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

*- Subject to change

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Monaco GP: Race - RE-CAP & RESULTS

MONACO GP - RACE - RE-CAP & RESULTS

    Daniel Ricciardo wins the Monaco Grand Prix despite a mechanical problem with his Renault powered Red Bull.

    The Australian made a good start from pole position but reported a loss of power not long after the pit stops. Sebastian Vettel was able to close in on the back of his former team-mate but Ricciardo gave him no opportunity to pass.

    Though his team told him there was no way the problem could be resolved, Ricciardo managed to problem and began to build a gap to Vettel in the closing stages of the race. He finished more than 
seven seconds ahead of the Ferrari to take his second victory of the season.

    Lewis Hamilton spent the majority of the race worried about tyre wear. The championship leader was the first of the front runners to pit after starting on the softest compound of tyre. He felt as if he weren’t able to push and allowed Kimi Raikkonen and Valtteri Bottas to close in on the back of his Mercedes, but managed to make it to the end of the race and claim third, his championship lead narrowing to just four points to Vettel.

    Raikkonen and Bottas took fourth and fifth ahead of Esteban Ocon.

    Renault opted for an alternative strategy with Nico Hulkenberg, pitting the German far later than most of the field. After starting 11th, he’d managed to climb up to sixth before his pit stop, and came out just ahead of the recovering Max Verstappen, who started from the back after a crash in FP3.

    Hulkenberg was allowed past team-mate Carlos Sainz to take seventh and set about attacking Pierre Gasly for sixth. The Renault ran out of laps before he could find a way past Gasly and the pair finished seventh and eighth.

    Verstappen pulled out some stunning moves, including one around the outside of Sainz at the chicane, to finish ninth. He lies sixth in the championship standings but 25 points behind Raikkonen and three points ahead of Fernando Alonso.

    Alonso could have overtaken the Red Bull in the championship standings were it not for a gearbox problem that brought his race to a premature end. He had been fighting to keep Gasly behind him when he pulled to a stop at the side of the track, taking his first retirement of the season.

    Charles Leclerc and Brendon Hartley also retired after coming together in the closing stages of the race. The Sauber’s brakes failed and he hit the back of Hartley at the chicane, bringing out the virtual safety car.

    Team-mate Marcus Ericsson finished just outside the top 10 in P11, ahead of Sergio Perez, Kevin Magnussen, Stoffel Vandoorne, and Romain Grosjean.

    After a promising start to the weekend, Williams suffered another disappointing race. Sergey Sirotkin was handed a drive through penalty after mechanics were forced to change a wheel on his Williams less than three minutes before the race. He struggled to make improvements and finished 16th, ahead of team-mate Lance Stroll, who suffered two punctures.

RESULTS:

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

RETIRED - Charles Leclerc / Sauber-Ferrari / Monaco / Collision
RETIRED - Brendon Hartley / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / New Zealand / Collision*
RETIRED - Fernando Alonso / McLaren-Renault / Spain / Gearbox

* - (Hartley) 5-Second-Time-Penalty for speeding in the Pit-Lane

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Formula 2 - Monaco - Sprint Race - RESULTS

FORMULA 2 - MONACO - SPRINT RACE - RESULTS

1. Antonio Fuoco / Charouz Racing System / Italy / + 15 Points*

2. Louis Deletraz / Charouz Racing System / Switzerland / + 12 Points

3. Lando Norris / Carlin / Great Britain / + 10 Points**

4. Artem Markelov / RUSSIAN TIME / Russia / + 8 Points

5. Arjun Maini / Trident / India / + 6 Points

6. Maximilian Gunther / BWT Arden / Germany / + 4 Points

7. Roberto Merhi / MP Motorsport / Spain / + 2 Points***

8. Nicholas Latifi / DAMS / Canada / + 1 Point + 2 Points (Fastest Lap)

9. Nyck de Vries / PERTAMINA PREMA Theodore Racing / Netherlands

10. Luca Ghiotto / Campos Vexatec Racing / Italy

11. Nirei Fukuzumi / BWT Arden / Japan / RETIRED / Accident+

12. Santino Ferrucci / Trident / USA / RETIRED / Accident+****

RETIRED - Roy Nissany / Campos Vexatec Racing / Israel / Collision

RETIRED - Alexander Albon / DAMS / Thailand / Collision

RETIRED - Ralph Boschung / MP Motorsport / Switzerland / Engine

RETIRED - George Russell / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain / Crash

RETIRED - Sean Gelael / PERTAMINA PREMA Theodore Racing / Indonesia / Crash

RETIRED - Tadasuke Makino / RUSSIAN TIME / Japan / Collision Damage

RETIRED - Jack Aitken / ART Grand Prix / Great Britain / Throttle Sensor Failure

DID NOT START - Sergio Sette Camara / Carlin / Brazil / Hand Injury

* - (Fuoco) 0.8-Second-Time-Penalty added to final race time for failing to to meet minimum time after FIA lights turned green at end of safety car period

** - (Norris) 1.1-Second-Time-Penalty added to final race time for failing to meet minimum time after FIA lights turned green at end of safety car period. Norris originally finished 2nd but drops down to 3rd

*** - (Merhi) 5-Second-Time-Penalty for overtaking Maini during the safety car period.

**** - (Ferrucci) 10-Second-Time-Penalty for conducting clutch bite point checks in Pit-Lane

+ - Notes Fukuzumi and Ferrucci completed at least 90% of the race distance and were both qualified as finished, despite retiring during the race

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Monaco GP: Qualifying - RE-CAP & RESULTS

MONACO GP - QUALIFYING - RE-CAP & RESULTS

    Daniel Ricciardo took Pole Position after previously topping all three Free Practice sessions. Team-mate, Verstappen, was left unable to participate after his heavy crash in P3. His car required multiple fixes and a gearbox change. It was not ready in time for Q1.

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

2. Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany

3. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain

4. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland

5. Valtteri Bottas / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland

6. Esteban Ocon / Force India-Mercedes / France

7. Fernando Alonso / McLaren-Renault / Spain

8. Carlos Sainz / Renault-Renault / Spain

9. Sergio Perez / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico

10. Pierre Gasly / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / France

11. Nico Hulkenberg / Renault-Renault / Germany

12. Stoffel Vandoorne / McLaren-Renault / Belgium

13. Sergey Sirotkin / Williams-Mercedes / Russia

14. Charles Leclerc / Sauber-Ferrari / Monaco

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

16. Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden

17. Lance Stroll / Williams-Mercedes / Canada

18. Romain Grosjean / Haas-Ferrari / France*

19. Kevin Magnussen / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark

DID NOT QUALIFY - Max Verstappen / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands**

* - (Grosjean) 3-Place-Grid-Penalty for causing a collision with Hulkenberg & Gasly in Spain.

** - (Verstappen) 5-Place-Grid-Penalty for unscheduled gearbox change + 10-Place-Grid-Penalty for MGU-K replacement. 

NOTE: Verstappen did not qualify but was given permission by stewards to race.

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Monaco GP: Free Practice #3 - RE-CAP & TIMES

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

    Daniel Ricciardo topped the final free practice session during the Monaco Grand Prix weekend. 

    Ricciardo was fastest for Red Bull with a 1:11.786, just ahead of his team-mate, Verstappen, who did a 1:11.787. The duo had also topped the previous two practice sessions.

    In third was Sebastian Vettel with a 1:12.023. He was also followed by his team-mate, Raikkonen, who helped to keep both Scuderia Ferrari cars in the top 5 with a 1:12.142.

    Mercedes were the next two in the order with Hamilton in 5th and Bottas in 6th. Bottas suffered from damage to the back of his Mercedes after trying to get out of the Saint Devote run-off by performing a spin. However, he still finished with a time of 1:12.356.

    Although victorious on the time-sheets, Verstappen ended up having a heavy crash near the swimming pool area of the circuit. The crash left his car heavily damaged and requiring a new gearbox, which kept him out of qualifying later that day. Thankfully Verstappen was uninjured.

    Hartley, Gasly, Sainz and Sirotkin rounded up the top 10.

TIMES:

1. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:11.786 / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Australia

2. Max Verstappen - 1:11.787 / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands

3. Sebastian Vettel - 1:12.023 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany

4. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:12.142 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland

5. Lewis Hamilton - 1:12.273 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain

6. Valtteri Bottas - 1:12.356 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland

7. Brendon Hartley - 1:12.752 / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / New Zealand

8. Pierre Gasly - 1:12.761 / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / France

9. Carlos Sainz - 1:12.850 / Renault-Renault / Spain

10. Sergey Sirotkin - 1:12.854 / Williams-Mercedes / Russia

11. Stoffel Vandoorne - 1:12.874 / McLaren-Renault / Belgium

12. Esteban Ocon - 1:12.940 / Force India-Mercedes / France

13. Sergio Perez - 1:13.025 / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico

14. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:13.112 / Renault-Renault / Germany

15. Fernando Alonso - 1:13.279 / McLaren-Renault / Spain

16. Lance Stroll - 1:13.595 / Williams-Mercedes / Canada

17. Charles Leclerc - 1:13.644 / Sauber-Ferrari / Monaco

18. Romain Grosjean - 1:13.881 / Haas-Ferrari / France

19. Kevin Magnussen - 1:14.192 / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark

20. Marcus Ericsson - 1:14.221 / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden

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