Formula 1’s new Overtake Mode played a clear role in the battles for position at the Canadian Grand Prix, according to Mercedes’ head of trackside operations Andrew Shovlin. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free The importance of this mode, introduced this year to replace the Drag Reduction System, has been difficult to isolate … Read more

George Russell claimed provisional pole for the Canadian Grand Prix, leading a competitive session for Mercedes ahead of teammate Andrea Kimi Antonelli and McLaren’s Lando Norris. Row 1 1. (63) George Russell 1’12.578Mercedes W17 2. (12) Andrea Kimi Antonelli 1’12.646Mercedes W17 Row 2 3. (1) Lando Norris 1’12.729McLaren-Mercedes MCL40 4. (81) Oscar Piastri 1’12.781McLaren-Mercedes MCL40 … Read more

George Russell will lead an all‑Mercedes front row after edging team mate Andrea Kimi Antonelli in a close qualifying session. Lewis Hamilton looked set to join them on the front row but lost time with a mistake on his final run, allowing McLaren to secure the second row once more. Q1 Antonelli topped the first … Read more

Charles Leclerc was downcast after qualifying eighth on the grid for the Canadian Grand Prix. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free The Ferrari driver told his team he was “completely off the pace” during the session and predicted he would either qualify eighth on the grid or crash in Q3. He duly qualified … Read more

A frustrated Max Verstappen told his team “there’s something really wrong” with his car after qualifying sixth for the Canadian Grand Prix. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free Early in the session Verstappen reported “massive lag” and poor straight-line speed, but his chief concern was the car’s balance. He informed race engineer Gianpiero … Read more

Welcome to Sunday’s edition of the RaceFans round-up. Comment of the day The television direction did not do justice to one of Formula 1’s livelier sprint races, says MikeD: For once it was an exciting sprint – shame the coverage wasn’t up to the task. We never saw a replay of George and Kimi in … Read more

Lewis Hamilton avoided a penalty for impeding Pierre Gasly in qualifying after Alpine agreed he had not been held up by the Ferrari driver. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free However, the stewards fined Aston Martin a total of €12,500 (£10,700) for two operational failures during qualifying. The stewards took no further action … Read more

Another Formula 1 driver encountered wildlife at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on the second day of the Canadian Grand Prix weekend. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free Pierre Gasly struck a groundhog during Saturday’s qualifying session, coming just a day after Alexander Albon hit one in practice. Unlike Albon, who crashed after his … Read more

Formula 1 drivers preparing for a likely wet Canadian Grand Prix say their biggest worry is not the power units but the tyres. After two days of mostly warm, dry weather, persistent light rain is forecast for Sunday at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Drivers have limited experience of how this new generation of cars behaves … Read more

George Russell says the stewards’ decision not to investigate his sprint-race clash with team-mate Andrea Kimi Antonelli confirms he did nothing wrong. Advert | Become a Supporter & go ad-free Andrea Kimi Antonelli had argued Russell should be penalised after the pair made contact at turn one, with Antonelli saying he was entitled to racing … Read more