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2026 Canadian Grand Prix grid | Formula 1
George Russell has taken provisional pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix for Mercedes ahead of Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Lando Norris.
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
Hamilton risks Canadian GP grid penalty for impeding Gasly
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: Russell beats Antonelli and Norris to last-gasp Montreal 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
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
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
Why Wolff must apply a different lesson from 2016 with Antonelli and 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
Antonelli warned by Wolff over radio messages after Russell incident
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff warned Kimi Antonelli to keep his frustrations off team radio after the Italian complained about George Russell’s driving during the Sprint at the Canadian Grand Prix.
Stewards explain why they penalised Hulkenberg but not Hamilton for similar incidents | Formula 1
Lewis Hamilton was not penalised for gaining an advantage by going off the track when racing Oscar Piastri.
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