Before qualifying on Saturday, Mercedes took off the second floor stay that they implemented ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix weekend after questions were raised by McLaren, Ferrari and Red Bull. The Silver Arrows have been suffering greatly from “porpoising” and bouncing this season amid the new technical regulations that brought about the return of
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Nicholas Latifi cut a dejected figure after qualifying for his home Canadian Grand Prix as he was eliminated in the first phase. Latifi has beaten team-mate Alex Albon in knockout qualifying on just one occasion this year in Imola when the Thai-Briton’s brake caught fire, but Albon went on to beat the Canadian in the
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Sebastian Vettel has no idea where his pace went in Canada as he was eliminated in the first session. It was the third time this season that the German had been eliminated in the first phase of qualifying, but it looked as though exiting Q1 in wet conditions would not be an issue given the
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Mercedes’ George Russell has no regrets over his decision to switch onto Slicks at the end of qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix. In wet conditions, a slightly dry line had started to appear on the circuit, so Russell opted to take a gamble on put on a set of Slicks in a bid to
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Fernando Alonso plans to get after Max Verstappen on Sunday in Canada after a sensational lap that put him up to second for the start of the Canadian Grand Prix. It marked the first time the Spaniard qualified on the front row since the 2013 Singapore Grand Prix and, quintessential of Alonso, he mastered the
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The smile finally returned to Sir Lewis Hamilton’s face on Saturday evening after he qualified fourth at the 2022 Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal. The drivers were met with wet conditions throughout qualifying, and Mercedes entered the day having done a lot of work overnight to figure out the issues that had plagued the seven-time
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Alpine’s Esteban Ocon was not impressed with Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz after he felt as though the Ferrari driver re-joined the track dangerously after going off. Sainz had just completed a fast lap in the first qualifying session, and looked as though he was pushing for another before he went straight on at Turn Three, and
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Alberta energy minister Sonya Savage has told Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel that he is a hypocrite for questioning the mining of Tar Sands in the region of Canada. Vettel has long used his position within F1 to campaign for causes such as equality, social justice, and environmental awareness. The four-time world champion worked with children
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Red Bull adviser Dr Helmut Marko is not impressed with the changes made by the FIA to try to clamp down on “porpoising” and bouncing. Mercedes’ George Russell and Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz have been vocal in recent months over the potential health risks attached to the “porpoising” phenomenon that arrived with the new ground effect
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Sir Lewis Hamilton was left lamenting a horrible day during the first two practice sessions at the Canadian Grand Prix as the bouncing issues showed no sign of relenting for Mercedes. The Silver Arrows tried something different between Hamilton and team-mate George Russell regarding the floor in a big to understand why, having mostly solved
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