Charles Leclerc to miss F1 Canadian GP second practice after FP1 crash

NASCAR held two practice sessions on Friday as Cup drivers and teams learned their way around Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City.In the first session, drivers quickly found the limits with several locking up and utilizing the run-off area around the road course. Unfortunately for Noah Gragson, he found the outside wall, damaging his No. 4 Front Row Motorsports Ford. The team will ...Keep reading

Mercedes driver George Russell topped second practice at Formula 1's Canadian Grand Prix ahead of McLaren's Lando Norris. Russell went top after 23 minutes with a lap on Pirelli's medium tyres to set up an intriguing tyre choice for qualifying, with Norris unable to beat the Mercedes driver's time on softs. After six minutes of running, Lance Stroll suffered terminal damage to the ...Keep reading

Mercedes driver George Russell has topped second practice at Formula 1's Canadian Grand Prix ahead of McLaren's Lando Norris.Russell went top after 23 minutes with a lap on Pirelli's medium tyres to set up an intriguing tyre choice for qualifying, with Norris unable to beat the Briton’s time on softs.After six minutes of FP2, Stroll suffered terminal damage to his Aston Martin’s ...Keep reading

There is quite the challenge -- and opportunity -- ahead for Ryan Truex. Denny Hamlin is choosing to stay with his family this weekend and miss the Cup race in Mexico City following the birth of his son. Hamlin's absence means Truex will get to pilot the No. 11 Joe Gibbs Racing Toyota at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez.That car has three wins this year with Hamlin behind the wheel, including ...Keep reading

Ferrari Formula 1 boss Fred Vasseur has taken aim at the Italian media after question marks were raised over his future at the team.The points were made by heavyweight Italian publications Gazzetta della Sport and Corriere della Sera, while the impact made by engineer Loïc Serra, who joined from Mercedes in the winter, had also been debated.Vasseur has grown frustrated over continual ...Keep reading

Ferrari Formula 1 boss Fred Vasseur has taken aim at the Italian media after question marks were raised about his future at the team.The points were made by heavyweight Italian publications Gazzetta della Sport and Corriere della Sera, while the impact made by engineer Loïc Serra, who joined from Mercedes in the winter, had also been debated.Vasseur has grown frustrated over continual ...Keep reading

Charles Leclerc will not be on track in second practice at the Canadian Grand Prix

Red Bull boss Christian Horner believes his Formula 1 team is well-equipped to cope in the event Max Verstappen teeters over the edge with an extra penalty point at the Canadian Grand Prix.Due to the unique situation that Red Bull's parent company owns two teams, the drivers at Horner's outfit and Racing Bulls are all considered Red Bull drivers - hence the fluidity afforded to the team when ...Keep reading

Fred Vasseur hits back at "disrespectful" reports about his future as Ferrari F1 team principal.

Red Bull “desperately” hopes that star driver Max Verstappen doesn’t pick up another F1 penalty point over the course of this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix, which would earn him a one-race ban from the series. But, if that does happen, team principal Christian Horner believes the side has “enough drivers” to cope with his temporary exit.Verstappen now has 11 penalty points ...Keep reading

Red Bull “desperately” hopes that star driver Max Verstappen doesn’t pick up another F1 penalty point over the course of this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix, which would earn him a one-race ban from the series. But, if that does happen, team principal Christian Horner believes the side has “enough drivers” to cope with his temporary exit.Verstappen now has 11 penalty points ...Keep reading

As NASCAR takes on Mexico City this weekend, three-time Cup Series champion Joey Logano spent a few minutes speaking exclusively with Motorsport.com's Luis Ramírez in preparation for the event.Despite failing to win at any road course race in roughly a decade, the Team Penske driver is looking forward to this weekend's unique race at Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez. The event also presents ...Keep reading

Charles Leclerc looks set to miss second practice at Formula 1’s Canadian Grand Prix after his FP1 crash left him with chassis damage.Leclerc was leading opening practice in Montreal after 15 minutes when he locked up his tyres into Turn 3 and under steered into the grass on the outside. The Ferrari driver was unable to prevent a violent hit with the wall, smashing up the front-left corner ...Keep reading

Christian Horner isn't worried about a possible exit clause in Max Verstappen's Red Bull contract

Martin Brundle delivers verdict on the threat of a ban hanging over Max Verstappen.

“Is he the problem? I don’t think he’s the problem at the moment. The car’s not fast enough.”

First practice at a relatively cool, but sunny, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve was marked by a plethora of spins and twitches for many drivers as the track proved to be lacking in grip and tricky to drive on. An innocuous spin by Alpine's Franco Colapinto into Turn 2, on his very first flyer, foreshadowed what would be a messy one-hour session.Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc went quickest in ...Keep reading

World champion Max Verstappen started Formula 1's Canadian Grand Prix weekend on top after heading a chaotic first practice session on a slippery Montreal circuit.First practice at a relatively cool but sunny Circuit Gilles Villeneuve was marked by a plethora of spins and twitches for many drivers, as the track had extremely low grip and was tricky to drive.An innocuous spin by Alpine's ...Keep reading