Charles Leclerc blames dirty air for costing him Canadian GP F1 pole chance

Isack Hadjar has received a three-place grid penalty for the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix after a “complete miscommunication” with his Racing Bulls team led to the rookie impeding Carlos Sainz in qualifying. With the Williams driver on a hot lap looking to make it through to Q2, Sainz was blocked by Hadjar approaching Turn 6 and fumed over the radio after being eliminated in 17th as a ...Keep reading

After every F1 qualifying session, Motorsport.com 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.McLarenOscar ...Keep reading

Isack Hadjar has received a three-place grid penalty for the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix after a “complete miscommunication” with his Racing Bulls team led to the rookie impeding Carlos Sainz in qualifying. With the Williams driver on a hot lap looking to make it through to Q2, Sainz was blocked by Hadjar approaching Turn 6 and fumed over the radio after being eliminated in 17th as a ...Keep reading

Lando Norris admitted he made “a couple of big mistakes” during a disappointing qualifying session for the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix.The McLaren driver was only good enough for seventh as he struggled at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal.Norris, who is 10 points behind championship leader and team-mate Oscar Piastri, bemoaned his luck as McLaren’s pace advantage - evident for ...Keep reading

Carlos Sainz fumes at Isack Hadjar for "destroying" his Canadian Grand Prix weekend.

Charles Leclerc could scarcely contain his disappointment after qualifying only eighth for the Canadian Grand Prix, as the Ferrari Formula 1 driver believed he was in the fight for pole position.On his final tour in Q3, the Monegasque was caught out by a snap at Turn 7 mere moments after setting a purple first sector, which he blamed on the dirty air shed by Isack Hadjar's Racing Bulls ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen was in no mood to discuss his growing tally of penalty points after setting up a scintillating start to the Canadian Grand Prix by qualifying on the front row alongside Formula 1 rival George Russell.All eyes will be on Turn 1 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve when the lights go out on Sunday afternoon, with Russell and Verstappen going head-to-head following a controversial incident ...Keep reading

Lando Norris admitted he made “a couple of big mistakes” during a disappointing qualifying session for the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix.The McLaren driver was only good enough for seventh as he struggled at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal.Norris, who is 10 points behind championship leader and team-mate Oscar Piastri, bemoaned his luck as McLaren’s pace advantage - evident for ...Keep reading

Charles Leclerc could scarcely contain his disappointment after qualifying only eighth for the Canadian Grand Prix, as the Ferrari Formula 1 driver believed he was in the fight for pole position.On his final tour in Q3, the Monegasque was caught out by a snap at Turn 7 mere moments after setting a purple first sector, which he blamed on the dirty air shed by Isack Hadjar's Racing Bulls ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen was in no mood to discuss his growing tally of penalty points after setting up a scintillating start to the Canadian Grand Prix by qualifying on the front row alongside Formula 1 rival George Russell.All eyes will be on Turn 1 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve when the lights go out on Sunday afternoon, with Russell and Verstappen going head-to-head following a controversial incident ...Keep reading

Max Verstappen was in no mood to discuss his growing tally of penalty points after setting up a scintillating start to the Canadian Grand Prix by qualifying on the front row alongside Formula 1 rival George Russell.All eyes will be on Turn 1 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve when the lights go out on Sunday afternoon, with Russell and Verstappen going head-to-head following a controversial incident ...Keep reading

Irked Max Verstappen hits out at continued talk about his F1 penalty points situation.

Irked Max Verstappen hits out at continued talk about his F1 penalty points situation.

1 George Russell(Mercedes)       2     Max Verstappen(Red Bull)3 Oscar Piastri(McLaren)       4     Kimi ...Keep reading

“The other guys also had the medium tyre which I am not really sure why we didn’t consider it.”

George Russell waxed lyrical over his pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix as the Mercedes Formula 1 driver branded it "one of the most exhilarating laps" in his racing career.The Briton clinched a 1m10.899s to topple provisional polesitter Max Verstappen at the very end of qualifying, reinstating the front row of the grid from last year's race - this time, with a 0.16-second gap between ...Keep reading

Carlos Sainz was left fuming after he claimed Isack Hadjar impeded him during qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix, which meant Williams Formula 1 driver was eliminated in Q1.Having looked strong over practice, Sainz felt his race weekend was left in tatters by Hadjar and hit out at the Racing Bulls rookie over team radio. At the time, the Frenchman defended his driving and claimed that he ...Keep reading

Lando Norris reflects on a disappointing qualifying at the F1 Canadian Grand Prix.