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George Russell beat Mercedes team mate Kimi Antonelli and McLaren's Lando Norris to pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix with a last-gasp effort.

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

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Max Verstappen threatens to quit Formula 1 at the end of this season if planned changes to the engine regulations are blocked.

George Russell beats Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli to take pole position at the Canadian Grand Prix.

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

Seven-time Formula 1 champion Lewis Hamilton has opened up about why he chose to bring his mother, Carmen Larbalestier, to the Canadian Grand Prix. 
Having spent the best part of two decades travelling around the world with the championship, Hamilton has recently convinced his mother to come to more races with him. For years, his mother was only seen at his home race at Silverstone.
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Max Verstappen says it is "mentally not doable" for him to remain in Formula 1 if the series can't drastically improve its power unit regulations for 2027, with proposals to move to a 60-40 split between combustion power and electric energy now in jeopardy.
As F1 stakeholders try to find ways to improve the flawed 2026 power unit regulations for next year, a proposal has been tabled by the FIA ...Keep reading

Three-time W Series champion and Sky Sports Formula 1 pundit Jamie Chadwick believes Kimi Antonelli will be left feeling frustrated after being narrowly beaten to pole position by his team-mate George Russell during qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix. 
As the clock ticked down to zero in qualifying at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Antonelli looked set to take pole position for Sunday's race ...Keep reading

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has been cleared of allegedly impeding Pierre Gasly in Canadian Grand Prix qualifying, which means the Ferrari driver retains his fifth place on the starting grid.
Hamilton made a trip to the FIA race stewards one hour after qualifying for allegedly blocking Alpine driver Gasly at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. On his first flying lap in Q1, Gasly ...Keep reading

Mercedes driver George Russell claimed pole at the Canadian Grand Prix, outpacing team-mate Kimi Antonelli and reigning Formula 1 world champion Lando Norris in Montreal.
Norris led the way in Q3 until the final salvo of laps, with both Mercedes cars struggling to nail a lap until that point, Russell even having to bail out of his first attempt.
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Noel Leon recovered from contact in the F2 Sprint to secure his maiden win.

Live coverage of Saturday's Qualifying session for the 2026 Canadian Grand Prix.

The final point on offer in the Canada Sprint went to Racing Bulls rookie Arvid Lindblad, who crossed the line in P8.

Max Verstappen maintained his starting position to finish seventh in the Canada Sprint.

Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff has given his verdict on the clash between Kimi Antonelli and George Russell in the Canadian Grand Prix Sprint, stating "you can't expect to have a lion in the car and a puppy outside" regarding the Italian teenager.

Charles Leclerc is feeling more positive about what might be possible for Ferrari in the Canadian Grand Prix due to his pace en route to P5 in Saturday's Sprint.

Kimi Antonelli admits that he will "need to review" the incident between himself and team mate George Russell during the Canadian Grand Prix Sprint, with the Mercedes driver initially suggesting he was "pushed off".

The late Kyle Busch will inevitably be enshrined into the NASCAR Hall of Fame so one of his future co-inductees and biggest rivals, Brad Keselowski, says why wait.
Earlier in the week, the voting panel elected Kevin Harvick, Jeff Burton, Larry Phillips and Lesa France-Kennedy to enshrinement during a ceremony to be held at the Charlotte Convention Center in January.
Typically, NASCAR rules ...Keep reading

For the first time this weekend, cars made their way onto the track for a live session on Saturday afternoon. It was a somber atmosphere as drivers climbed into their cars, including Austin Hill -- wearing a Kyle Busch t-shirt under his firesuit as he takes over the fallen legend's renumbered No. 33 car for the Coca-Cola 600.
Bubba Wallace walked out into the infield and reflected at the site ...Keep reading