Verstappen wins in Canada on 150th race start
MONTREAL : Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrated his 150th Formula One race on Sunday with a victory in the Canadian Grand Prix that extended his world championship lead.
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‘I have to be ready’ - Max Verstappen aware of early battle against Fernando Alonso at Canadian Grand Prix
Max Verstappen will start on pole in the Canadian Grand Prix after his dominant display throughout qualifying in tricky conditions. However, despite leading the drivers' championship and without the threat of Charles Leclerc in Montreal, the Dutchman is still aware of the danger that the experienced Spaniard, Fernando Alonso, can pose. Ad/> The 40-year-old Alonso has made it clear that he is going to “attack” Verstappen at the first corner and attempt to take advantage of his first front-row start since 2013.
Biggest prize in Canadian junior hockey up for grabs with Memorial Cup return
After a three-year wait, the biggest prize in major junior hockey is once again up for grabs.
Schumacher: Sixth place in Canadian GP qualifying proves F1 credentials
The Haas driver was quick throughout the rain-affected session, and felt afterwards that he could have done even better than sixth.
Leclerc still hopes to join front battle from 19th on the grid in Canadian GP
However, the Ferrari driver has set fourth as a more realistic target, and even then he admits that he will need to catch a break through strategy.
'Pitiful' - Mercedes Team Principal Wolff slams rivals in car bouncing row ahead of Canadian Grand Prix
Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff has labelled rivals 'pitiful' in row over bouncing cars. In a meeting with other team principals on Saturday at the Canadian Grand Prix, Wolff clashed with Red Bull's Christian Horner and Ferrari's Mattia Binotto. Ad/> The trio are at odds over a controversial FIA intervention following the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as Horner believes it is wrong to penalise teams that have managed to control both porpoising and bouncing.
Verstappen: Slicks gamble "never on" late in Canadian GP qualifying
Verstappen claimed pole for F1’s first race in Montreal since 2019, as he topped all three segments of a wet-but-drying qualifying session at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, while his title rivals Sergio Perez and Charles Leclerc qualified down the order – the former due to a crash and the latter because he did not need to risk an incident given his pre-qualifying engine change meant a back row start in any case.
Hamilton on a high with fourth in Canada qualifying
MONTREAL :Seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton was ecstatic after fourth place in Canadian Grand Prix qualifying raised the Mercedes driver's hopes of returning to the Formula One podium.