The starting grid for the third sprint race of the 2026 F1 season so far […]

McLaren introduced the second phase of its major Miami upgrade package in Montreal. Initially the second phase was expected to focus primarily on a new front wing, although the team had already indicated in Florida that it would involve slightly more than that.That was confirmed in the FIA’s technical submissions on Friday, which among other components listed a new engine cover, revised rear […]

Max Verstappen has confirmed his Formula 1 future, but his position with Red Bull remains up in the air […]

Red Bull Formula 1 team principal Laurent Mekies says the organisation would "support" further moves to address concerns around team independence.McLaren CEO Zak Brown recently sent a letter to F1's governing body the FIA and its president Mohammed Ben Sulayem to reiterate his long-standing concerns over team alliances in F1.Brown has had issues with some aspects of Red Bull Austria's […]

Mercedes’ Montreal upgrades appear to have delivered, with Kimi Antonelli convinced the updated W17 has given the team an advantage […]

Four-times Formula 1 world champion Alain Prost was injured during a break-in at his home in Switzerland, according to reports […]

While Isack Hadjar began his first season at Red Bull in impressive fashion with third place on the grid in Australia and out-qualifying Max Verstappen in Japan, the Miami race weekend served as a first reality check for the French driver.Throughout the weekend, Hadjar was around eight tenths of a second per lap slower than Verstappen and crashed out early in Sunday’s race. It led to […]

Aston Martin hasn’t officially upgraded its Formula 1 car in the last two months, and likely won’t do so until July at the earliest.The Adrian Newey-designed AMR26, which is Aston’s first Honda-powered car, has been lacking performance and fighting newcomer Cadillac at the back of the field. With reliability trouble compounding the issues – though the situation has been improving – […]

Oscar Piastri has dismissed suggestions Ferrari holds a launch advantage over the field, insisting McLaren's starts have been stronger this season […]

Charles Leclerc believes Ferrari's expected ADUO boost will narrow the gap to Mercedes — but not erase it […]

Alex Albon suffered a heavy crash in practice, before Carlos Sainz took Williams to the final stage of qualifying for this first time in the Formula 1 season […]

Lando Norris says energy management has grown too preponderant with Formula 1’s new technical regulations – especially on cool-down laps, when “there should be no skill required”.A power split close to 50-50 between combustion and electric energy means batteries must be nursed at all times in order to maximise performance.The Miami and Montreal tracks, with significant time on full […]

Momentum has been hard to come by for Alex Albon in 2026. After scoring his first point in Miami with an improved and lighter Williams, Albon suffered a crash in Canada free practice through no fault of his own, striking an unfortunate groundhog out of Turn 7 as it crossed the road.The contact sent Albon into the outside wall and while initial damage to his car didn't look too problematic to […]

Alain Prost reportedly suffered a minor head injury after armed robbers targeted his family home in Switzerland […]

Gianpiero Lambiase has been rumoured to be in line for the McLaren team principal job, a position currently held by Andrea Stella […]

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.Read Also:Formula 1F1 […]

Lewis Hamilton took fifth in Canadian Grand Prix Sprint qualifying, but a change in preparation helped him maximise his performance […]

The Canadian Grand Prix is the final race that counts for the FIA’s first ADUO assessment period. The governing body initially planned to use four blocks of six race weekends, but revised the schedule after the cancellation of the Middle Eastern Grands Prix in April.Any manufacturer that is between 2-4% behind the best internal combustion engine in the field will be granted one additional […]

Max Verstappen will start the Canadian Grand Prix sprint race from the fourth row […]

Technical expert Gary Anderson analyses McLaren's new front wing, which the team had to remove before Canada sprint qualifying because it was not producing the performance expected […]

Max Verstappen says he is staying in Formula 1 - but his latest comments leave one major question unanswered […]

Lewis Hamilton qualified in fifth place for the Canadian Grand Prix sprint race […]

A proposal to shorten some races, and reduce laps to the grid, has won support from teams […]

McLaren has reverted to its previous-spec front wing design at the F1 Canadian Grand Prix […]

George Russell headlines an all-Mercedes front row for Saturday's Sprint at the Canadian Grand Prix, having outpaced Kimi Antonelli […]

George Russell said the Canadian Grand Prix will be "just another race for me" despite him trailing in the title race […]

Red Bull boss Laurent Mekies responded after Jos Verstappen was spotted speaking with Toto Wolff in Montréal […]

Martin Brundle claims Lewis Hamilton holds the power to keep racing for Ferrari even beyond the F1 2027 season […]

Max Verstappen believes F1 has taken a major step in the right direction with planned engine changes, and it could play a role in keeping him in the sport […]

The phrasing of official communications from the FIA’s stewards tends to be deliberately dry and factual, but a note of schoolmasterish anger was manifest in the document announcing and explaining a €30,000 fine for Racing Bulls after Liam Lawson’s breakdown forced Formula 1 practice to be red-flagged in Canada.Lawson’s car halted with a hydraulic problem within 10 minutes of the sole […]

Today's team representatives press conference with Alan Permane, Andrea Stella and Laurent Mekies […]

Following the significant progress made in Miami, the opening day of the race weekend in Canada proved more challenging for Red Bull. Max Verstappen had to settle for seventh place in sprint qualifying, just ahead of team-mate Isack Hadjar.During the second segment of sprint qualifying, Verstappen had already complained over the team radio and returned to the pitlane early, despite sitting in […]

As we expected from Free Practice and previous sessions, Sprint Qualifying was always going to be an extremely tight affair […]

Lewis Hamilton was Mercedes biggest challenger for much of Sprint Qualifying but had to settle for fifth; watch the Sprint at 5pm on Saturday live on Sky Sports F1, build-up from 4pm; Grand Prix Qualifying follows at 9pm […]

We saw this in Sprint Qualifying, where careful management of the outlap was crucial in extracting the best lap from the two softer compounds. The same will apply tomorrow in qualifying for the race […]

George Russell has been outshone by Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli so far this year but pips Italian by 0.068s to earn pole position in Sprint race at Canadian Grand Prix; watch Sprint at 5pm, Saturday on Sky Sports F1, build-up from 4pm; Grand Prix Qualifying from 9pm […]

The focus is on tomorrow whereby we will aim to score points in the Sprint with Arvid and give the best chance to both our drivers in Qualifying with a fast and reliable car […]

Lewis Hamilton believes he performed better in qualifying for the sprint race because he did not work on Ferrari's simulator beforehand […]

It's been a solid start to the weekend and it's nice to finish the day with Sprint pole and a front row lock-out […]

We have plenty to reflect on after what has been a very difficult Friday for the team […]

McLaren removed its new front wing for F1’s sprint qualifying session at the Canadian Grand Prix because it was not producing the performance expected […]

George Russell delivered a timely response to Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli […]

We had an issue with Max where car performance deteriorated as the session went on, so we need to understand that […]

The starting grid for the third sprint race of the 2026 F1 season so far […]

It's been a very tough day […]

We're pleased to have come out of Sprint Qualifying with a third and fourth place […]

Today felt like we took another step forward […]

Both our drivers were quite competitive […]

Also in Saturday's edition of the RaceFans round-up, Formula 1 teams are discussing a plan to shorten grands prix in 2027 […]

Fernando Alonso reacts to his crash in sprint qualifying at the F1 Canadian Grand Prix […]

Was an early Montreal sprint qualifying crasher one of the session's actual heroes? Here are our winners and losers picks […]

Former Formula 1 driver and F1 TV reporter Jolyon Palmer has explained why the Canadian Grand Prix provides an energy management challenge for the drivers.Speaking on the F1 TV Weekend Warm-up, Palmer branded Circuit Gilles Villeneuve as a "circuit of two halves" and argued that it must be treated that way when it comes to harvesting and deploying electrical power in the new-regulation […]

George Russell led a Mercedes one-two in Sprint Qualifying as he beat championship leader and team-mate Kimi Antonelli to pole; watch the Sprint at 5pm on Saturday live on Sky Sports F1, build-up from 4pm; Grand Prix Qualifying follows at 9pm […]

Racing Bulls has been hit with a fine of €30,000, €20,000 of that suspended, following an FIA investigation involving Liam Lawson […]

Red Bull’s difficult Friday in Montreal left Max Verstappen describing a problem that raised fresh concerns […]

Racing Bulls has been handed a part-suspended fine for an unusual infringement in F1 Canadian Grand Prix practice […]