Oscar Piastri believes forecast rain could provide McLaren with its best opportunity to challenge Mercedes in the Canadian Grand Prix after another encouraging day for the team in Montreal. The post Piastri sees ‘opportunity’ for McLaren in Canada appeared first on ApexF1.com.
Live coverage of Saturday’s F1 Sprint ahead of the 2026 Canadian Grand Prix.
Franco Colapinto claimed a starting spot in the top-10 for the second consecutive round with Alpine.
Mitch Evans says that his qualifying struggles this year inspired his gamble to save tires and accept a lower starting position in the second Berlin E-Prix race, which he went on to win.
Max Verstappen maintained his starting position to finish seventh in the Canada Sprint.
Lewis Hamilton avoided a penalty for impeding Pierre Gasly in qualifying after Alpine agreed he was not held up by the Ferrari driver.
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.
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.
Live coverage of Sunday’s Formula 1 Lenovo Grand Prix du Canada 2026.