Canadian GP

Join us as we delve into the new and interesting technical features on display up and down the pitlane as teams prepare for the Canadian Grand Prix, ...

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Max Verstappen will start Monday's (4am AEST) Canadian Grand Prix from pole position after a wet and wild qualifying in Montreal. The Red Bull ace was 0.645 ...

In a frantic finale, Verstappen pipped Alonso at the top while Bottas of Alfa Romeo, Albon, Perez, McLaren’s Lando Norris and Leclerc missed the cut. The session resumed with nine minutes remaining, a wider dry line and everyone on intermediates except Leclerc who remained in the pits, knowing he will start Sunday’s race from the back of the grid after taking a new power unit. Perez’s crash prompted a red flag to halt the action, wrecking his hopes of beating Verstappen in qualifying for a third consecutive weekend to boost his title bid. The 40-year-old Alonso put in a dazzling late lap to delight the crowd and outpace Sainz who qualified third ahead of a reinvigorated Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes. Ricciardo was ninth for McLaren ahead of Guanyu of Alfa Romeo, the Chinese driver reaching the top ten for the first time on a day of the unexpected. Verstappen’s pole ends a run of four in a row by title rival Leclerc who starts the race from the back of the grid.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen beat Fernando Alonso to pole position in qualifying for Formula 1's 2022 Canadian Grand Prix, with Carlos Sainz third for Ferrari.

Gasly only briefly went off track but by not staying to the left of the bollard in the runoff ahead of the short straight down to the hairpin, he did not follow the race directors’ instructions and so will face a post-session investigation. By not setting a time after the red flag, Norris’ banker lap from the start of Q2 left him 14th and behind Perez’s best time from before his off, with Leclerc not taking any part in the middle segment and so being knocked out in 15th ahead of his pre-race grid drop. Although his car did not appear to be massively damaged, Perez took a long time to engage reverse and when he did he was unable to move backwards as his nose was buried in the barriers so was instructed to switch off his engine, with the barriers then needing to be rearranged once his car had been craned away minus its front wing.

Fernando Alonso set the fastest time in an intriguing wet final practice session at the Canadian GP, ahead of what promises to be a thrilling qualifying in ...

9) Max Verstappen 7) George Russell 5) Daniel Ricciardo 3) Sebastian Vettel 2) Pierre Gasly 1) Fernando Alonso

Charles Leclerc will start from the back of the grid in Formula 1's Canadian Grand Prix after electing to take new power unit components.

So in this, we find a confidence," he told Motorsport.com. While Leclerc has been disappointed with the recent slump in form, he says that the promising pace of the car, which has been fastest overall recently over a single lap, gives him encouragement for the future. In Spain, the issue meant that he lost a turbo and MGU-H, while the failure in Baku ensured that the power unit was beyond repair.

Max Verstappen and Fernando Alonso will share the front row for the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix. Verstappen dominated qualifying to take his second pole ...

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Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Saturday 18 June. Hear from McLaren Formula 1 drivers Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo, and Team Principal Andreas Seidl after ...

Our aim will be to progress and score good points with both cars." Unfortunately, we lost Lando early in Q2 with a power unit issue that prevented him setting a time – we are still investigating the cause. It’s a lot of laps, a track you can overtake on, and race on, so we’ll do our best to try to gain some positions and at least get into the points." So I didn’t get a shot at trying to get into Q3, which is frustrating – but we’ll try to fix the problem and go into tomorrow. Weirdly, I felt a bit more competitive in the wetter conditions, and then as it dried, trying to use the rears, we struggled maybe a little bit more to lean on the tyre. There’s maybe a few cars out of position as well, and you never know how that could sway the race.

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc will start 19th in Montreal because of power unit penalties, while Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton are fourth and second.

Pierre Gasly was in 16th while his AlphaTauri teammate Yuki Tsunoda was in 20th, his place at the back of the grid cemented with a grid penalty for taking new power unit elements. Reverting to a previous setup has worked and he was pleased with the performance and may be in with a shot of a podium but is more than aware Mercedes remain on the back foot. Verstappen put himself in the best possible position to expand it further with a mighty performance. Verstappen now holds a 21-point lead over Pérez and a full 34 points over Leclerc. The gap to Leclerc is the one that counts and it is becoming a chasm. He has four wins from the previous five races while Leclerc has suffered two DNFs and a Ferrari strategic meltdown in Monaco in the last three. Certainly Verstappen’s lap was a magnificent performance for pole but Alonso, at 40, 16 years senior to the Dutchman, also delivered a masterclass, an object lesson when a wet track proved the great leveller over car performance.

Max Verstappen says switching to slicks late in 2022 Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix qualifying was “never on” for Red Bull, viewing it as too much of a ...

“As soon as it started to dry out, then the tyres started to work finally a little bit and it was fun to drive.” “The tyre grip was not perfect and so you just tried to not kill the front tyres in the beginning of the lap, basically, and make sure that towards the end of the lap you still had that little edge on the front too make sure that the car turns.” “But the other places on the track it was quite dry, so also to manage your inter over a lap was quite a handful."

Alpine's Fernando Alonso has topped third and final free practice for the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix as rain disrupted preparations for qualifying.

Schumacher and the second Williams of Nicholas Latifi languished down in 18th and 19th. Hamilton had another difficult session in 15th, followed by the Williams of Alex Albon and the AlphaTauri of Tsunoda. The Alfa Romeos were next with Bottas and Zhou Guanyu in 11th and 12th, with Lance Stroll further back in 13th and Magnussen 14th. Magnussen caused the most noteworthy incident of the session by going straight on in Turn 1 and then crossing the track, narrowly keeping his Haas out of the TecPro barriers while forcing Russell to take avoiding action. The cars from Red Bull and Mercedes joined the fray after halfway - Mercedes without the double stay on the floor after murmurings of rival protests - although the Red Bulls initially didn't set laptimes. At the start of the session on a soaked Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, the four cars from Haas and Alfa Romeo gingerly headed out for exploratory laps on extreme wets, soon joined by Ferrari pair Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz.

The first race in Canada since 2019 has been set-up beautifully by a dramatic qualifying session, and there are plenty of drivers out of position, ...

It’s more likely to be an issue earlier in the race than later, as grip levels start to increase from more rubber being put down on track and the fuel load burning off. The upside is a long first stint that will ensure clear air once other cars make their pit stops, allowing the likes of Perez and Leclerc to unleash their true pace if they are struggling in traffic. This would give good traction off the line and on the opening lap – especially important in Canada – and a performance advantage over one lap in the first part of the race. For these two cars that have a performance advantage over most of those ahead of them, starting on the hard compound is a realistic option. After the fully wet Saturday, the race is looking set fair with a forecast of temperatures around 20C, which is nearly double what was seen during qualifying. The most likely choice for those at the front is to start the race on the medium tyre, as it has good life but doesn’t give up too much in performance terms on the opening lap.

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton will take fourth on the grid, with Haas duo Kevin Magnussen and Mick Schumacher sharing the third row. When is the F1 Canadian ...

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Reigning world champion Max Verstappen is expecting a “good battle” with rivals Ferrari in the fight for victory in the Canadian Grand Prix after he secured ...

“I was trying to put temperature into the tyres. “You had to be calm and make sure you were progressing through qualifying, and that’s what we did. The car was also working really well when the track was becoming drier.”

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Fernando Alonso says he needed to go “all in” for his final qualifying lap at the Canadian Grand Prix which yielded his first front-row start in Formula 1 ...

I wanted to put in a good lap and everything was fine.” “You really had to adapt really fast to those new conditions that you were facing, so it seems we had the right confidence in the car, a good set-up, so I think it is down to the team 50% and then 50% down to the driver. “You went through each lap and you improved by a second so it was completely unexpected, the grip that you would get, on the following corner, so you have to guess and you have to go for it.

A combination of a wet qualifying session and Charles Leclerc's engine woes saw the usual pecking order change, with the Ferrari driver starting from the back ...

George's way just happened to be a lot better, so the car didn't feel that great through the session, so I think tomorrow it should be in a much better position." "So hopefully I can try to hold position at least." "I think we learned quite a lot on the long run, which is positive for tomorrow," Leclerc said. "P3 is still a good position to start and we can get to the top. "Hopefully I am able to recover and get into strong points," Perez said after qualifying. After four successive pole positions before this weekend failed to yield any victories, he will hope starting from the other end of the grid can bring him some much-needed fortune.

Round 9 of the 2022 season comes from Montreal, Canada · Max Verstappen starts on pole for Red Bull, alongside Fernando Alonso · Charles Leclerc starts 19th after ...

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Alongside Verstappen in the front row will be Fernando Alonso, 40 years young, who rolled back the years in qualifying, jinxing around a wet track and power-sliding his Alpine out of the last corner to cap a majestic lap. A frankly ludicrous 80-point swing over the last five races has taken Verstappen to the top of the leaderboard, where he is joined by teammate Sergio Perez. And at the start line in Montreal, Leclerc will be watching Verstappen through a sea of traffic having been consigned to the back of the grid and penalised for using too many power-unit components. “So it seems that we had the right confidence in the car, and a good set-up. Here we are, best position for the start, and the target is still to get into the points with both cars today. But two months is a long time in Formula One, as the saying doesn’t go, and poor Leclerc goes into today’s Canadian GP having to treat it as a damage-limitation exercise for his title hopes. And the Spaniard has made no secret of disguising his plans for today. The rain has gone, so have the clouds and the cooler temperatures. “I let them down today unfortunately.” With he and Leclerc starting down the field, and Mercedes still yet to overcome their aerodynamical headaches, could Alonso steal a rare podium finish? “It was not a normal qualifying or not a normal day,” he said. Hopefully he’s sensible we’ve just got to get stuck in, and for Checo likewise.” Lap 1/70: And we’re away! Schumacher is having a tough old time of it, now passed by Russell.

Max Verstappen enjoyed a perfect getaway from pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix, quickly establishing a healthy lead over Fernando Alonso.

Max Verstappen held off severe late pressure from Carlos Sainz to win Formula 1's 2022 Canadian Grand Prix following a late safety car disruption, ...

Russell was a gainer under the second VSC and was homing in on Hamilton before the leading Mercedes pitted after Verstappen blasted by, after which Russell was also given a second stop and so ran behind his teammate to the finish, with neither coming in under the safety car. Sainz locking up at the hairpin on the final lap meant Verstappen was able to scamper to a final winning margin of 0.9s, with Hamilton completing the podium having been quickly dropped by the leaders after the safety car restart. Lap after lap the Ferrari used its DRS to close in on the long final and pit straights, but Verstappen was able to stay ahead thanks to his excellent traction out of the hairpin and final chicane. Ferrari called Sainz in and he was able to take fresh hards and re-joined just behind Verstappen, which set up a 14-lap chase to the finish once the race resumed at the start of lap 56 after the AlphaTauri had been craned away. Like in the very early stages, Sainz used DRS to blast by Alonso on the run to the final corners on lap 22, which left him with a 9.4s deficit to Verstappen, while Hamilton soon followed the Ferrari past Alonso to run a distant third behind the leaders. As Verstappen consolidated his lead, which was 1.0s at the end of lap 1 of 70, Sainz took until the end of lap three to pass Alonso – using DRS to get by on the approach to the final corners.

Max Verstappen held off Carlos Sainz in a thrilling battle to claim the first Canadian GP victory of his career in an action-packed race in Montreal.

With Verstappen closing, Sainz was desperate for another opportunity to change his tyres, and it came as Yuki Tsunoda crashed at Turn 2, this time bringing out a full Safety Car as he struck the barrier. Leclerc paid a particularly high price as a slow stop saw him come out behind a DRS train of midfield cars, all but ending his hopes of catching the Mercedes cars. Lewis Hamilton managed to find some pace - in a Mercedes he described as "undriveable" on Friday - to claim a first podium since the opening race of the season, while his team-mate George Russell followed in fourth.

Max Verstappen won a pulsating Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal on Sunday, after a tense duel to the finish line with Ferrari's Carlos Sainz.

Sainz led by 10s with 25 laps to go. Haas then lost its second car from the points when Mick Schumacher pulled off at Lap 19 in the same spot as Perez, causing another VSC that Russell pitted under. On fresh hards, Hamilton passed Ocon for fifth. Hamilton also stopped, giving up spots to Russell and Esteban Ocon (Alpine) as he rejoined in sixth. He pitted from sixth at the end of Lap 8 for a new front wing. 1

The Red Bull driver has moved 46 points clear in the drivers championship as Carlos Sainz came close second and Hamilton rounded off the podium.

He took his second stop on lap 44 and Sainz now led with Ferrari looking to pull off a one-stop, with a nine-second lead to Verstappen. It left a sprint to the finish between the two on similar rubber. Pit stops ensued after an early virtual safety car when Sergio Pérez pulled off track after a gearbox problem on lap nine, with Verstappen and Hamilton stopping but Ferrari leaving Sainz out to inherit the lead. Yet it was Verstappen who had shown the field how hard it will be to catch him this season. The seven-time champion’s broad smile and pleasure in having a decent ride beneath him was palpable, clearly reinvigorated by genuinely feeling he was part of the fight. Max Verstappen had long promised that given the tools he was more than capable of delivering a world championship.

Max Verstappen claimed his fifth win in the last six races at the 2022 Canadian Grand Prix, withstanding a late onslaught from Ferrari's Carlos Sainz, ...

What will the 2022 British Grand Prix serve up, as the drivers get set to tackle the fast, flowing track in Formula 1’s new breed of machines. F1 is back in two weeks’ time, as we head to British Grand Prix at Silverstone, the venue that hosted the very first Grand Prix 72 years ago. After starting fifth, Magnussen had been unable to recover from that early pit stop that ruined Haas’s chance of taking points – the team having now not done so since Imola. So, yeah, the last few laps were a lot of fun!” Fernando Alonso told the media after his fantastic P2 in qualifying yesterday that he wanted to lead the opening lap of the race. Sainz had scented blood, though, and lap after lap he parried against his former Toro Rosso team mate. Green-flag racing got under way again on Lap 55, Verstappen having weaved all the way down the back straight right up until Turn 13 before bolting away. Tsunoda was called into the pits on Lap 47. Verstappen, his lead having been trimmed to around 6s over Sainz, was sounding edgy about his rubber. Behind, an exciting battle was brewing between Stroll, Zhou, Tsunoda and the recovering Ricciardo scrapping over P9. Tyre degradation was now the buzzword. A perfect day for racing, in short.

Max Verstappen held off severe late pressure from Carlos Sainz to win Formula 1's 2022 Canadian Grand Prix following a late safety car disruption, ...

Russell was a gainer under the second VSC and was homing in on Hamilton before the leading Mercedes pitted after Verstappen blasted by, after which Russell was also given a second stop and so ran behind his teammate to the finish, with neither coming in under the safety car. Sainz locking up at the hairpin on the final lap meant Verstappen was able to scamper to a final winning margin of 0.9s, with Hamilton completing the podium having been quickly dropped by the leaders after the safety car restart. Lap after lap the Ferrari used its DRS to close in on the long final and pit straights, but Verstappen was able to stay ahead thanks to his excellent traction out of the hairpin and final chicane. Ferrari called Sainz in and he was able to take fresh hards and re-joined just behind Verstappen, which set up a 14-lap chase to the finish once the race resumed at the start of lap 56 after the AlphaTauri had been craned away. Like in the very early stages, Sainz used DRS to blast by Alonso on the run to the final corners on lap 22, which left him with a 9.4s deficit to Verstappen, while Hamilton soon followed the Ferrari past Alonso to run a distant third behind the leaders. As Verstappen consolidated his lead, which was 1.0s at the end of lap 1 of 70, Sainz took until the end of lap three to pass Alonso – using DRS to get by on the approach to the final corners.

After showing signs of promise last weekend, Daniel Ricciardo came back to earth with a race to forget at the Canadian Grand Prix on Monday morning (AEST).

9. Fernando Alonso (Alpine) 6. Esteban Ocon (Alpine) 5. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 4. George Russell (Mercedes) 3. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 2. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)

Max Verstappen won a pulsating Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal on Sunday, after a tense duel to the finish line with Ferrari's Carlos Sainz.

Sainz led by 10s with 25 laps to go. Haas then lost its second car from the points when Mick Schumacher pulled off at Lap 19 in the same spot as Perez, causing another VSC that Russell pitted under. On fresh hards, Hamilton passed Ocon for fifth. Hamilton also stopped, giving up spots to Russell and Esteban Ocon (Alpine) as he rejoined in sixth. He pitted from sixth at the end of Lap 8 for a new front wing. 1