George Russell can finally celebrate his victory at the Canadian Grand Prix after an appeal by Red Bull was thrown out by race stewards –five and a half hours after chequered flag.The Mercedes driver has sprayed the champagne and collected his winners’ trophy only to later learn his first win of the year was under threat as Red Bull lodged two complaints with FIA stewards, with Max …Keep reading
Andrea Kimi Antonelli was left with goosebumps after taking his maiden Formula 1 podium at the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday. The 18-year-old rookie finished third at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve with a mature drive, despite being pressed by championship leader Oscar Piastri for much of the latter stages.Antonelli, who joined race winner and team-mate George Russell on the podium, plus Max …Keep reading
The Red Bull Formula 1 team has lodged a protest against the Canadian Grand Prix winner George Russell over his driving behind a late safety car.Mercedes driver Russell and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen finished first and second in Montreal, with Russell comfortably converting his pole into a first victory of the 2025 season.The race finished under a safety car after a late collision between …Keep reading
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella offered his “full support” to Lando Norris after his driver took the blame for colliding into his Formula 1 team-mate Oscar Piastri during the Canadian Grand Prix.After fighting wheel to wheel for fourth place over several laps, Norris closed in on Piastri along the start-finish straight with four laps remaining out of 70.Norris then made an error of …Keep reading
Oscar Piastri praised Lando Norris for his apology after the two McLaren Formula 1 drivers clashed late in the Canadian Grand Prix – and doesn’t believe it will change the team’s approach.In the lead-up to the collision, Norris attempted to launch a handful of moves on Piastri for fourth in Montreal, but could not find a way to take advantage of his team-mate’s lack of DRS when the Australian …Keep reading
Isack Hadjar has received a three-place grid penalty for the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix after a “complete miscommunication” with his Racing Bulls team led to the rookie impeding Carlos Sainz in qualifying. With the Williams driver on a hot lap looking to make it through to Q2, Sainz was blocked by Hadjar approaching Turn 6 and fumed over the radio after being eliminated in 17th as a …Keep reading
Charles Leclerc could scarcely contain his disappointment after qualifying only eighth for the Canadian Grand Prix, as the Ferrari Formula 1 driver believed he was in the fight for pole position.On his final tour in Q3, the Monegasque was caught out by a snap at Turn 7 mere moments after setting a purple first sector, which he blamed on the dirty air shed by Isack Hadjar’s Racing Bulls …Keep reading
Lando Norris admitted he made “a couple of big mistakes” during a disappointing qualifying session for the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix.The McLaren driver was only good enough for seventh as he struggled at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal.Norris, who is 10 points behind championship leader and team-mate Oscar Piastri, bemoaned his luck as McLaren’s pace advantage – evident for …Keep reading
Max Verstappen was in no mood to discuss his growing tally of penalty points after setting up a scintillating start to the Canadian Grand Prix by qualifying on the front row alongside Formula 1 rival George Russell.All eyes will be on Turn 1 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve when the lights go out on Sunday afternoon, with Russell and Verstappen going head-to-head following a controversial incident …Keep reading
Carlos Sainz was left fuming after he claimed Isack Hadjar impeded him during qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix, which meant Williams Formula 1 driver was eliminated in Q1.Having looked strong over practice, Sainz felt his race weekend was left in tatters by Hadjar and hit out at the Racing Bulls rookie over team radio.Sainz missed out on Q2 by less than a tenth of a second and was …Keep reading