Verstappen storms to sensational Silverstone Pole

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen pipped McLaren’s Oscar Piastri to pole position at the British Grand Prix with the very last lap of qualifying. Verstappen beat Piastri by 0.103 seconds, with McLaren’s Lando Norris just 0.015secs behind in third and Mercedes’ George Russell a further 0.019secs adrift in fourth. Lewis Hamilton, second quickest behind Piastri after the first runs in final qualifying, slipped back to fifth at the end, just ahead of his Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc.

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F1 to race in Canada until 2035 following contract extension

Formula 1 has announced that the Canadian Grand Prix will race into its seventh decade following a new four-year agreement with the Promoter and the Governments of Canada and Québec, that will see the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve in Montreal remain on the calendar through to 2035. Elsewhere a Thai Grand Prix joining the calendar has moved a step closer as Thailand’s cabinet has approved a bid to host a street race in Bangkok

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Russell wins Canadian Grand Prix as Norris and Piastri collide

Mercedes’ George Russell won the Canadian Grand Prix from pole as McLaren teammates and championship rivals Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri crashed late on. Norris hit the back of Piastri’s car on the pit straight with four laps to go seeing the race end under the safety car with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen second ahead of the second Mercedes of Kimi Antonelli who picks up his first podium finish.

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Russell pips Verstappen to pole in Canada

Mercedes’ George Russell snatched pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix from Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. Russell beat Verstappen by 0.160 seconds to grab the fastest time just seconds after the Dutchman himself had taken it away from McLaren’s Oscar Piastri. The Australian’s team-mate and title rival Lando Norris could manage only seventh place, behind Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli, Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton and a superb performance from Fernando Alonso in the Aston Martin.

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Verstappen holds off Norris to win dramatic wet/dry Canadian GP

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen won a gripping wet-dry Canadian Grand Prix that developed into a five-car battle for the lead over the final 10 laps. Verstappen expertly managed a restart after a safety-car period with 11 laps to go to bolt into a decisive lead while McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri fought with the Mercedes of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton behind him. Verstappen pulled out nearly two seconds in one lap and controlled the race to the end from there.

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