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…
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…
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…
For the second race in succession Sergio Pérez failed to escape Q1, while in both cases teammate and championship leader Max Verstappen reached Q3. In short, yet another frustrating day in the office for the Mexican, who just extended his contract with Red Bull Racing. Pérez had looked close to teammate Verstappen in FP3 but…
Kevin Magnussen will start today’s Canadian Grand Prix from 14th on the grid, after anticipating the rain in Q2 left him without fresh tyres at the end of the session, as the rain never fully materialised. So when asked whether this was all that was in the car, the Haas-driver could do nothing but agree….
After an impressive performance in qualifying, Lando Norris will be starting Sunday’s race in P3, alongside his McLaren Oscar Piastri in P4. The McLaren driver, whose fastest time in Q3 was just 21 milliseconds off the time by pole-sitter George Russell of Mercedes was asked whether he was frustrated by having missed out on the…
Confirmation came through just before qualifying on Saturday afternoon that Yuki Tsunoda would be staying with RB F1 for the 2025 season. The 24-year-old has had a brilliant to 2024, scoring 19 points and clearly outperforming teammate Daniel Ricciardo to date. The Japanese driver admitted it is a relief to know where he will be…
After an impressive qualifying performance, Daniel Ricciardo will start Sunday’s race in fifth position. The Australian driver who criticised earlier in the weekend by 1997 World Champion, Jacques Villeneuve, was asked whether he was sending a message to the Canadian through his performance. Ricciardo replied that he had not heard Villeneuve’s comments but dismissed the…
Max Verstappen qualified second for the 2024 Canadian GP, setting exactly the same time of a 1:12.000 as George Russell, but the Mercedes driver had set his first and thus kept the first position in what was a very close qualifying session around Montreal. The three-time world champion wasn’t the happiest with the balance of…
George Russell secured his second ever career pole position after coming out on top in a dead heat with Max Verstappen for the fastest time in qualifying – and he believes learnings taken from looking at Lewis Hamilton’s impressive FP3 session were key in helping him on his way to the fastest time. Russell had…
