Canadian Grand Prix

Daniel Ricciardo has another great opportunity to score points in Formula 1 after a rain-affected qualifying led to a surprise grid for Monday's Canadian ...

Red Bull's Sergio Perez missed out on the top 10 after crashing in the second qualifying run, while a grid-place penalty for a new engine has Ferrari's Charles Leclerc starting 19th. It is the first time the Spaniard, who won the world championship in 2005 and 2006, has qualified on the front row in 10 years. - Daniel Ricciardo was consistent in tough conditions during qualifying in Montreal

A combination of a wet qualifying session and Charles Leclerc's engine woes saw the usual pecking order change, with the Ferrari driver starting from the back ...

George's way just happened to be a lot better, so the car didn't feel that great through the session, so I think tomorrow it should be in a much better position." "So hopefully I can try to hold position at least." "I think we learned quite a lot on the long run, which is positive for tomorrow," Leclerc said. "P3 is still a good position to start and we can get to the top. "Hopefully I am able to recover and get into strong points," Perez said after qualifying. After four successive pole positions before this weekend failed to yield any victories, he will hope starting from the other end of the grid can bring him some much-needed fortune.

The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve hosts the Canadian Grand Prix, with Fernando Alonso in P2 and Lewis Hamilton in P4.

Mercedes have been struggling after transitioning to F1’s new set of technical regulations, which have undergone their biggest revision in a generation. Mercedes have been struggling after transitioning to F1’s new set of technical regulations, which have undergone their biggest revision in a generation. To be on the front row together with Fernando; I used to look at F1 as a little kid, seeing Fernando being up there and winning his races and championships and putting it on pole. All ten F1 teams are limited to an annual budget of $140m to run their 2022 season, comprising costs spent in every area including car parts, staff salaries, and shipping. Max Verstappen looks to emphasise his dominance from pole position at today’s Canadian Grand Prix with the testing conditions throwing another interesting wrinkle as he targets a second world championship. And then after that, they can go and they can fight - but it will be nice, sweet to lead the race.” While Verstappen added: “Fernando is getting a little bit old, but he’s still very fast,” Verstappen said. I think it’s a case of force majeure. So to be sharing the front row is a nice thing.” Follow all the latest updates as we build towards this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix: “The way you design your car is within your control,” Horner told Sky Sports F1 after practice for the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal. “You are in control of your own destiny. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. It’s not about income, it’s about this one-off effect of inflation that effects people.” Do not expect Alonso to play it safe from the start today, which makes for a fascinating prospect when lights go out: “The goal is to lead the race in lap one.

RED BULL supremo Christian Horner took the time out of his day for an admirer who was seemingly at the Canadian Grand Prix for one reason only.

Horner may well have revved into the lead in more ways than one, however, as his success has transcended the track. Wife Geri Horner (formerly Halliwell, otherwise known as 'Ginger Spice') may not look so happily on her husband cosying up to 'horny' fans, however. Neither Verstappen nor Perez managed to complete this year's curtain-raiser in Bahrain, which forced Red Bull into some early changes.

After taking a dominant F1 pole position in Montreal, can anything stop Max Verstappen from winning his sixth grand prix of the year?

After a promising start to the season with Magnussen finishing fifth, the season has tailed off for Haas, slipping to eighth in the constructors’ championship, level with Aston Martin. "So, of course, [I'm] super happy with that, to get pole position here and also, to be back here in Montreal, it's been a while, and it's great to see all the fans." Leclerc didn’t participate in Q2 as he was going to start from the back of the grid irrespective of where he qualified after taking new power unit components following his most recent retirement in Baku. Max Verstappen stormed to the 15th pole position of his F1 career with a dominant performance in qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix. Both drivers were knocked out in Q2 with Perez set to start from 13th while Leclerc will have to race from the back row. After taking a dominant F1 pole position in Montreal, can anything stop Max Verstappen from winning his sixth grand prix of the year?

It's the day of the Canadian Grand Prix (7pm start UK time) and there's plenty going on in the world of Formula One while we wait for lights out in Montreal ...

So hopefully, that's not going to be something determined from racing longer, but time will tell." I know he starts very well you know, so I have to be ready." Carlos Sainz, Leclerc's Ferrari team-mate, is sandwiched between the pair as he looks to build some momentum again. The Mercedes driver said "only time will tell" if the bouncing of his car will play a factor in his decision to remain or leave the sport. Ferrari suffered a double DNF in Baku last time out and so Charles Leclerc has dropped 13 points behind Perez. But Mercedes are arguing that it is in the interests of driver safety to make alterations to prevent long-term health problems caused by the shaking of the brain and spine.

The record for the fastest lap belongs to Valtteri Bottas who clocked 1:13.078 on his 69th lap of the 2019 race when he was still with Mercedes. While a ...

Needless to say, the racing landscape has changed a bit since then. It’s been on hold since then because of the coronavirus pandemic. Formula One returns to Montreal, Canada this weekend for the latest race.

Due to the rained out qualifying session for the Canadian Grand Prix, the Formula One teams have a lot of tires left over for the race.

Starting from the medium tire is preferred, but the difference with starting from the soft tire is minimal according to the Italian tire supplier. Due to the dry conditions, Pirelli expects a race with one pit stop to be the fastest option. This requires careful thought during practice to ensure that the right sets of tires are left for the race.

From race schedules to streaming options, here are all your 2022 F1 racing questions answered.

Sling TV's $35 Orange plan might be a good choice for F1 fans who are primarily looking to just watch the races on Sundays. This plan is one of the cheapest ways to get access to ESPN and ESPN 2. Users will still be able to view all F1 onboard cameras, along with full replays of F1, F2, F3 and Porsche Supercup. It also includes the historic race archive. Hulu Plus Live TV is a little more expensive than YouTube TV, but it also offers all the channels you need to watch every second of race weekend. Teams need both strategy and skill to compete against some of the best minds in motorsports. Sling TV lacks ABC, which could be a problem for fans hoping to catch the F1 races in North America. The length of the races also varies, with some, like the Indianapolis 500, lasting 500 laps and taking over three hours to complete. Teams can field more than two cars, meaning that the amount of drivers on the grid fluctuates from race to race. Each driver needs to use two different tires in the race, so a pit stop is mandatory, though cars are not allowed to refuel. In contrast, the cars featured in IndyCar are more standardized. The entire race weekend, including practice sessions and qualifying, will be shown in the US on ESPN's family of television networks. We've broken down everything you need to know in order to stream F1 races this season. F1 racing returns to North America this week for the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal. During yesterday's qualifying races, Max Verstappen secured his dominance by finishing over half a second faster than his competitors.

How to watch the 2022 Canadian Grand Prix from where you are in the world – plus all the best free F1 streams, expert analysis, qualifying news and more.

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Round 9 of the 2022 season comes from Montreal, Canada · Max Verstappen starts on pole for Red Bull, alongside Fernando Alonso · Charles Leclerc starts 19th after ...

The Canadian GP returns to the calendar for the first time in three years. Join Alex Hess.

Alongside Verstappen in the front row will be Fernando Alonso, 40 years young, who rolled back the years in qualifying, jinxing around a wet track and power-sliding his Alpine out of the last corner to cap a majestic lap. A frankly ludicrous 80-point swing over the last five races has taken Verstappen to the top of the leaderboard, where he is joined by teammate Sergio Perez. And at the start line in Montreal, Leclerc will be watching Verstappen through a sea of traffic having been consigned to the back of the grid and penalised for using too many power-unit components. “So it seems that we had the right confidence in the car, and a good set-up. Here we are, best position for the start, and the target is still to get into the points with both cars today. But two months is a long time in Formula One, as the saying doesn’t go, and poor Leclerc goes into today’s Canadian GP having to treat it as a damage-limitation exercise for his title hopes. And the Spaniard has made no secret of disguising his plans for today. The rain has gone, so have the clouds and the cooler temperatures. “I let them down today unfortunately.” With he and Leclerc starting down the field, and Mercedes still yet to overcome their aerodynamical headaches, could Alonso steal a rare podium finish? “It was not a normal qualifying or not a normal day,” he said. Hopefully he’s sensible we’ve just got to get stuck in, and for Checo likewise.” Lap 1/70: And we’re away! Schumacher is having a tough old time of it, now passed by Russell.

Max Verstappen is already two seconds ahead of Fernando Alonso, who was a little slow to react when the five red lights went out. Replays show that Kevin ...

Meanwhile, today's race will provide Lewis Hamilton with a golden opportunity to claim his second podium finish of the year if he is able to keep it together over the course of the 70-lap contest. "I'll attack Max on the first corner," he said with a wink. "Of course Fernando is getting a little bit old, but he is still very fast. Verstappen currently leads Sergio Perez by a margin of 21 points and will be hoping to pull clear of his Red Bull team-mate, who crashed out in Q2 to qualify in 13th place, by claiming yet another victory in Montreal this afternoon. Lewis Hamilton is also likely to be in the mix for a podium finish after putting his Mercedes car in fourth place, just behind the Ferrari of Carlos Sainz in third. Max Verstappen will line up on pole position at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve and will be looking to maintain his impressive form with yet another victory when the chequered flag drops at the end of the race. Fernando Alonso was undoubtedly the driver of the day, though, after earning a surprise front-row start for Alpine with a hugely impressive lap tin the wet to pip the likes of Carlos Sainz and Lewis Hamilton. The latter will line up in fourth place on the grid ahead of Kevin Magnussen, Mick Schumacher and Esteban Ocon, although George Russell will start all the way down in eighth after gambling with dry tyres but to no avail. The Alpine man is struggling to keep up with the pace of the leaders and is now being chased down by Lewis Hamilton, who remains in fourth. Sergio Perez suffers a mechanical problem and the Mexican driver is forced to park up on the side of the track. The 37-year-old is set to start in fourth place after finding some much-needed pace towards the end of Q3, with George Russell down in eighth after a failed gamble on slicks during the latter stages of qualifying. Max Verstappen will be looking to extend his advantage at the top of the Drivers' Championship standings by taking the chequered flag at today's Canadian Grand Prix. The Dutchman will start on pole after setting the quickest lap in yesterday's rain-soaked qualifying session, with Fernando Alonso taking second place for Alpine thanks to a stunning effort in Q3.

Follow live updates and see the highlights from the 2022 F1 Canadian Grand Prix. Max Verstappen still leads the way in the drivers' world championship ...

June 19 June 19 June 19 June 19 Fox Sports Sky Sports F1 2 p.m. ET 2 p.m. ET You can also stream Formula 1 races live in the U.S. with fuboTV, which offers a free trial. Elsewhere and quite unusually at this track, there's no collisions throughout the whole field. Sainz hasn't managed to pull away though and as a result, Verstappen has already pulled a three second gap at the front. As a result, the virtual safety car is out.

Follow live updates and see the highlights from the 2022 F1 Canadian Grand Prix. Max Verstappen still leads the way in the drivers' world championship ...

June 19 June 19 June 19 June 19 You can also stream Formula 1 races live in the U.S. with fuboTV, which offers a free trial. Sainz hasn't managed to pull away though and as a result, Verstappen has already pulled a three second gap at the front.

F1 LIVE: Topsy-turvy grid promises wild Canadian GP as Ferrari gun starts second-last.

9) Daniel Ricciardo 6) Mick Schumacher 1) Max Verstappen

Max Verstappen enjoyed a perfect getaway from pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix, quickly establishing a healthy lead over Fernando Alonso.

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Max Verstappen held off severe late pressure from Carlos Sainz to win Formula 1's 2022 Canadian Grand Prix following a late safety car disruption, ...

Russell was a gainer under the second VSC and was homing in on Hamilton before the leading Mercedes pitted after Verstappen blasted by, after which Russell was also given a second stop and so ran behind his teammate to the finish, with neither coming in under the safety car. Sainz locking up at the hairpin on the final lap meant Verstappen was able to scamper to a final winning margin of 0.9s, with Hamilton completing the podium having been quickly dropped by the leaders after the safety car restart. Lap after lap the Ferrari used its DRS to close in on the long final and pit straights, but Verstappen was able to stay ahead thanks to his excellent traction out of the hairpin and final chicane. Ferrari called Sainz in and he was able to take fresh hards and re-joined just behind Verstappen, which set up a 14-lap chase to the finish once the race resumed at the start of lap 56 after the AlphaTauri had been craned away. Like in the very early stages, Sainz used DRS to blast by Alonso on the run to the final corners on lap 22, which left him with a 9.4s deficit to Verstappen, while Hamilton soon followed the Ferrari past Alonso to run a distant third behind the leaders. As Verstappen consolidated his lead, which was 1.0s at the end of lap 1 of 70, Sainz took until the end of lap three to pass Alonso – using DRS to get by on the approach to the final corners.

Max Verstappen won a pulsating Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal on Sunday, after a tense duel to the finish line with Ferrari's Carlos Sainz.

Sainz led by 10s with 25 laps to go. Haas then lost its second car from the points when Mick Schumacher pulled off at Lap 19 in the same spot as Perez, causing another VSC that Russell pitted under. On fresh hards, Hamilton passed Ocon for fifth. Hamilton also stopped, giving up spots to Russell and Esteban Ocon (Alpine) as he rejoined in sixth. He pitted from sixth at the end of Lap 8 for a new front wing. 1

The Red Bull driver has moved 46 points clear in the drivers championship as Carlos Sainz came close second and Hamilton rounded off the podium.

He took his second stop on lap 44 and Sainz now led with Ferrari looking to pull off a one-stop, with a nine-second lead to Verstappen. It left a sprint to the finish between the two on similar rubber. Pit stops ensued after an early virtual safety car when Sergio Pérez pulled off track after a gearbox problem on lap nine, with Verstappen and Hamilton stopping but Ferrari leaving Sainz out to inherit the lead. Yet it was Verstappen who had shown the field how hard it will be to catch him this season. The seven-time champion’s broad smile and pleasure in having a decent ride beneath him was palpable, clearly reinvigorated by genuinely feeling he was part of the fight. Max Verstappen had long promised that given the tools he was more than capable of delivering a world championship.

Ferrari's Carlos Sainz took second with Lewis Hamilton in third for Mercedes. Read more at straitstimes.com.

I'm particularly happy with the race pace, with the way we were able to put pressure on Max." "I was giving it everything, but so was Carlos. He soaked up late pressure from Sainz leaving the Spaniard still looking for his maiden win.

Max Verstappen won a pulsating Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal on Sunday, after a tense duel to the finish line with Ferrari's Carlos Sainz.

Sainz led by 10s with 25 laps to go. Haas then lost its second car from the points when Mick Schumacher pulled off at Lap 19 in the same spot as Perez, causing another VSC that Russell pitted under. On fresh hards, Hamilton passed Ocon for fifth. Hamilton also stopped, giving up spots to Russell and Esteban Ocon (Alpine) as he rejoined in sixth. He pitted from sixth at the end of Lap 8 for a new front wing. 1

Max Verstappen held off Carlos Sainz in a thrilling battle to claim the first Canadian GP victory of his career in an action-packed race in Montreal.

With Verstappen closing, Sainz was desperate for another opportunity to change his tyres, and it came as Yuki Tsunoda crashed at Turn 2, this time bringing out a full Safety Car as he struck the barrier. After a two-week break, the 2022 season returns for a summer run of European races, starting with the British Grand Prix at Silverstone from July 1-3. "I wasn't leaving any inches to the walls, the braking and I was pushing everything with the battery. Leclerc paid a particularly high price as a slow stop saw him come out behind a DRS train of midfield cars, all but ending his hopes of catching the Mercedes cars. "It was really exciting at the end," Verstappen said. "I was giving it everything I had and, of course, Carlos was doing the same.

MONTREAL : Team by team analysis of Sunday's Canadian Formula One Grand Prix at Montreal's Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, ninth race of the 22 round season.

Magnussen's race was compromised by the collision with Hamilton and having to pit for a new front wing. Gasly pitted on lap five but his car was lacking grip and sliding around. Ocon started seventh and helped Alonso stay ahead of Bottas with an aerodynamic tow in the final laps. Both pitted on lap 19 and 49. It was the first time since March he finished ahead of Russell, who started eighth. Sainz led after Verstappen pitted in the first virtual safety car (VSC) period on lap nine.

Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Sunday 19 June. Hear from McLaren Formula 1 drivers Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo, and Team Principal Andreas Seidl after the ...

We have to acknowledge our competitors did a better job and therefore we didn't deserve points today. My thanks to our team here at the track, back in the factory and our colleagues at HPP for their efforts over the whole of this long-haul double-header. "We were unlucky today in many places, and also just didn’t have the pace to race and overtake the people we wanted to race against. We simply didn’t have the pace, and then had to manage a few other things as well. So, otherwise, we’ve got to have a look, see where we can go better, and then just clean a few things up." There were mistakes from my side, mistakes from the team’s behalf and we’ll just need to step back, refresh, go again and do a much better job in the next one."

Max Verstappen extended his drivers' championship lead with a win at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal.

However, he is livid, as he comes back out behind Lewis Hamilton! However, the Mercedes driver is not ahead of him long as at the end of the lap, he decides to come in for a new set of hards. A bad weekend for the Red Bull driver gets worse.The Virtual Safety Car is deployed to allow the marshals to clear his car. Despite not having the car he wanted in terms of grip and traction, the Monegasque driver made up 14 places to finish in a fantastic fifth place. The Dutchman was initially frustrated after emerging behind Hamilton in third place after his stop, but his grievances with his team were short lived, as he got back past the Mercedes driver before the end of the lap. Alonso opted to remain on the medium tyres for 29 laps instead of pitting under both virtual safety cars, and that effectively ruined his chances of achieving a podium. Charles Leclerc, meanwhile, started from second last on the grid after a power unit change ahead of qualifying resulted in a grid penalty.

Hamilton then managed to bring his car home in third in Sunday's race at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve for only his second podium finish of 2022 so far and his ...

"It's been such a difficult year for me personally in terms of the car. We were having it really low on the ground and clearly that doesn't function. "I think we have development direction.

'I think we got something here guys, let's keep pushing,' Hamilton tells his team after finish third in Montreal.

Sainz observed convention by doing the opposite to Verstappen to assume the lead, which sucked Fernando Alonso back into second and Russell, who also stayed out in strategic opposition to his team-mate, up to fourth. In came race leader Verstappen and Hamilton. - 15 Lando Norris (Gbr) McLaren at 52.145 Unsurprisingly championship leaders Red Bull and second placed Ferrari argued against mid-season changes on the grounds that they risk punishing teams who made best use of 2022’s radical return to ground force aerodynamics. To what extent the cars might be modified and how any changes might be applied was the subject of heated debate among team bosses with Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff taking a dim view of some in the paddock less impacted by porpoising. The race came down to a 15-lap thrash after Yuki Tsunoda put the nose of his AlphaTauri into the wall at turn one with 20 laps to go. The Mercedes pit wall assured him the laps behind the safety car would protect the pace that gave him that fastest lap before Tsunoda hit the wall. “We have had such a battle this year but we are inspired not to give up. - 18 Lance Stroll (Can) 3 At one point Hamilton luxuriated in the sweet delirium of the fastest lap. It will bring no end of validation too to a driver bettered by team-mate George Russell in seven consecutive races since Sakhir. No requirement for Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff to roll out his Hamilton justifications this day. - 11 Pierre Gasly (Fra) 16

There was a drive of absolute flawless 10-out-of-10 perfection in the 2022 Canadian Grand Prix. And two that were only worth two out of 10.

Schumacher ran eighth early on after losing two places on the opening lap before moving up to sixth when Magnussen made his enforced pitstop. Opted to run long, which paid off when he made his sole pitstop under the safety car. Looked to have the pace to have made Q3 but ended up in 11th. Zhou stopped under the second VSC, but then got stuck behind long-running Stroll and complained about the lack of top speed to make a pass. On both occasions, he required a good final lap to advance and he delivered it. Lacked confidence in the brakes during Q1 and never looked like making it to Q2, lapping 1.6s off team-mate Albon and having a number of offs. Ran a marathon first stint after starting on hards, but had the misfortune of making his pitstop just before the safety car was deployed. Gasly described his second Q1 run as “a complete disaster” with the front-left brake never getting up to temperature. Switched to a well-used, slightly underpowered, engine for the race. Took the restart second and pressured Verstappen, but couldn’t launch a passing attempt. Ran third early on but dispatched Alonso for second on the third lap. Passed the long-running Alonso during his middle stint to secure a top-three place.

Max Verstappen has extended his Formula 1 world championship lead with victory at the Canadian Grand Prix, while his main rivals struggled.

To review all the action on and off track in Montreal, host Martyn Lee is joined by Luke Smith, Jess McFadyen and Matt Kew to discuss whether Ferrari had any chance of ending Red Bull’s winning streak and could Sainz have made a one-stop strategy work? The race was punctuated by two virtual safety car periods – one for Perez’s stoppage and another for Mick Schumacher who also failed to finish with a mechanical problem – and a full safety car when Yuki Tsunoda crashed at Turn 2 exiting the pitlane. Charles Leclerc was forced to fight back from a grid penalty due to a Ferrari engine change after his retirement in the Azerbaijan GP and finished fifth in Canada, while Verstappen’s Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez crashed in qualifying and then suffered his own mechanical heartache in the race.

Lewis Hamilton, the seven-time world champion, who had complained his car was "undrivable" on Friday, said his success had been rejuvenating.

We didn’t get it right in many areas, but we own the problem.” “We have had such an awesome crowd here this weekend. It’s my second podium of the year and it feels really special – especially as it is where I got my first Grand Prix win.

Max Verstappen's title defence gathered more speed in Montreal as the Red Bull driver clinched a fifth win in six races – but F1's return to Canada for the ...

But while he lost 15 points to title rival Verstappen, seeing the chequered flag after his Baku retirement was important. Alonso was visibly despondent after the race, having failed to convert his best grid slot in a decade into a podium. Around 338,000 people attended over the course of the weekend. Fifth place from 19th on the grid would be a solid recovery for most drivers, but Charles Leclerc was left wanting more. Schumacher was in good shape for points before a power unit issue forced a DNF. That’s now five races without points for Haas. We’ve picked out six winners and five losers from the Canadian Grand Prix…

As Max Verstappen delivered a Canadian Grand Prix masterclass, Ferrari showed some fight through Carlos Sainz, while the porpoising saga spiced up off the ...

A remarkable stat doing the rounds was that Fernando Alonso’s romp to the second-fastest time in qualifying marked his first front-row start of the hybrid era. That could mean moving the car out of an ideal set-up window - and that could mean sacrificing lap time to ensure compliance with the rules and guaranteeing that drivers are not suffering the ill-effects of porpoising. A lack of mileage in testing and brake duct issues were followed by uninspiring McLaren performances in the first two rounds of the campaign. As per Barcelona, claims that this was a display of pace that on another day would be capable of winning a race appear somewhat wide of the mark. Hamilton was shod in hard tyres that were one-lap younger than those worn by Verstappen for the post-safety car sprint to the flag. It stemmed the loss on a day when Leclerc was hampered by the DRS train and a difficult differential that was costing him dearly out of Turn 10 for the crucial drag into the final chicane. The word is Mercedes has finally “solved” its porpoising issue, but it is still afflicted by another kind of bouncing as the car runs low and stiff to pound into the asphalt. Namely, as Mercedes has struggled to unlock its W13 creation, it has been the 37-year-old who has made do with experimental, pace-sapping set-ups in a bid to learn what makes the car tick. With five minutes of Q2 to play, Carlos Sainz turned in a 1m29.153s to bolt to the top of the times. Those chances were then wiped out by the engine failure for Leclerc. Matters were closer in Montreal. Sainz had the pace on Verstappen for the final hard-tyre sprint to the flag as he turned in fastest laps and had the advantage through the speed traps. And although a win went begging again, he made it a close-run affair with Verstappen, having capitalised on the safety car to pit for hards. Similarly, the Red Bull boss reckons that had a safety car not intervened to instead leave Carlos Sainz running in front on a one-stop strategy, Verstappen again had enough to come from behind and win.