F1 Canadian Grand Prix
Why Lewis Hamilton now has everything in the right place at Ferrari
After he took his best-ever grand prix result with Ferrari, it felt like a weight had fallen off Lewis Hamilton’s shoulders. Hamilton took second at Montreal’s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve after an entertaining, race-long battle with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, hounding the Dutchman for laps before making the pass into Turn 1 on lap 62.But beyond the headline result, what was even more …Keep reading
How Charles Leclerc will recover from “most difficult weekend” of F1 career
Charles Leclerc will use Ferrari team-mate Lewis Hamilton’s data from the Canadian Grand Prix to find answers for “the most difficult weekend” of his Formula 1 career.Although the 28-year-old took a solid points haul with fourth on Sunday, Leclerc was consistently off the pace as he finished over 30 seconds behind runner-up Hamilton.It was only through George Russell’s retirement …Keep reading
Max Verstappen laughs at McLaren’s failed strategy gamble
Max Verstappen poked fun at McLaren’s decision to start the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix on the intermediate compound as that strategic call immediately backfired.The reigning championship-winning squad was the only frontrunner to start Sunday’s race on a non-slick tyre with the Montreal surface being slippery under cloudy conditions leading into it.But much to McLaren’s dismay the …Keep reading
Alpine continues quest to fix Pierre Gasly’s mystifying car issues
Eighth place in Canada continues a welcome trend for Pierre Gasly and the Alpine Formula 1 team, which took a huge step forward in 2026.But, in a race marked by high attrition, the Frenchman’s latest points finish did mask that the underlying issues that have hampered him over the past two weekends are still present.Gasly has been one of the standout performers of the opening rounds of …Keep reading
‘Not sure we had that pace’ – Were Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen out of reach for McLaren?
While Lando Norris had a front-row seat to the Mercedes battle between George Russell and Kimi Antonelli in the Canadian Grand Prix sprint and eventually finished second, the main race of the Formula 1 weekend painted a very different picture.Starting from the second row of the grid, McLaren appeared to be in a strong position to challenge Mercedes again, but everything went wrong for the …Keep reading
2026 F1 championship standings: Antonelli grows points lead over Russell in Canada
By winning the Canadian Grand Prix while his team-mate George Russell retired due to an engine failure, Kimi Antonelli secured a decisive 25-0 victory. Already leading the championship, the Italian — who claimed his fourth consecutive win this season (and of his career) — extended his lead to 43 points over Russell. See also: Formula 1F1 Canadian GP: Kimi Antonelli lands F1 …Keep reading
George Russell retires from F1 Canadian GP lead as Kimi Antonelli takes fourth straight win
Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli has deepened his championship lead on team-mate George Russell by winning the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix, while Russell retired with mechanical issues.Russell was leading the race after an intense fight with Antonelli, including a glancing blow at the final chicane, when his Mercedes suffered a power unit failure on lap 30. After parking up at Turn 9, Russell …Keep reading
Update: Lewis Hamilton avoids Canadian GP grid penalty for impeding
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has been cleared of allegedly impeding Pierre Gasly in Canadian Grand Prix qualifying, which means the Ferrari driver retains his fifth place on the starting grid.Hamilton made a trip to the FIA race stewards one hour after qualifying for allegedly blocking Alpine driver Gasly at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. On his first flying lap in Q1, Gasly …Keep reading
Mercedes boss defends Kimi Antonelli’s fury following F1 sprint clash with George Russell
The Formula 1 sprint in Canada began aggressively enough, as polesitter George Russell pulled up on the grid with his Mercedes angled aggressively to cut off any challenge from team-mate Kimi Antonelli at launch.But this was nothing compared with the events of lap six, when Antonelli tried to pass around the outside into Turn 1, only to be given no room at all – and indeed a tap of …Keep reading
Jacques Villeneuve warns Kimi Antonelli not to ‘believe his own hype’ amid F1 title battle
1997 Formula 1 champion Jacques Villeneuve has warned Kimi Antonelli against buying into his own hype and to keep his cool in his first championship battle. The Italian driver, who is in his second season of F1, currently tops the championship with a 43-point lead over his Mercedes team-mate George Russell in second. Speaking on the F1 post-race show following the tense Canadian Grand …Keep reading
Mercedes knows it may have to turn George Russell-Kimi Antonelli fight “down a notch”
George Russell and Kimi Antonelli delivered their first proper wheel-to-wheel battles over the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix weekend, starting with a fraught sprint race battle which left Antonelli frustrated by Russell’s stout defending and prompted talks to clarify the team’s rules of engagement.Their battle resumed on Sunday in the grand prix until Russell disappeared on lap 30 with …Keep reading
What the international media are saying about the F1 Canadian GP
The Guardian: “Mercedes duel a textbook example of racing”Just as in Saturday’s sprint race, Mercedes drivers George Russell and Kimi Antonelli drew attention with an intense intra-team battle. The two came close to colliding several times and were urged to calm down, although that warning became unnecessary midway through the race when Russell retired with car trouble.The Guardian …Keep reading