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Max Verstappen: “Not doable” to stay in F1 if rules aren’t improved for 2027
Max Verstappen says it is “mentally not doable” for him to remain in Formula 1 if the series can’t drastically improve its power unit regulations for 2027, with proposals to move to a 60-40 split between combustion power and electric energy now in jeopardy.As F1 stakeholders try to find ways to improve the flawed 2026 power unit regulations for next year, a proposal has been tabled by the FIA …Keep reading
Jamie Chadwick pinpoints Kimi Antonelli frustration after George Russell Canadian GP pole
Three-time W Series champion and Sky Sports Formula 1 pundit Jamie Chadwick believes Kimi Antonelli will be left feeling frustrated after being narrowly beaten to pole position by his team-mate George Russell during qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix. As the clock ticked down to zero in qualifying at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Antonelli looked set to take pole position for Sunday’s race …Keep reading
Lewis Hamilton risks Canadian GP grid penalty for impeding
Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton is in danger of losing his fifth place in Canadian Grand Prix qualifying for impeding Pierre Gasly.Hamilton is set to face 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 encountered Hamilton – who was on an outlap – on the run down to …Keep reading
F1 Canadian GP: George Russell beats Kimi Antonelli to last-gasp Canada F1 pole
Mercedes driver George Russell claimed pole at the Canadian Grand Prix, outpacing team-mate Kimi Antonelli and reigning Formula 1 world champion Lando Norris in Montreal.Norris led the way in Q3 until the final salvo of laps, with both Mercedes cars struggling to nail a lap until that point, Russell even having to bail out of his first attempt.But in the dying seconds of qualifying …Keep reading
Max Verstappen fires back at Juan Pablo Montoya over F1 suspension claim
Max Verstappen has dismissed recent comments from former Formula 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya after the Colombian suggested the four-time champion should face a race suspension for openly criticising the championship’s new regulations. The comments from Montoya stemmed from a somewhat frosty reception to the new 2026 regulation changes. In the early stages of the season, Verstappen described …Keep reading
How Toto Wolff and Mercedes want to avoid a repeat of 2016 with Kimi Antonelli and George Russell
For once, the conversation in the Gilles Villeneuve paddock was not about batteries or energy management. Instead, the focus was firmly on the on-track action. During the Formula 1 sprint race for the Canadian Grand Prix, the battle between Kimi Antonelli and George Russell flared up for the first time.The young Italian attempted a move around the outside at Turn 1, but was forced onto the …Keep reading
Oliver Bearman points out another shortcoming of F1’s new rules: More meetings
It’s said that meetings are where minutes are kept but hours are lost.One lesser-documented but still painful consequence of the 2026 Formula 1 regulations has been the need to map out exactly how the limited quantity of electrical energy can be deployed and recharged to achieve the so-called ‘optimal lap’. And that, naturally, requires a meeting – albeit, perhaps unusually, a productive …Keep reading
What F1’s driving guidelines say about Russell and Antonelli’s Canada sprint clash
Although Kimi Antonelli believed that he was pushed off the road at Turn 1 by George Russell in their battle for the lead of the Canadian Grand Prix sprint race, the Formula 1 stewards did not see fit to intervene.Russell maintained position on the inside of Turn 1, with Antonelli attempting to make a move around the outside. However, the Italian found his car in a rapidly closing gap and was …Keep reading
“You can’t expect to have a lion in the car and a puppy outside of it” – Mercedes boss defends Kimi Antonelli fury
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
Ralf Schumacher: Kimi Antonelli’s Canada radio outburst a “step too far” but shows champion material
Former Formula 1 driver and Sky Sports Germany analyst Ralf Schumacher has branded Kimi Antonelli’s Canadian Grand Prix sprint race radio outburst as “one step too far”, but insists that such fiery behaviour is essential for a future world champion.Antonelli argued that his Mercedes team-mate George Russell had forced him off the track as the Italian attempted an overtake around the outside on …Keep reading
Annoyed Kimi Antonelli demands “clarity” over robust George Russell defence in Canada F1 sprint
Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli wants his team to provide further “clarity” over its rules of engagement after a tense battle with George Russell in the Canadian Grand Prix sprint left him upset at his team-mate.Starting from the front row, poleman Russell and second-placed Antonelli fought out a close battle in the opening stages of the 23-lap sprint when the pair came to blows at Montreal’s …Keep reading
Martin Brundle delivers verdict on tense George Russell and Kimi Antonelli Canadian GP sprint battle
Sky Sports Formula 1 analyst Martin Brundle has explained why he wouldn’t give George Russell a penalty after the dramatic Mercedes intra-team battle during the Canadian Grand Prix sprint race.Russell secured a hard-fought victory in the Montreal sprint, but the main talking point after the race was his tense battle with his team-mate Kimi Antonelli. The Italian driver was left fuming on …Keep reading