Ricciardo has faced increased criticism for his lack of performance this year compared to high-flying team-mate Yuki Tsunoda, with 1997 world champion Jacques Villeneuve the latest to pile in over the Montreal weekend by questioning why the 34-year-old still has a place on the grid.The Australian ostensibly returned to the Red Bull family halfway through the 2023 season to stake a claim for Sergio …Keep reading
F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali addressed complaints raised by the teams over flooded hospitality units and leaking roofs during the rain-hit race.Team personnel, guests and media were also dismayed at the lack of suitable parking provisions, with only a muddy track linking an overflow car park to the paddock.Domenicali apologised to team principals at a meeting at the track on Saturday morning for the …Keep reading
Mercedes technical director James Allison suggested at the Canadian Grand Prix that Red Bull had perhaps made its RB20 slower with recent updates it had introduced.“It does look as if their upgrade was a downgrade,” explained Allison. “So, fingers crossed that would really mess them up.”That [an upgrade not working] makes life hard, because the moment you stop trusting your tools, you have to …Keep reading
The German manufacturer delivered its most competitive weekend of the year in Montreal last weekend as George Russell took pole position and came home third.But the result was probably not as good as the team could have hoped for, with the pace of its W15 having been super strong at various points of the weekend.A new front wing that Mercedes introduced to help complement a recent upgrade appears …Keep reading
Having given up a position late on to team-mate Pierre Gasly to allow him to try to overtake Daniel Ricciardo ahead, Ocon felt massively let down when the pledge to swap positions back if it failed did not happen.As a consequence, Ocon was livid and lambasted his team’s decision in the media pen straight after the chequered flag.”No, it is unexplainable, that one,” he said.”I’ve always respected …Keep reading
Max Verstappen and Red Bull got back to winning ways where much of the action came down to the impact of Montreal’s track layout and weather.But problems with the circuit’s infrastructure amid a record crowd arose around the positives.PLUS: Canadian Grand Prix Driver Ratings 2024There were few of these in any case for Sergio Perez, who’s poor form in the other RB20 continued even with his …Keep reading
The Scuderia was tipped as the favourite to win by several of its rivals going into the Montreal weekend but in low-grip conditions, both Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz failed to advance to the top-10 shootout in qualifying.From there, a wet-to-dry race still provided both drivers plenty of opportunities to move up, but that didn’t happen either.Leclerc suffered a crippling engine issue from lap …Keep reading
Joining Bryn Lucas on the Autosport Podcast is Jake Boxall-Legge from the track, and US Editor Charles Bradley as the trio discuss Max’s calm and measured brilliance, but also ponder whether a gamble from McLaren’s Lando Norris running one extra lap on a drying track with an intermediate tyre may have cost them a shot at the victory.There’s also a discussion on the recent strugglers in the …Keep reading
On the cooldown lap after the finish a significant number of spectators made it onto the course before all cars had made it back to parc ferme.Autosport understands that, as it’s not the first time a similar incident has happened at Montreal’s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, the FIA decided to firm up its response by formally summoning the Canadian promoters, the Octane Racing Group, over the recurring …Keep reading
After hitting a wet patch of road with his right-hand side slick tyres, Perez clattered into the Turn 6 barriers on Lap 53 of a wet-to-dry race on Montreal’s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.Perez severely damaged his Red Bull’s rear wing by rear-ending the outside wall, but was asked by the team to bring his car back to the pits. As he limped back slowly to the pitlane for more than half a lap, Perez …Keep reading