Mercedes has brought its first major upgrade package of the 2026 F1 season to the Canadian Grand Prix, while McLaren has launched the second stage of its two-part upgrade plan.Mercedes has won every grand prix thus far, but has seen McLaren make inroads on its performance lead when the papaya squad introduced the first half of its two-phase upgrade package in Miami.McLaren has now …Keep reading
Also in Saturday’s edition of the ApexF1News round-up, Formula 1 teams are discussing a plan to shorten grands prix in 2027.
After qualifying 14th for the Canadian Grand Prix, Pierre Gasly looked in for a difficult afternoon in Montreal. But the Frenchman put in a strong drive to climb into the points on Sunday and finish eighth, which he was quick to call “damage limitation.”
Charles Leclerc admits that the build-up to the Canadian Grand Prix has so far been the “worst weekend of my career”, with the Ferrari driver set to start Sunday’s race from P8.
The weekend provided an all you can eat feast for motorsport fans with Supercars, Formula 1, IndyCar and NASCAR all in action. The post POLL: Who impressed you most in mega motorsport weekend? appeared first on ApexF1News.com.
Max Verstappen successfully got his car through to the final stage of top qualifying ahead of the Nurburgring 24 Hours.
Dani Juncadella finished fourth on behalf of Team Verstappen in qualifying for the Nürburgring 24 Hours. The #84 Lamborghini took pole position.
Oscar Piastri says McLaren “looked like idiots” after the team’s gamble on intermediate tyres backfired spectacularly in a disastrous Canadian Grand Prix that ended with both cars outside the points. The post ‘Looked like idiots’: Piastri reacts to McLaren’s Canada disaster appeared first on ApexF1News.com.
It was one of the most dramatic days in the modern F1 era and still holds a place in today’s record books!
Lewis Hamilton said his best result for Ferrari to date was a result of the changes the team has made for him since he joined at the beginning of last year.