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Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff has offered his opinion on McLaren's intra-team battle, suggesting that "it's certainly a tricky situation" to manage having dealt with a similar problem between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg.

See if you were paying attention to the racing action in Montreal over the weekend with our quick-fire quiz.

McLaren's Oscar Piastri says the team ran out of laps to make its tyre wear advantage pay off in Montreal's Canadian GP as team boss Andrea Stella explains why it struggled for performance compared to its usual title-winning form.
The reigning world champions didn't enjoy their usual advantage in Canada, having struggled for grip from Friday practice. The team rallied to be in the mix in ...Keep reading

Toyota Gazoo Racing technical director David Floury has blasted the FIA’s Balance of Performance – without naming it – for the Le Mans 24 Hours.
Ferrari dominated the French classic, while the Japanese constructor faltered in fifth and 15th, suffering from a lack of competitiveness compared to the AF Corse-run machines – and others.
“Clearly, we haven’t reached our goal. The goal ...Keep reading

Frederic Vasseur has said Ferrari must take inspiration from Mercedes and step up its race weekend execution to compete for Formula 1 wins. 
A quick look at the results shows Ferrari was a distant fourth-quickest team in Canada, with Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton in no man's land as they respectively finished fifth and sixth.
But the real story of the Scuderia's weekend was one of ...Keep reading

Spire Motorsports have taken action against their own driver, Carson Hocevar. The NASCAR Cup Series competed in Mexico City for the first time last weekend in an event that was positively received by most of the garage. 
But while the 22-year-old rising star was iRacing and live-streaming on Twitch, Hocevar chose to refer to Mexico as a "s***hole" in comments that received immediate pushback ...Keep reading

In a season dominated by Alex Palou, Kirkwood was the only other driver to win races, thanks to his victories in Long Beach and Detroit. However, that wasn't enough for some. He had to do more. After all, there are only four street course events in the 17-race IndyCar calendar.
Now, Kirkwood remains the only other driver to have won races, although he added an oval victory to his résumé by ...Keep reading

Robert Kubica says some of the doubts upon his F1 return hurt him following serious injury, but his Le Mans win in a Ferrari proves many wrong.

Robert Kubica says some of the doubts upon his F1 return hurt him following serious injury, but his Le Mans win in a Ferrari proves many wrong.

Christian Rasmussen put on quite a show during Sunday night's Bommarito Automotive Group 500 at World Wide Technology Raceway's 1.25-mile oval. The Ed Carpenter Racing driver made over 70 on-track passes to secure third place, finishing behind race winner Kyle Kirkwood and runner-up Pato O’Ward.
Rasmussen started in 25th place after struggling in qualifying, and had to overcome a fire on lap ...Keep reading

NASCAR's recent visit to Mexico changed the perception some drivers had of the country and delivered two races full of excitement — something that has been lacking at times in Formula 1 events at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. Despite a thrilling weekend a great enthusiasm from the fans, the future of the event remains uncertain for 2026.
Ben Kennedy, great-grandson of NASCAR founder ...Keep reading

Watch: 'Too much racing' & a missing plot? Motorsport reviews F1: The Movie

Between them, the trio discuss why the production quality and soundtrack of the movie stood out, and why they think it'll potentially be a hit amongst viewers that aren't Formula 1 fans - but they also highlight some potential issues with the unrealistic plot and female character tropes. Does the film manage ...Keep reading

When Lewis Hamilton signed on to co-produce F1: The Movie, there was a collective sigh of relief. The seven-time world champion would help ensure authenticity – not only surrounding the technical aspects of racing and the intricacies of the driver experience, but hopefully around inclusion, too.
For years, Hamilton has been vocal about pushing motorsport towards a more diverse and equitable ...Keep reading

As someone who has watched Formula 1 since I was young, I went into a screening of F1: The Movie being told time and again that the film was not for me.
It has been made, at great expense, to showcase the championship to a potential new audience, specifically in the United States, with the hope of bringing in a swathe of fans in much the same way the Netflix phenomenon Drive to Survive has done ...Keep reading

Forget everything you’ve seen on social media, or what you’ve read about the new Formula 1 movie - you should absolutely go and see it. If not only to form your own opinions on F1 and see the latest attempt to bring the series into Hollywood.
The championship's owners are desperate to crack the US audience and capitalise on the post Drive to Survive lull, so taking it to the big screen – ...Keep reading

Can I get your five-word movie review? 
Ben Hunt: Good for non-F1 fans.
Mark Mann-Bryans: Not good for anyone watching.
What were your thoughts on the racing scenes?
BH: A lot has been made of the technology. The director used similar techniques to what they used in Top Gun, but they’ve gone even further with this. We've heard about camera mounting points and techniques that could ...Keep reading

"They are faster, so I’m not even thinking about that," said Max Verstappen during media day in Montreal when asked whether victory was on the cards. By "they," the reigning world champion was referring to McLaren as, like many, the Dutchman was predicting another win from the papaya-coloured team and thought he would be left scrapping for the final podium place against Mercedes.
In practice ...Keep reading

George Russell claimed his first victory of the season at the Canadian Grand Prix, the Mercedes man having put in a solid drive from pole position. But who else caught the eye of our Power Rankings judges in Montreal? Check out the latest scores and overall leaderboard below...

Lando Norris has mentioned how this year's McLaren does not give him the same level of confidence as last year's, and a key design feature could be the reason.

The last two race weekends have made a huge difference to Fernando Alonso and Aston Martin’s season, the Spanish star scoring in both Spain and Canada after not managing a single point across the opening eight races of the season.