Hamilton revels in Verstappen battle ‘with one of the greats’

Red Bull’s Alisha Palmowski sealed pole position during Qualifying for F1 ACADEMY in Montreal.

Racing Bulls has been stung 30,000 euros ($49,000 AUD) by the FIA for what it said was an inexcusable issue during Practice 1 at the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix. The post FIA slaps Racing Bulls with $49,000 fine over ‘serious matter’ appeared first on ApexF1.com.

Lando Norris was pleased with his P3 result in Sprint Qualifying at the Canadian Grand Prix, with it coming just hours after McLaren appeared further off the pace during Free Practice 1.

Oscar Piastri says McLaren “looked like idiots” after the team’s gamble on intermediate tyres backfired spectacularly in a disastrous Canadian Grand Prix that ended with both cars outside the points. The post ‘Looked like idiots’: Piastri reacts to McLaren’s Canada disaster appeared first on ApexF1.com.

Lewis Hamilton avoided a penalty for impeding Pierre Gasly in qualifying after Alpine agreed he was not held up by the Ferrari driver.

George Russell has been summoned to the stewards over an alleged “unsafe act”, while Liam Lawson and Nico Hulkenberg also face investigation.

Red Bull Team Principal Laurent Mekies has dismissed suggestions that he will have to change his driver line-up for next season, stating that Max Verstappen “is telling us he’s happy at Red Bull”.

It was a tough day for McLaren at the Canadian Grand Prix, which ended in retirement for Lando Norris following an issue on his car.

Matt Youson takes a look at the different pit stop and tyre options that are available to the teams on race day in Montreal.