4:25 PM ET ESPN staff Sebastian Vettel was furious with the stewards’ decision which handed the Canadian Grand Prix to Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton. In an incident likely to be debated for a while, Vettel ran wide at Turn 4 on the 48th lap. In rejoining the track, Vettel moved into the path of Hamilton,
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10:42 AM ET MONTREAL, Canada — It’s going to be hot at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on Sunday, with the mercury expected to tip 29C come the race start. That is going to cause issues for anybody starting on the soft tyre, which was melting after just a handful of laps in slightly cooler temperatures
7:00 PM ET MONTREAL, Canada — Mercedes estimates it was losing 0.6s of lap time to Ferrari on the straights alone during qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix. 1 Related Sebastian Vettel beat Lewis Hamilton to pole position by 0.206s in Montreal on Sunday, giving Ferrari its first P1 grid position since the Bahrain Grand
5:01 PM ET Laurence Edmondson Close F1 Editor • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Nate Saunders Close F1 Associate Editor • Previously worked in rugby union and British Superbikes • History graduate from Reading University• Joined ESPNF1 in February 2014 The Formula One paddock is a busy place that hosts a lot of serious
7:31 PM ET MONTREAL, Canada — Montreal offered up the tightest Friday practice session of the season, with just under a second splitting Charles Leclerc in first place and Lance Stroll in tenth, while the top three were separated by just 0.134s. Ferrari held a 0.134s advantage over Valtteri Bottas’ Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton finished
3:48 PM ET Lewis Hamilton’s Canadian Grand Prix preparations suffered a setback after a rare error from the five-time world champion prematurely ended his Friday practice. 1 Related After topping the first practice session of the day, Hamilton limped back to the pits half an hour into the afternoon’s track time with a tyre puncture.
1:31 PM ET Maurice Hamilton Close • Veteran F1 journalist, covering the sport since 1977• Motor racing correspondent for the Observer for 20 years• Has written several books and covered F1 for BBC Radio 5 Live Robin Herd, who passed away on Tuesday, was a quietly influential player in global motor sport for three decades, but he would
12:21 PM ET Laurence Edmondson Close F1 Editor • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Nate Saunders Close F1 Associate Editor • Previously worked in rugby union and British Superbikes • History graduate from Reading University• Joined ESPNF1 in February 2014 The Formula One paddock is a busy place that hosts a lot of serious
3:16 PM ET MONTREAL, Canada — Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel has played down suggestions he will quit Formula One at the end of the 2019 season. 1 Related After a disappointing start to the year, in which Mercedes has beaten Ferrari at every round so far, the four-time champion is facing the prospect of fifth
1:19 PM ET Reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton wants to work with Formula One to improve what he perceives to be a minimal amount of diversity in motor racing. 1 Related Hamilton, F1’s first and only black driver, has been an outspoken critic on that topic previously. Ahead of last year’s opening race, the Australian