Formula 1

Doriane Pin wrote her name into the F1 ACADEMY history books, benefitting from a dramatic early incident between Chloe Chambers and Alisha Palmowski to become the series’ first winner in Montreal.

F1 ACADEMY will continue to race at the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve until 2028 inclusive following a three-year extension to the existing agreement, which sees the all-female series race in Montreal for the first time this season.

Live coverage of Saturday's Formula 1 practice session for the 2025 Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal.

As the current generation of F1 drivers prepare to race at a circuit named after Canada’s greatest racer, David Tremayne explains what made Gilles Villeneuve so special…

Fred Vasseur has shared his reaction to speculation over his future at Ferrari, with the Frenchman labelling the talk surrounding the squad as “disrespectful” as well as admitting that the rumours are “really hurting the team”.

Fernando Alonso is still waiting for the pecking order to become clear at the Canadian Grand Prix after a decent Friday saw the Aston Martin driver end second practice in fifth place on the timesheets.

George Russell got his first FP2 top-spot of the year as he set the pace for Mercedes at a sunny but chilly Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. Meanwhile championship leaders McLaren had one of their trickiest - if not trickiest - opening practice days of the year. But do the Silver Arrows have what it takes to stay on top?

Chloe Chambers kicked her title challenge up a gear in Montreal as the Red Bull Ford driver secured her third consecutive F1 ACADEMY pole position.

Alex Albon was pleased with a “very positive” Friday for Williams at the Canadian Grand Prix after nearing the top end of the timesheets in both practice sessions, while Carlos Sainz ended the day feeling confident about where the squad are ahead of Qualifying.

Charles Leclerc admitted to “feeling sorry for the whole team” after the Ferrari driver’s “very stupid” crash during Friday’s first practice session for the Canadian Grand Prix, which left him with only a handful of laps to his name.

The drivers and teams report back on all the action from Friday Practice at the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve in Montreal for the 2025 Canadian Grand Prix.

The usual competitive order was shaken up on the first day of running for the Canadian Grand Prix, as both Red Bull drivers found it a challenge to keep pace with their rivals and Max Verstappen expressed a belief that his performance regressed across the sessions.

Lando Norris has labelled his “tricky” opening day of action at the Canadian Grand Prix as the “worst Friday of the year” for McLaren, with team mate Oscar Piastri also acknowledging that the squad are aiming to take a step forward in order to keep up with their rivals in Montreal.

George Russell ended Friday on top at the Canadian Grand Prix, the Briton setting the fastest lap of the day during Free Practice 2.

George Russell led the way during second practice at the Canadian Grand Prix, the Mercedes driver setting the pace ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris and the other Silver Arrows car of Kimi Antonelli.

After topping the timesheets during second practice for the Canadian Grand Prix, George Russell was keen to explain that he maximised the Mercedes’ performance and insisted that “you’ve got to be a little bit realistic”.

TEAM REPRESENTATIVES Frédéric VASSEUR (Ferrari), Ayao KOMATSU (Haas), James VOWLES (Williams)

George Russell ended Friday’s running at the Canadian Grand Prix on top as he went fastest in second practice, the Mercedes driver getting the better of Lando Norris and Kimi Antonelli in another action-packed hour.

Lance Stroll’s first day back in action for Aston Martin at the Canadian Grand Prix did not end the way he might have hoped after suffering a crash in second practice.

Live coverage of Friday's second Formula 1 practice session for the 2025 Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal.