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Oscar Piastri reckons links to Red Bull F1 seat is flattering and proves his stocks as a driver, as Andrea Stella and Laurent Mekies plays down the stories. In the gap between the races in Miami and Canada, reports linked McLaren’s Piastri to a potential Red Bull F1 drive in the future, if Max Verstappen…
McLaren’s difficult start to the 2026 Formula 1 season appears to be fading into the background. Following the team’s first major upgrade package introduced in Miami, attention has shifted toward whether McLaren can finally challenge Mercedes at the 2026 F1 Canadian GP. Both drivers remained cautious about their prospects despite an encouraging Sprint Qualifying performance….
Oracle Red Bull Racing were left searching for answers after a difficult Sprint Qualifying session at the 2026 Canadian Grand Prix, with Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar both struggling with the RB22’s behaviour over the bumpy Circuit Gilles Villeneuve surface. Verstappen ultimately qualified seventh for Saturday’s Sprint, narrowly ahead of teammate Hadjar in eighth, as…
Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc reflected on a mixed Sprint Qualifying for Scuderia Ferrari at the 2026 F1 Canadian GP, after the pair secured P5 and P6 respectively at the end of Friday’s session in Montreal. While Lewis Hamilton took encouragement from what he described as Ferrari’s strongest qualifying performance in some time, Charles Leclerc…
Mercedes continued their impressive form on Friday in locking out the front row in Sprint Qualifying at the 2026 F1 Canadian GP. George Russell will start from pole, rounding the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in 1:12.965. Teammate and championship leader Kimi Antonelli will start second, lapping just 0.068 behind Russell. The British veteran, currently 20 points…
After an action-filled FP1 session, it’s time to set the F1 grid for the 2026 Canadian Sprint Race. See the full report from the 2026 F1 Canadian GP Sprint Qualifying session here. Following his earlier collision with a groundhog, Williams’ Albon did not start the session, as extensive reparations were still undergoing on his challenger….
After only one (extended) Free Practice in Montreal, it was time for Sprint Qualifying for the F1 Canadian GP, full results are below. Sprint Qualifying 1 results SQ1 was down to just 20 drivers, as both Liam Lawson and Alex Albon could not compete after issues during Free Practice. At the end, Fernando Alonso caused…
Formula 1 returned to action in Montreal with a chaotic FP1 where Kimi Antonelli topped the timesheets to mark the start of the 2026 F1 Canadian GP. Several teams, including McLaren and current championship leaders Mercedes, introduced both minor and major upgrades heading into the weekend. With Sprint Qualifying taking place in the afternoon, FP1…
FP1 at the 2026 F1 Canadian GP has been completed ahead of Sprint Qualifying later in the day, view the full results here. Ahead of the weekend starting, Kimi Antonelli was 20 points clear of George Russell in the Drivers’ Championship after taking three consecutive Grand Prix victories. The Brit won in Montréal last year,…
Ahead of the 2026 F1 Canadian GP, McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri have expressed confidence in McLaren’s upgrades but remain cautious about challenging Mercedes for the win. McLaren did not experience the ideal start to the 2026 F1 season, but appeared to have bounced back after introducing their first upgrade package at the…
