavier Alpine F1 car than Gasly by “a couple of kilos”

Anna Elizabeth Krausová10 months ago10 months ago04 mins

Esteban Ocon had disappointing results in qualifying yesterday, getting knocked out in Q1. To make matters worse, even though his lap time of 1:13.435 was enough for P18, the French driver will start the race last because of the five-place grid penalty he got for causing a collision in Monaco. His Alpine teammate Pierre Gasly…

“It hurts a little bit” — Alonso says snap of oversteer cost him shot at F1 Canadian GP pole

Olivia Pursehouse10 months ago10 months ago07 mins

Fernando Alonso found himself two tenths off of pole position, starting 6th for Sunday’s race in Montreal after his Q3 appearance since China. The Spaniard was unable to string together the perfect lap in Q3, much like everyone else in that session, although he still managed to secure 6th, with his homegrown teammate Lance Stroll just…

“The grip was just extremely poor in the first sector” — Leclerc reflects on nightmare F1 Canadian GP qualifying for Ferrari

Syrine Ferchichi10 months ago10 months ago04 mins

After winning the Monaco Grand Prix and demonstrating strong performance since introducing their latest upgrades in Imola, Ferrari was expected to be the favourites at the Canadian Grand Prix. This was anticipated due to the track’s slow corners, kerb riding, which played to Ferrari’s strengths last time out. However, during final practice it became evident…