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“I had a s***** lap” – Isack Hadjar upset despite 0.028s gap to Max Verstappen
Red Bull Formula 1 driver Isack Hadjar labelled his qualifying lap as “shitty” at the Canadian Grand Prix, despite a better performance than usual.
Hadjar got close to outqualifying Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen for the first time since the Japanese GP, with a 0.028s deficit, and seventh place marked his best result since the season opener in Melbourne.
But the French sophomore ...Keep reading
Hadjar got close to outqualifying Red Bull team-mate Max Verstappen for the first time since the Japanese GP, with a 0.028s deficit, and seventh place marked his best result since the season opener in Melbourne.
But the French sophomore ...Keep reading
DTM Zandvoort Race 2: BMW victory for Kelvin van der Linde, Dörr on podium
Kelvin van der Linde has claimed his first DTM victory for BMW. The South African, who started the race from pole position, temporarily lost the lead to Thierry Vermeulen (Emil Frey Ferrari) after a mistake. However, he fought his way back to the front after the second pit stop - and subsequently drove to an unchallenged victory with a lead of more than six seconds.
Yet, the Schubert BMW driver ...Keep reading
Yet, the Schubert BMW driver ...Keep reading
Why a wet Canadian GP could be "the perfect storm" for F1
While the start time for the Miami Grand Prix was brought forward by three hours to avoid heavy rain and, in particular, thunderstorms due to local regulations in Florida, tyre supplier Pirelli was actually hoping for a wet race in the Sunshine State.
With both ambient and track temperatures high in Miami, drivers would have found it slightly easier to get the intermediates or full wets into an ...Keep reading
With both ambient and track temperatures high in Miami, drivers would have found it slightly easier to get the intermediates or full wets into an ...Keep reading
Audi’s Gabriel Bortoleto set for tough Canadian GP start ‘unless everyone else f**** it up’
Gabriel Bortoleto is expecting to lose positions at lights out in Formula 1’s Canadian Grand Prix, unless he takes a “mega start” while everyone else falters.
Bortoleto and team-mate Nico Hulkenberg lost four spots each at the start of the sprint in Montreal, highlighting an arguably worrying trend for Audi and its very first F1 power unit.
“It's not worrying,” the Brazilian ...Keep reading
Bortoleto and team-mate Nico Hulkenberg lost four spots each at the start of the sprint in Montreal, highlighting an arguably worrying trend for Audi and its very first F1 power unit.
“It's not worrying,” the Brazilian ...Keep reading
Ollie Bearman: Haas "chasing our tail all weekend" with updates and Montreal bumps
Ollie Bearman believes that Haas' Canada updates are something of a double-edged sword, with more potential performance but at the cost of making the VF-26 "really challenging" to drive.
The Briton was only able to qualify 16th for the Canadian Grand Prix, one position ahead of team-mate Esteban Ocon - who dropped out in Q1. Earlier in the day, Bearman's car was pulled out of parc ferme ahead ...Keep reading
The Briton was only able to qualify 16th for the Canadian Grand Prix, one position ahead of team-mate Esteban Ocon - who dropped out in Q1. Earlier in the day, Bearman's car was pulled out of parc ferme ahead ...Keep reading
Super Formula Suzuka: Nirei Fukuzumi beats Ayumu Iwasa for first win for Rookie Racing
Nirei Fukuzumi scored a long-awaited first Super Formula victory for Rookie Racing as he beat Ayumu Iwasa in a thrilling finish to Sunday’s second race at Suzuka.
Fukuzumi took a maiden pole for the one-car team owned by Toyota chairman Akio Toyoda, edging out reigning champion Iwasa by 0.160 seconds, and controlled the race from the front until making his mandatory pitstop on lap 22 of ...Keep reading
Fukuzumi took a maiden pole for the one-car team owned by Toyota chairman Akio Toyoda, edging out reigning champion Iwasa by 0.160 seconds, and controlled the race from the front until making his mandatory pitstop on lap 22 of ...Keep reading
Lewis Hamilton’s new approach seems to work as he outqualifies Charles Leclerc again
Lewis Hamilton has refrained from using Ferrari’s simulator ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix, and this approach seems to be bearing fruit so far.
Hamilton outqualified team-mate Charles Leclerc by 0.084s in the sprint and 0.108s in the main session; he was faster in all six qualifying segments this weekend.
It signifies a remarkable improvement given their overall head-to-head since the ...Keep reading
Hamilton outqualified team-mate Charles Leclerc by 0.084s in the sprint and 0.108s in the main session; he was faster in all six qualifying segments this weekend.
It signifies a remarkable improvement given their overall head-to-head since the ...Keep reading
DTM Zandvoort Qualifying 2: BMW strikes back, Lamborghini finds its pace
Kelvin van der Linde has struck back in Sunday's qualifying session at Zandvoort. The German-South African, who had been plagued by technical gremlins since his DTM comeback and was forced to retire on Saturday, put his Schubert BMW on pole position in sunny 19-degree conditions with a 1:32.831.
This marks his second pole of the year following his success on Sunday at Spielberg - and the ...Keep reading
This marks his second pole of the year following his success on Sunday at Spielberg - and the ...Keep reading
Pierre Gasly anticipating "elimination game" if rain strikes Canadian GP
Pierre Gasly has predicted the Canadian Grand Prix could be an "elimination game" if it rains, with many drivers worried about the performance of Formula 1's current wet tyres.
Even in dry conditions, the drivers found that they required a second warm-up lap to get their tyres into the right window. The relative lack of heavy loading in the tyres, as most of Montreal's corners are of a ...Keep reading
Even in dry conditions, the drivers found that they required a second warm-up lap to get their tyres into the right window. The relative lack of heavy loading in the tyres, as most of Montreal's corners are of a ...Keep reading
Supercars Symmons Plains: Broc Feeney ends winless run with dominant display
Broc Feeney put an end to a nine-race winless streak when he took his Triple 8 Ford Mustang to a dominant victory at Symmons Plains in Tasmania.
Polesitter Feeney eased into a near-2s lead by the time he made his first of three mandatory pitstops. He pitted after all of the other contenders, his first two stops one lap after second-placed Matt Payne of Grove Racing Ford, and even lost time ...Keep reading
Polesitter Feeney eased into a near-2s lead by the time he made his first of three mandatory pitstops. He pitted after all of the other contenders, his first two stops one lap after second-placed Matt Payne of Grove Racing Ford, and even lost time ...Keep reading
F1 2026 qualifying head-to-head: Canadian GP
After every F1 qualifying session, Motorsport publishes each team's qualifying record in terms of team-mate battles.
This record is based exclusively on qualifying results so that grid penalties don't alter the statistics.
When a driver can't put in a representative lap time due to a technical issue or an incident, this will be mentioned in the table.
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This record is based exclusively on qualifying results so that grid penalties don't alter the statistics.
When a driver can't put in a representative lap time due to a technical issue or an incident, this will be mentioned in the table.
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Kimi Antonelli and George Russell had "good discussion" on Canada sprint race clash
Mercedes drivers Kimi Antonelli and George Russell say they have cleared up their rules of engagement after their fight for the lead during the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix sprint race left the Italian furious.
On lap 6 of the sprint Antonelli attempted to pass Russell around the outside of Montreal's Turn 1, which would become the inside for Turn 2. But with Russell not giving Antonelli ...Keep reading
On lap 6 of the sprint Antonelli attempted to pass Russell around the outside of Montreal's Turn 1, which would become the inside for Turn 2. But with Russell not giving Antonelli ...Keep reading
Jesse Love hits out at NASCAR race control: "I think it's a complete joke"
This was supposed to be a weekend of healing for the NASCAR community, but the disastrous weather has only added to the somber scene at the race track.
While the NASCAR Truck race was postponed three different times and has yet to start, NASCAR spent over six hours running the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race on Saturday, and still had to end it with half the race left to run.
Ross ...Keep reading
While the NASCAR Truck race was postponed three different times and has yet to start, NASCAR spent over six hours running the NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race on Saturday, and still had to end it with half the race left to run.
Ross ...Keep reading
Rain forces NASCAR to postpone Charlotte Truck race for the third time this weekend
Nonstop rain continues to plague an emotional race weekend at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Following the sudden death of Kyle Busch, NASCAR is trying to move forward with a triple-header weekend of racing, but Mother Nature has had other ideas.
When the green flag finally flies for Trucks, it will be Corey Day behind the wheel of Busch's No. 7 truck leading Layne Riggs, Kaden Honeycutt, Ty ...Keep reading
Following the sudden death of Kyle Busch, NASCAR is trying to move forward with a triple-header weekend of racing, but Mother Nature has had other ideas.
When the green flag finally flies for Trucks, it will be Corey Day behind the wheel of Busch's No. 7 truck leading Layne Riggs, Kaden Honeycutt, Ty ...Keep reading
Ross Chastain wins strange NASCAR O'Reilly Charlotte race, marred by rain, fog, oil slick
The NASCAR O'Reilly Auto Parts Series race ended under caution after Stage 2 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
It was a strange and bizarre race, hindered by rain and later fog. It took over six hours to run the first 90 laps, and the final half of the race never happened.
A total of 54 of the 91 laps completed were run under caution.
"I'll start with us and this team," said Chastain after ...Keep reading
It was a strange and bizarre race, hindered by rain and later fog. It took over six hours to run the first 90 laps, and the final half of the race never happened.
A total of 54 of the 91 laps completed were run under caution.
"I'll start with us and this team," said Chastain after ...Keep reading
NASCAR community says there was a difference between 'Rowdy' and Kyle Busch
By all accounts, there was Kyle Busch and there was Rowdy with a considerable amount of overlap depending on the circumstances, time and place.
That was the best way to eulogize the life and times of the two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion by those who knew him best. With the industry still in collective shock over the unexpected death of Busch on Thursday, the Sanctioning Body offered drivers ...Keep reading
That was the best way to eulogize the life and times of the two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion by those who knew him best. With the industry still in collective shock over the unexpected death of Busch on Thursday, the Sanctioning Body offered drivers ...Keep reading
Coyne to pay special tribute to Kyle Busch with Grosjean's No. 18 Indy 500 entry
Last year, we learned that Kyle Busch had always dreamed of attempting the Coke 600-Indy 500 Double. He nearly had a deal put together with Andretti in 2017 and again with McLaren in recent years.
Unfortunately, his Indy 500 dream never came to fruition before Busch's sudden and tragic passing this past week. The two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion was only 41 years old.
After the NASCAR ...Keep reading
Unfortunately, his Indy 500 dream never came to fruition before Busch's sudden and tragic passing this past week. The two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion was only 41 years old.
After the NASCAR ...Keep reading
Max Verstappen: Red Bull didn’t follow my set-up feedback in Canada
Qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix proved to be a difficult affair for Red Bull. Max Verstappen eventually secured sixth place on the grid, but it was far from straightforward.
Over team radio, the Dutchman first reported that he could not get temperature into the tyres and added that he was also lacking top speed.
“A lot of things from this qualifying session are very difficult to ...Keep reading
Over team radio, the Dutchman first reported that he could not get temperature into the tyres and added that he was also lacking top speed.
“A lot of things from this qualifying session are very difficult to ...Keep reading
Here’s the starting grid for F1’s 2026 Canadian Grand Prix
1
George Russell(Mercedes)
2
Kimi Antonelli(Mercedes)
3
Lando Norris(McLaren)
4
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Ralf Schumacher backs Toto Wolff's handling of Kimi Antonelli and George Russell clash
Following the tense Canadian Grand Prix sprint race and qualifying, former Formula 1 driver Ralf Schumacher has praised Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff for his management of an intra-team dynamic.
Antonelli argued that his team-mate George Russell had pushed him off the track while the current championship leader attempted an overtake. His frustrations boiled over in his team radio ...Keep reading
Antonelli argued that his team-mate George Russell had pushed him off the track while the current championship leader attempted an overtake. His frustrations boiled over in his team radio ...Keep reading