Canadian GP: Race - RE-CAP & RESULTS

CANADIAN GP - RACE - RE-CAP & RESULTS

    Sebastian Vettel reclaimed the championship lead with victory in Canada.

    The Ferrari driver was unchallenged through most of the race and, after defending his lead after an early safety car, was able to build a gap of more than seven seconds to second place driver Valtteri Bottas.

    Vettel’s championship rival Lewis Hamilton was left chasing Daniel Ricciardo after the Red Bull jumped him in the pits.

    Ricciardo had been running in a net fifth place when Hamilton ahead dived into the pits and put in an impressive lap before pitting himself and emerging ahead of the Mercedes. Hamilton quickly closed the gap to Ricciardo, who was on the harder compound of tyre. Moving back into fourth would mean he retained the championship lead by a single point, but Ricciardo proved difficult to overtake.

    In the closing stages of the race, backmarkers became a problem for the reigning champion. Ricciardo appeared to have an easier time passing the backmarkers while Hamilton lost time. Even so, he finished less than a second behind the Red Bull.

    Up ahead, Bottas had a Red Bull problem of his own in the early stages of the race, as Max Verstappen pushed to find a way through. Bottas put up a good defence, denying Verstappen second, and eventually pulled out a second gap to the Red Bull driver.

    Verstappen settled with third, his second podium of the season.

    Kimi Raikkonen in sixth was the last of the drivers to not be lapped by the leaders.

    The race started with drama for Toro Rosso and Williams as Brendon Hartley and Lance Stroll came together on the opening lap. Stroll suffered a big slide and, as he corrected himself, sandwiched Hartley between himself and the wall. The collision took them both out of the race, and Hartley was sent to the hospital for checks, though he was later given the all clear.

    Also running into problems early in the race were Carlos Sainz and Sergio Perez, with Perez being sent wide after a collision and calling for Sainz to be disqualified from the race. The stewards deemed it a racing incident and both continued, with Sainz finishing eighth and Perez classified 14th.

    One of the biggest talking points came at the end of the race, when the chequered flag was shown a lap early. Though the field continued to race until the end of lap 69, the planned duration, drivers were classified by their positions when the chequered flag was first shown at the end of lap 68. The only change came outside the top 10, with Perez dropping behind Kevin Magnussen, having passed the Haas on the “extra” lap.

    Nico Hulkenberg finished best of the rest, ahead of Sainz, and Esteban Ocon.

    Charles Leclerc, who once again had braking problems, came under pressure from Pierre Gasly in the closing stages of the race, but managed to hold onto 10th to take his third points finish of the season.

    Gasly took 11th, ahead of Romain Grosjean, Perez, Magnussen, and Ericsson.

    Stoffel Vandoorne and Sergey Sirotkin were the final finishers, with Fernando Alonso retiring due to an exhaust issue 40 laps into the race.

RESULTS:

1. Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany / + 25 Points
2. Valtteri Bottas / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland / + 18 Points
3. Max Verstappen / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands / + 15 Points
4. Daniel Ricciardo / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Australia / + 12 Points
5. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain / + 10 Points
6. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland / + 8 Points
7. Nico Hulkenberg / Renault-Renault / Germany / + 6 Points
8. Carlos Sainz / Renault-Renault / Spain / + 4 Points
9. Esteban Ocon / Force India-Mercedes / France / + 2 Points
10. Charles Leclerc / Sauber-Ferrari / Monaco / + 1 Point
11. Pierre Gasly / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / France
12. Romain Grosjean / Haas-Ferrari / France
13. Kevin Magnussen / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark
14. Sergio Perez / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico
15. Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden 
16. Stoffel Vandoorne / McLaren-Renault / Belgium
17. Sergey Sirotkin / Williams-Mercedes / Russia

RETIRED - Fernando Alonso / McLaren-Renault / Spain / Exhaust
RETIRED - Lance Stroll / Williams-Mercedes / Canada / Collision
RETIRED - Brendon Hartley / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / New Zealand / Collision

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Canadian GP: Qualifying - RE-CAP & RESULTS

CANADIAN GP - QUALIFYING - RE-CAP & RESULTS

    Sebastian Vettel was the quickest man during Saturday's Qualifying session, earning himself Pole Position. Romain Grosjean missed out on Qualifying due to what appeared to be an engine issue as he attempted to head out in Q1. Meanwhile, Pierre Gasly was forced back to 19th after multiple engine component changes.

HOW IT WORKS:

Q1 = 18 minutes. All cars allowed to go out. At the end of the session, the five slowest are eliminated.

Q2 = 15 minutes. The remaining cars go out. At the end of the session, the five slowest are eliminated.

Q3 = 12 minutes. Final 10 cars go out. The final order at the end of the session is how the grid will line up. Fastest car starts from Pole Position.

GRID LINE-UP:

1. Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany

2. Valtteri Bottas / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland

3. Max Verstappen / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands

4. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain

5. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland

6. Daniel Ricciardo / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Australia

7. Nico Hulkenberg / Renault-Renault / Germany

8. Esteban Ocon / Force India-Mercedes / France

9. Carlos Sainz / Renault-Renault / Spain

10. Sergio Perez / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico

11. Kevin Magnussen / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark

12. Brendon Hartley / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / New Zealand

13. Charles Leclerc / Sauber-Ferrari / Monaco

14. Fernando Alonso / McLaren-Renault / Spain

15. Stoffel Vandoorne / McLaren-Renault / Belgium

16. Lance Stroll / Williams-Mercedes / Canada

17. Sergey Sirotkin / Williams-Mercedes / Russia

18. Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden

19. Pierre Gasly / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / France*

DID NOT QUALIFY - Romain Grosjean / Haas-Ferrari / France**

* - (Gasly) Grid-Penalty for multiple engine component changes

** - (Grosjean) Granted permission by stewards to race 

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Canadian GP: Free Practice #2 - RE-CAP & TIMES

CANADIAN GP - FREE PRACTICE #2 - RE-CAP & TIMES

    Max Verstappen made it two from two with the fastest time in the second free practice session.

    Verstappen knocked Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen off the top spot with a 1m12.198s lap, once again on the hypersoft tyre. Raikkonen finished 0.130s further back with Daniel Ricciardo P3 after spending most of the session in the pits with an electrical problem.

    With a limited supply of the hypersoft tyres, neither Mercedes driver ran the softest compound in FP2. That put Lewis Hamilton 0.579s off Verstappen’s pace, but he still managed to finish P4, ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Valtteri Bottas.

    Romain Grosjean took best of the rest in P7, ahead of Esteban Ocon, Sergio Perez and Fernando Alonso.

    Renault once again brought out the red flag, but this time it was Carlos Sainz causing the stoppage. Sainz span backwards into the wall, damaging his Renault and spreading debris over the track. The Spaniard was able to limp back to the pits, but debris on track called for the red flag.

    Stoffel Vandoorn also ran into trouble when he was forced to stop on track. The McLaren hit the wall, damaging the suspension and causing a puncture. Vandoorn attempted to return to the pits but was told by his engineers to stop, to prevent damage to the floor of his car.

    Charles Leclerc managed to go 11th fastest, ahead of Brendon Hartley, Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg.

    Marcus Ericsson, Vandoorn, Sainz, Pierre Gasly, Lance Stroll and Sergey Sirotkin complete the order.

TIMES:

1. Max Verstappen - 1:12.198 / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands
2. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:12.328 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland
3. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:12.603 / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Australia
4. Lewis Hamilton - 1:12.777 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain
5. Sebastian Vettel - 1:12.985 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany
6. Valtteri Bottas - 1:13.061 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland
7. Romain Grosjean - 1:13.620 / Haas-Ferrari / France
8. Esteban Ocon - 1:13.747 / Force India-Mercedes / France
9. Sergio Perez - 1:13.754 / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico
10. Fernando Alonso - 1:13.866 / McLaren-Renault / Spain
11. Charles Leclerc - 1:13.884 / Sauber-Ferrari / Monaco
12. Brendon Hartley - 1:13.889 / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / New Zealand
13. Kevin Magnussen - 1:13.956 / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark
14. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:13.967 / Renault-Renault / Germany
15. Marcus Ericsson - 1:14.108 / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden
16. Stoffel Vandoorne - 1:14.167 / McLaren-Renault / Belgium
17. Carlos Sainz - 1:14.433 / Renault-Renault / Spain
18. Pierre Gasly - 1:14.486 / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / France
19. Lance Stroll - 1:14.703 / Williams-Mercedes / Canada
20. Sergey Sirotkin - 1:14.782 / Williams-Mercedes / Russia

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Canadian GP: Free Practice #1 - RE-CAP & TIMES

CANADIAN GP - FREE PRACTICE #1 - RE-CAP & TIMES

    Max Verstappen topped the times in the opening free practice session ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix.

    The Red Bull driver set a 1m13.389s time in the final third of the session, before improving to 1m13.302s.

    The performance would be a confidence boost to Verstappen, who has come under pressure after mixed weekends throughout the season. But the session wasn’t perfect for the Dutchman, with a puncture caused by debris on track disrupting his running.

    The gap back to the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton could also be cause for concern for Red Bull. Verstappen’s time on the hypersoft compound of tyre was just 0.088s quicker than Hamilton’s ultrasoft time.

    A late improvement put Daniel Ricciardo P3, ahead of Sebastian Vettel, Valtteri Bottas, and Kimi Raikkonen.

    After running top early in the session, Fernando Alonso dropped back to seventh, finishing best of the rest, with Carlos Sainz, Stoffel Vandoorne, and Pierre Gasly completing the top 10.

    Sainz’s team-mate Nico Hulkenberg started the morning in trouble. Just 10 minutes into the session, his Renault came to a stop on track, bringing out the red flags. He completed just a handful of laps and failed to set a time.

    Esteban Ocon finished P11, ahead of Romain Grosjean, Marcus Ericsson, and Charles Leclerc.

    Kevin Magnussen and Brendon Hartley took 15th and 16th.

    Both Williams drivers ran into trouble in FP1. Lance Stroll was the first to find the wall after suffering oversteer at the chicane. He managed to make it back to the pits, but the incident meant he completed half as many laps as team-mate Sergey Sirotkin.

    Sirotkin hit the barrier late in the session after spinning at turn 6.

    The pair finished 17th and 18th, with Sirotkin 0.5s faster than his team-mate.

    Friday driver Nicholas Latifi, standing in for Sergio Perez, was P19.

TIMES:

1. Max Verstappen - 1:13.302 / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands
2. Lewis Hamilton - 1:13.390 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain
3. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:13.518 / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Australia
4. Sebastian Vettel - 1:13.574 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany
5. Valtteri Bottas - 1:13.617 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland
6. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:13.727 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland
7. Fernando Alonso - 1:13.900 / McLaren-Renault / Spain
8. Carlos Sainz - 1:14.116 / Renault-Renault / Spain
9. Stoffel Vandoorne - 1:14.311 / McLaren-Renault / Belgium
10. Pierre Gasly - 1:15.004 / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / France
11. Esteban Ocon - 1:15.071 / Force India-Mercedes / France
12. Romain Grosjean - 1:15.119 / Haas-Ferrari / France
13. Marcus Ericsson - 1:15.386 / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden
14. Charles Leclerc - 1:15.439 / Sauber-Ferrari / Monaco
15. Kevin Magnussen - 1:15.579 / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark
16. Brendon Hartley - 1:15.756 / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / New Zealand
17. Sergey Sirotkin - 1:15.768 / Williams-Mercedes / Russia
18. Lance Stroll - 1:16.259 / Williams-Mercedes / Canada
19. Nicholas Latifi - 1:17.145 / Force India-Mercedes / Canada
20. Nico Hulkenberg - NO TIME SET / Renault-Renault / Germany

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Canadian GP: Driver Preview Quotes - Haas

DRIVER PREVIEW QUOTES - HAAS F1 TEAM

Kevin Magnussen - “We’re all looking forward to Canada and to putting some new parts on the car, getting back into our normal shape, and getting back in the fight for points. (Canada’s) kind of a low-speed track with a lot of chicanes and big braking zones. It’s a bit bumpy in places, but there are good opportunities for overtaking… It usually offers up a very interesting race.

    There’s lots of great places around Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. The most famous one is the last chicane, and it’s a really challenging part of the track... You’ve done almost the whole lap, and if you’re on a good lap, there’s lots of pressure to get this part right, as well. It’s always a corner where if you haven’t got a perfect lap, you can try and make it up in that last chicane. If you’re on a good lap, you might not want to take as much risk in that last chicane. So, it’s a really interesting part of the track.

    I’m just glad we’re out of (Monaco), and I can’t wait to go to Montreal and get back into the fight.”

Romain Grosjean - “I think we should have a good car in Canada. I really enjoy racing there – it’s always a great feeling. Turns 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 – they’re all quite challenging. That first part of the circuit – it’s a bit more low speed, and it’s a bit more close to the walls – that’s the part that’s the most challenging.

    Canada is very hard on the brakes... Sometimes you can do some lift-and-coast, especially when the car is full of fuel at the beginning of the race. You want to try to save the brakes a bit and not overheat them, so they’re good by the end of the race when you’re trying to push them, or by pit stop time.”

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Canadian GP: Driver Preview Quotes - Toro Rosso

DRIVER PREVIEW QUOTES - RED BULL TORO ROSSO HONDA

Brendon Hartley  - “I’ve never been to Canada before and I’ve been told by every driver that this track is one of the highlights on the calendar, so from one highlight on the calendar to another - from Monaco to Montreal. And it’s also partly a street track, which I love, although this is a lot faster than Monaco and the barriers aren’t as close, apart from in a couple of places. So far, my only experience of the track is on the simulator.

    Aside from the racing, everyone tells me the city is good fun, it’s a great race to be part of and the track has provided amazing racing over the years. The aero update introduced at the last race looks to be working well and the team has been working very hard behind the scenes to bring all the performance we can get, so I’m optimistic about the coming weekend.”

Pierre Gasly  - “I’ve never ever been to Canada in my life, but everyone tells me the Grand Prix in Montreal is one of the best of the season, because there’s a great atmosphere and the town is really super. So I’m looking forward to experiencing it for myself for the first time.

    The circuit looks exciting with some long straight sections, so some overtaking opportunities. It’s a complicated track, with the walls never far away and the famous final chicane with the 'Champions’ Wall'. This is a race where you take off a lot of downforce to get good top speed, which means the car won’t be easy to drive. Even if there are not many corners here, it’s a complicated track to drive, but everyone seems to like it so I’m looking forward to it. Of course I speak French, so the people there will understand me, even if I’ve been told the accent and even the vocabulary over there is something a bit different!”

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Canadian GP: Driver Preview Quotes - Force India

DRIVER PREVIEW QUOTES - SAHARA FORCE INDIA F1 TEAM

Sergio Perez - “I enjoy visiting Canada and I have some very good memories from Montreal. I finished on the podium there in 2012 in one of the most exciting races of my career, and I’ve had some other strong performances there, including last year.

    Montreal is a cool city with a fantastic atmosphere and I always see a lot of Mexican fans in the stands, which is always special for me. I am really looking forward to being there because it’s one of those really fun events with lots of fans having a big party in the city."

Esteban Ocon - “The Montreal circuit is definitely one of my favourite tracks and it’s a fantastic event. The atmosphere in the city is great: the whole of Montreal becomes a giant motorsport festival. You feel the energy and excitement everywhere in the city.

    I always say I like chicanes and that’s almost all you have in Montreal. It’s a challenging and very technical track and I really enjoy driving on it. My favourite corner is the final chicane, with the Wall of Champions so close to you. It’s a very tricky corner and it’s very easy to get it wrong.

    Last year we had a really good weekend in Montreal, fighting with the Ferraris and coming away with a good result. We seem to do well on tracks like this so hopefully we can continue to score points and keep our momentum going.”

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Canadian GP: Driver Preview Quotes - Red Bull

DRIVER PREVIEW QUOTES - ASTON MARTIN RED BULL RACING

Daniel Ricciardo - “I think it’s only just really sinking in that I won the Monaco Grand Prix and crossing the line after such a challenging race felt amazing. My name is on the board now and it feels good to win the most iconic F1 race there is. After winning in Monaco it’s awesome to be going straight to another street circuit that I love. It’s definitely one of my favourite races of the year, both because of the track and also the city of Montreal itself. The city is just awesome. I’ve had some mixed results in the race but I did win my first Grand Prix there in 2014 and had a podium last year. We’ve got some new updates coming, it’s the hypersoft tyre again, the chassis is running sweet, so we could be looking alright. Hopefully we can have another strong weekend and start chasing down the championship leaders.”

Max Verstappen - “Across all of Circuit Gilles Villeneuve I think the last chicane is really important to get right. You arrive at such high speed so when you hit the braking point the brakes can be a bit cold which means you have to be careful and get it right every time. This will also set you up for the exit where you come very close to the wall, it is important not to brush it as you can damage the rim. A millimetre or centimetre doesn’t make too much difference, just don’t touch the wall. Turns 1 and 2 have a pretty cool atmosphere as the grandstands are usually full at that part of the track and it creates a small stadium feel – this makes the start a bit more special. The 2017 race ended with disappointment for me, as I had to stop after only 10 laps with a technical issue. Our car as it is now should perform well in Montreal so I am hopeful of achieving a solid result and making up for last year. Besides that, I’m always excited to get back over to the American continent as I really enjoy being there. The people, food and atmosphere are always amazing.”

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Canadian GP: Driver Preview Quotes - McLaren

DRIVER PREVIEW QUOTES - McLAREN F1 TEAM

Fernando Alonso - “After a disappointing race in Monaco, I’m already looking forward to heading to Canada. It’s a great track and a real test for the driver and the car. It’s claimed many top drivers in the ‘Wall of Champions’ and the Safety Car often plays a role in the outcome of the race.

    I’ve always enjoyed racing in Montreal. It has the best combination of a great track, challenging street circuit characteristics, and it’s a fun city to visit. I’ve enjoyed some great races in Canada and I won there in 2006, so it’s a special place for me. Even more so this weekend, when I’ll be celebrating my 300th Grand Prix.

    This will certainly be a tough circuit for us, but we’re making progress with our package race by race. A little bit of the drama or changeable weather conditions we’ve seen in Canada so many times in the past could offer us some opportunities – it’s up to us to take advantage of every possibility.”

Stoffel Vandoorne - “I really enjoyed racing in Canada for the first time last year, and I feel well prepared to tackle the streets of Montreal again. It’s a completely different track to Monaco, but a lot of the principles are the same – narrow streets, close barriers and tight racing. I hope we can have some fun this year and get in the mix.

    I feel that we’re improving step-by-step, and I hope we can show this in Canada. We had an unfortunate situation in quali in Monaco where we had no choice but to send the car out with a small issue, and it influenced our grid slot and then the rest of the weekend. As well as solid preparation, we need a little bit of luck on our side this weekend, for both myself and Fernando.

    I love street tracks – they’re the circuits I enjoy racing on most as they’re the biggest challenge for a driver. There are definitely more overtaking opportunities in Montreal than in Monaco, so there’s more chance of capitalising on any action that happens. We’ll be working hard in every area to bring everything together for race day, hopefully along with some points.”

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Canadian GP: Driver Preview Quotes - Renault

DRIVER PREVIEW QUOTES - RENAULT SPORT FORMULA ONE TEAM

Nico Hulkenberg - "Canada is a fantastic weekend. The city, the atmosphere and the circuit itself all make it an enjoyable Grand Prix. The track has a nice flow to it, despite being slightly green and dirty when we arrive as it’s part street, part race track. There are big walls on the exit of corners, as well as some kerbs to ride. It’s an enjoyable lap to drive."

Carlos Sainz - "It’s certainly a different circuit, quite similar to Melbourne in a way, as it’s a mix of a street and a permanent track. The circuit is usually dirty with leaves and even wildlife during the early parts of the weekend and that makes it a bit of a challenge to get up to speed. I quite like the section between Turns 4, 5, 6 and 7. The walls are close and you have to find the rhythm through there to get it right and ride over the kerbs."

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Canadian GP: Circuit Preview

CANADIAN GRAND PRIX 2018 - CIRCUIT PREVIEW 

Name: Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

Location: Parc Jean-Drapeau Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Opened: 1978

Length: 2.71 Miles

Capacity: 100,000

Runs: Clockwise

Turns: 14

Race Laps: 70

2017 STATS

Pole Position: Lewis Hamilton

1st Place: Lewis Hamilton

2nd Place: Valtteri Bottas

3rd Place: Daniel Ricciardo

Retirements: Carlos Sainz (Collision), Felipe Massa (Collision), Max Verstappen (Electrical), Daniil Kvyat (Power Unit) & Fernando Alonso (Power Unit)*

* - Notes Alonso had completed at least 90% of the race distance and was qualified as finished, despite retiring from the race.

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Canadian GP: Track Schedule

CANADIAN GRAND PRIX 2018 - TRACK SCHEDULE

June 7th / Thursday

09:00 - 12:00 - 3-Day-Ticket-Holders Open House (TBC)

09:30 - 11:00 - F1 Drivers Autograph Session (TBC)

11:00 - 12:00 - Press Conference

17:00 - 17:30 - Pit-Lane Walk (F1 Experience - F1 Experience Guests Only)

17:30 - 18:30 - Truck Tour (F1 Experience - F1 Experience Guests Only)

June 8th / Friday

09:15 - 09:45 - Paddock Club Pit-Lane Walk

10:00 - 11:30 - Free Practice #1

12:00 - 13:00 - Press Conference

12:45 - 13:30 - Paddock Club Pit-Lane Walk

14:00 - 15:30 - Free Practice #2

18:20 - 18:50 - Paddock Club Truck Tour

June 9th / Saturday

08:00 - 08:45 - Team Pit-Stop Practice

08:00 - 08:50 - Paddock Club Pit-Lane Walk

08:15 - 08:45 - Paddock Club Truck Tour

11:00 - 12:00 - Free Practice #3

13:00 - 13:45 - Paddock Club Pit-Lane Walk

13:00 - 13:30 - Paddock Club Truck Tour

14:00 - 15:00 - Qualifying

18:15 - 18:45 - Paddock Club Truck Tour

18:15 - 19:15 - Raft Race

June 10th / Sunday

12:05 - 13:10 - Paddock Club Pit-Lane Walk

12:40 - 13:10 - Paddock Club Truck Tour

12:40 - 13:10 - F1 Drivers Parade (P)

12:55 - 13:25 - Starting Grid Presentation

13:56 - 13:58 - National Anthem

13:58 - 13:59 - CF-18 Flyby (TBC)

14:10 - 16:10 - Race

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Canadian GP: Race - Re-Cap & Results

CANADIAN GP - RACE - RE-CAP & RESULTS

    It was quite a dramatic start to race day as there was trouble on the grid before the warm-up lap. Daniil Kvyat's Toro Rosso stalled with a gearbox malfunction while the rest of the cars had already started to head around the circuit. Kvyat failed to re-join his grid position before the first Safety Car line. Kvyat was then supposed to start from Pit-Lane but instead moved back to his original grid spot. The Toro Rosso driver was given a drive-through penalty and then an additional 10-Second-Stop-Go-Penalty as well as 2 penalty points on his license. 

    Once the race started, Lewis Hamilton pulled away from Vettel in the Ferrari, while Bottas was quick to follow his team-mate. Max Verstappen managed to get ahead of Vettel as well with a fantastic start. Further in the back, there was contact between three cars: Grosjean, Massa and Sainz.

    Carlos Sainz had attempted to move to the right side of the track and failed to see Grosjean coming up alongside of him. The two collided and Sainz was sent sliding into Massa. Both Sainz and Massa spun out and Sainz ended up in the barriers while Massa's Williams came to rest in the grass. Grosjean suffered front wing damage and pitted shortly after the accident. Sainz was given a 3-Place-Grid-Penalty for the upcoming Azerbaijan GP and also 2 penalty points were added to his license. 

    Despite Verstappen's fantastic start, the Red Bull driver pulled over to the side of the track with a faulty battery on lap 11. His race was over. Mean while, team-mate, Ricciardo, was running up in 3rd behind Bottas and Hamilton.

     Kevin Magnussen was given a 5-Second-Time-Penalty and 2 penalty points to his license after overtaking under the Safety Car while the marshals were removing Verstappen's stricken Red Bull.

   In the later half of the race, after Raikkonen pitted, there was a tight 3-way battle between Ocon, Perez and Ricciardo for that last spot on the podium. Ocon had moved up to 5th following Raikkonen's pit-stop and was just under 2 seconds behind his team-mate. Perez was quickly catching Ricciardo and made multiple attempts to overtake the Aussie. As laps continued to fall away, Force India made the suggestion to Perez that he let Ocon by so Ocon could have a try at passing Ricciardo. Perez, however, insisted the team let him continue trying. There were no official team orders and they continued to battle it out on their own terms.

    Towards the end of the race, Kvyat reported vibrations coming from his engine. He went into the pits and took his penalties and then the pit-crew had trouble while changing his tyres. They then quickly attempted to place on another set, but by then he was told to stop the engine and they retired the car.

    By the final laps, both Ferrari drivers had caught up with the Force India duo and while Raikkonen had looked to be quick, he overshot the chicane and lost his pace due to overheating rear brakes. Sebastian Vettel, however, was able to overtake both Ocon and then Perez a few laps later.

    What looked to be McLaren's first points finish of the season with Alonso running in 10th, bad luck struck the team once more and the Spaniard retired on lap 68 due to an engine issue. Vandoorne managed to get to the end of the race but finished in 14th, just a handful of positions away from scoring any points.

    Lance Stroll finished his home grand prix and scored 2 points for Williams by crossing the finish line in 9th. It's quite a victory for the rookie, who had never driven on the circuit in prior years with other racing series.    

    Lewis Hamilton took home the win for Mercedes, followed by his team-mate, Bottas and Daniel Ricciardo who managed to hold on to that last podium position, despite Vettel being super close in the final laps.

    The teams can now look forward to heading to Baku for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in two weeks' time.

RESULTS:

1. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain / + 25 Points

2. Valtteri Bottas / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland / + 18 Points

3. Daniel Ricciardo / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Australia / + 15 Points

4. Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany / + 12 Points

5. Sergio Perez / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico / + 10 Points

6. Esteban Ocon / Force India-Mercedes / France / + 8 Points

7. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland / + 6 Points

8. Nico Hulkenberg / Renault-Renault / Germany / + 4 Points

9. Lance Stroll / Williams-Mercedes / Canada / + 2 Points

10. Romain Grosjean / Haas-Ferrari / France / + 1 Point

11. Jolyon Palmer / Renault-Renault / Great Britain

12. Kevin Magnussen / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark

13. Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden

14. Stoffel Vandoorne / McLaren-Honda / Belgium

15. Pascal Wehrlein / Sauber-Ferrari / Germany

RETIRED - Fernando Alonso / McLaren-Honda / Spain / Engine

RETIRED - Daniil Kvyat / Toro Rosso-Renault / Russia / Mechanical Issue

RETIRED - Max Verstappen / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands / Battery

RETIRED - Felipe Massa / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil / Collision

RETIRED - Carlos Sainz / Toro Rosso-Renault / Spain / Collision

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Canadian GP: Qualifying - Re-Cap & Results

CANADIAN GP - QUALIFYING - RE-CAP & RESULTS

    Lewis Hamilton took pole position and has equaled Ayrton Senna's total number of pole finishes in Qualifying. Afterwards, Hamilton, was given a race-worn helmet that Senna had used and emotions ran high in the Mercedes driver. He now only has one other driver to pass in most pole positions and that is Michael Schumacher.

    Sebastian Vettel will start Sunday's race from 2nd on the grid, while Hamilton's team-mate, Bottas, will start third. Raikkonen and Verstappen completed the top 5.

HOW IT WORKS:

Q1 = 18 minutes. All cars allowed to go out. At the end of the session, the five slowest are eliminated.

Q2 = 15 minutes. The remaining cars go out. At the end of the session, the five slowest are eliminated.

Q3 = 12 minutes. Final 10 cars go out. The final order at the end of the session is how the grid will line up. Fastest car starts from Pole Position.

GRID LINE-UP

1. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain

2. Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany

3. Valtteri Bottas / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland

4. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland

5. Max Verstappen / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands

6. Daniel Ricciardo / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Australia

7. Felipe Massa / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil

8. Sergio Perez / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico

9. Esteban Ocon / Force India-Mercedes / France

10. Nico Hulkenberg / Renault-Renault / Germany

11. Daniil Kvyat / Toro Rosso-Renault / Russia

12. Fernando Alonso / McLaren-Honda / Spain

13. Carlos Sainz / Toro Rosso-Renault / Spain

14. Romain Grosjean / Haas-Ferrari / France

15. Jolyon Palmer / Renault-Renault / Great Britain

16. Stoffel Vandoorne / McLaren-Honda / Belgium

17. Lance Stroll / Williams-Mercedes / Canada

18. Kevin Magnussen / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark

19. Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden

20. Pascal Wehrlein / Sauber-Ferrari / Germany

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Canadian GP: Free Practice #3 - Re-Cap & Times

CANADIAN GP - FREE PRACTICE #3 - RE-CAP & TIMES

    The third and final practice session ahead of qualifying was a Ferrari 1-2 with Sebastian Vettel posting the fastest time; a 1:12.572. Team-mate, Kimi Raikkonen finished just behind him with a 1:12.864. Hamilton, Verstappen and Bottas completed the top 5.

    Nico Hulkenberg has been finding good pace in his first season with the Renault Sport team and ended the session in 6th with a 1:13.493. Jolyon Palmer in the other Renault finished further back in 15th with a 1:14.102. Many rumours have been circulating around media that Palmer will be replaced over the Summer break. Sergey Sirotkin is said to be the top choice to take Palmer's seat.

    Another decent session for McLaren with both cars managing to get timed laps on the board without any engine failures. Alonso finished slightly higher up in 12th with a 1:13.885 while Vandoorne finished in 16th with a 1:14.228, just slightly off of Alonso's pace.

TIMES:

1. Sebastian Vettel - 1:12.572 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany

2. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:12.864 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland

3. Lewis Hamilton - 1:12.926 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain

4. Max Verstappen - 1:12.965 / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands

5. Valtteri Bottas - 1:13.210 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland

6. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:13.493 / Renault-Renault / Germany

7. Felipe Massa - 1:13.527 / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil

8. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:13.545 / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Australia

9. Esteban Ocon - 1:13.635 / Force India-Mercedes / France

10. Carlos Sainz - 1:13.667 / Toro Rosso-Renault / Spain

11. Daniil Kvyat - 1:13.788 / Toro Rosso-Renault / Russia

12. Fernando Alonso - 1:13.885 / McLaren-Honda / Spain

13. Sergio Perez - 1:13.956 / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico

14. Romain Grosjean - 1:13.994 / Haas-Ferrari / France

15. Jolyon Palmer - 1:14.102 / Renault-Renault / Great Britain

16. Stoffel Vandoorne - 1:14.228 / McLaren-Honda / Belgium

17. Kevin Magnussen - 1:14.392 / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark

18. Lance Stroll - 1:14.409 / Williams-Mercedes / Canada

19. Marcus Ericsson - 1:14.883 / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden

20. Pascal Wehrlein - 1:14.965 / Sauber-Ferrari / Germany

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