Carlos Sainz has taken the overall lead of the 2018 Dakar rally thanks to back-to-back stage wins coupled with Peugeot team-mate Stephane Peterhansel’s lengthy stop with a broken left-rear suspension.
As a result, Sainz now holds a huge advantage over nearest challenger Toyota’s Nasser Al-Attiyah who has been promoted into second place but trails the leader by 1hr 11m29s.
Max Verstappen believes Red Bull “can do better” despite the Dutchman taking his first podium of the season during the Canadian Grand Prix, calling his third-place finish “a great result”.
Lewis Hamilton avoided a penalty for impeding Pierre Gasly in qualifying after Alpine agreed he was not held up by the Ferrari driver.
Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar both complained about the ride of the Red Bull RB22 in Sprint Qualifying ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix, with the former stating “my feet were flying off the pedals”.
Max Verstappen successfully got his car through to the final stage of top qualifying ahead of the Nurburgring 24 Hours.
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Pictures from qualifying day for the 2026 Canadian Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
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Charles Leclerc urged Ferrari to “complain” about his rivals’ behaviour on their cool-down laps after qualifying for the sprint race in Montreal.
Alexander Albon was forced to miss sprint qualifying at the Canadian Grand Prix after a bizarre collision with a groundhog during the opening practice session caused major damage to his Williams. The post Albon absent from F1 sprint qualifying after hitting groundhog appeared first on ApexF1News.com.