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"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.
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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

Formula 1 has announced it has signed a new contract with the promoters of its Canadian Grand Prix, keeping the Montreal race on the calendar until 2035.
The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve event's previous contract ran until 2031, but following discussions that deal has now been extended by another six years. The renewal also includes an extension to Bell Media’s media rights deal.
“As ...Keep reading

Formula 1 has announced it has signed a new contract with the promoters of its Canadian Grand Prix, keeping the Montreal race on the calendar until 2035.
The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve event's previous contract ran until 2031, but following discussions that deal has now been extended by another six years. The renewal also includes an extension to Bell Media’s media rights deal.
“As ...Keep reading

Thailand has moved another step closer to bringing a Formula 1 grand prix to the streets of Bangkok after its cabinet approved a bid during a meeting on Tuesday.
The plan would see F1 welcome Thailand onto its calendar from 2028 on an initial five-year contract, with $1.2billion now agreed to be set aside for the bid.
The news was announced during a press conference in which tourism minister ...Keep reading

Thailand has moved another step closer to bringing a Formula 1 grand prix to the streets of Bangkok after its cabinet approved a bid during a meeting on Tuesday.
The plan would see F1 welcome Thailand onto its calendar from 2028 on an initial five-year contract, with $1.2billion now agreed to be set aside for the bid.
The news was announced during a press conference in which tourism minister ...Keep reading

Mercedes Formula 1 boss Toto Wolff has slammed Red Bull for protesting against George Russell's Canadian Grand Prix victory, calling the move "embarrassing".
Russell took his and Mercedes' first grand prix victory of 2025, defeating Red Bull's Max Verstappen in Montreal in a race that ended behind the safety car due to Lando Norris' crash.
But after the race Red Bull launched a two-pronged ...Keep reading

Robert Kubica claiming his maiden Le Mans 24 Hours victory proved popular amongst the Formula 1 paddock, with various members paying tribute to him on Sunday.
Kubica, who had three separate stints in F1, won the classic French enduro over the weekend whilst sharing the #83 Ferrari Hypercar with Phil Hanson and Yifei Ye.
It is the highlight in a career of ‘what ifs’ for Kubica, who was ...Keep reading

Robert Kubica claiming his maiden Le Mans 24 Hours victory proved popular amongst the Formula 1 paddock, with various members paying tribute to him on Sunday.
Kubica, who had three separate stints in F1, won the classic French enduro over the weekend whilst sharing the #83 Ferrari Hypercar with Phil Hanson and Yifei Ye.
It is the highlight in a career of ‘what ifs’ for Kubica, who was ...Keep reading

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has cautioned that his squad isn't getting ahead of itself despite taking a comfortable win in Formula 1's Canadian Grand Prix on a hot track surface.
In the hands of Russell the Mercedes W16 looked like a contender for victory in Montreal from the first lap of practice, and the Briton duly defeated Red Bull's Max Verstappen to pole with what he described as one of ...Keep reading