Russell will start ahead of Verstappen, despite the dead heat, and McLaren’s Lando Norris after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.Canadian Grand Prix grid: Russell on pole from VerstappenContinue Reading
The Briton set his best lap of Q3 in the opening runs, posting a 1m12.000s to lay down a benchmark for the final runs at the end of the session. He was joined in the top two by Lewis Hamilton after those opening laps, but fresh tyres at the endContinue Reading
With Sergio Perez signing a new deal at Red Bull alongside Max Verstappen, Tsunoda saw his slim chances of being promoted to the main team vanish, and the Japanese driver was widely expected to remain at RB instead.The Anglo-Italian outfit has now confirmed it has taken up the option toContinue Reading
The weekend’s first wholly dry session produced a clamour to log mileage on the medium tyre, where Sergio Perez and Pierre Gasly logged the first benchmarks before an unwelcome hiatus in the running emerged.Zhou Guanyu produced the second red flag of the weekend with a spin at Turn 2, losingContinue Reading
In the wake of the FIA issuing its outline plans for the 2026 rules revamp earlier this week, a number of teams have expressed fears about numerous aspects of what is on the table.Some of the worries surround the performance of the cars and their lack of downforce, with earlyContinue Reading
Mercedes introduced a revised front suspension wishbone to link up with the new front wing it ran in Monaco, which featured a more conventional upper element design compared to its detached, short-chord top plane it began the season with.Wet weather had affected both sessions and limited the amount that MercedesContinue Reading
Friday’s first practice session effectively only lasted 39 minutes as track workers needed to drain the circuit of standing water following an intense hailstorm.After some intermediate tyre running a dry line formed just in time for a late batch of soft tyre laps, while FP2 started on slicks on aContinue Reading
The Dutchman was forced out of FP2 in Montreal after an issue with the energy recovery system on his Red Bull car early in the session.Although the lack of running was not ideal when there was only limited opportunity for clear laps thanks to the weather, Verstappen said that chasingContinue Reading
The German manufacturer has been struggling with a car that does not perform consistently well across both high- and low-speed corners.The team has found that if it improves its speed in one type of turn, then the other suffers. So, for example, a good set-up to eradicate low-speed understeer would resultContinue Reading
Heavy rainfall punctuated Friday’s Formula 1 free practice sessions at the Canadian Grand Prix, yielding a little over half an hour of dry running across the day.Severe thunderstorm warnings accompanied the weather forecasts in Montreal and, although predicted high winds did not whip up a frenzy around the Circuit GillesContinue Reading