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Saturday was a day of surprise in Canada. After a very damp Friday, a dry FP3 was unexpected, and a dry(ish) qualifying session frankly astounding – almost as big a shock as seeing a resurgent Mercedes take a...

The session was not an entirely smooth one, given the continued threat of rain throughout, but Norris acknowledges that the challenges are part of the appeal of the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve. “That’s Montreal, that’s why we love it here,” he...

Q2 – Disaster for Ferrari as both drivers eliminated The rain had started to return as Q2 began, with Russell leading team mate Hamilton out. After some initial banker laps, the former put himself at the top of the...

But it was an even worse start for Kick Sauber’s Zhou Guanyu, who spun exiting the first corner and slid rearwards into the barriers, reporting that “I have no idea what’s happening with the car” as he triggered...

“I think it’s a situation where I’m trying to win in Monaco, trying to win in Canada, I have my home Grand Prix with Ferrari in a couple of weeks, so that’s where my head is at right...

“But it’s now determining what we can do to find a match with, in this circumstance, Carlos, who I think is an incredible driver, he’s a race-winning driver – he’s one that, last year, above all others was...

Team mate George Russell also enjoyed his time on track during Friday, with the 26-year-old ending the day in second place on the timesheets. “It was good fun out there, to be honest,” Russell said after the session. “Difficult...

Fernando Alonso ended a rain-hit first day of practice for the Canadian Grand Prix at the top of the times, taking advantage of some early dry running in FP2 to set the benchmark. Both of Friday’s sessions at the...

Sun. Rain. Hail. Friday in Montreal pretty much had it all, which meant the opening pair of practice sessions for the Canadian Grand Prix were heavily disrupted. Weather conditions changed rapidly through the day, with the teams afforded only...

Mercedes Hamilton was the first to brave the conditions and come out to wave to the crowd at a track he’s had tremendous success at. He seemed happy from the off, despite opting not to bolt on the new...