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
“Max Verstappen won the 2026 Formula 1 Bahrain Grand Prix after using his +0.5 MJs on his final lap and deploying his MOM [manual override mode].”Is this the frightful prospect that F1 fans could be faced with, judging by the proposed regulations for 2026?The release, which FIA Single Seater TechnicalContinue Reading
On a mixed opening day in Montreal, rain showers hit both practice sessions to produce a shaken-up order, with Aston Martin’s Alonso taking the top spot in FP2 ahead of Mercedes driver George Russell.Lance Stroll completed an encouraging day for Aston Martin in third, with Monaco GP winner Charles LeclercContinue Reading
The Aston Martin driver spent the majority of the session atop the order with only token interruptions from other drivers, as he found increasing grip despite a light sprinkling of early rain.In the wake of the hailstorm and downpour that affected FP1, and expected further precipitation predicted by the weatherContinue Reading