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Lewis Hamilton left ruing 'innocent mistake' in Canada F1 practice
Lewis Hamilton was left ruing an "innocent mistake" that saw him hit the wall in second practice for the Canadian Grand Prix on Friday, bringing his day to an early end.
Sebastian Vettel says Ferrari “not the fastest” despite practice 1-2
Sebastian Vettel insists Ferrari is “not the fastest” and still has a “reasonable gap” to Mercedes despite topping Friday practice for Formula 1’s Canadian Grand Prix.
Verstappen: Red Bull felt strong despite results for Canada FP2 hit
Max Verstappen remains confident Red Bull can fight for the top places at the Canadian Grand Prix despite dropping out of the top 10 following a near-miss with teammate Pierre Gasly.
Gasly shrugs off Verstappen near-miss moment
Pierre Gasly says he was altered to Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen’s charge too late as the pair almost collided, forcing the Dutch driver to clip the wall midway through FP2.
Carlos Sainz confident P4 not representative for McLaren in Canada
Carlos Sainz says he does not believe his fourth-place finish in second practice for the Canadian Grand Prix on Friday is representative of McLaren's pace, expecting to get "back to reality" in FP3 and qualifying tomorrow.
F1 needs to be ‘clever’ about planned calendar expansion - Steiner
Formula 1 “needs to be clever” about how it handles plans to expand the calendar beyond the current 21-race format, according to Haas chief Guenther Steiner.
Charles Leclerc fastest for Ferrari, Hamilton hits wall in Canada FP2
Charles Leclerc led Ferrari to a one-two finish in second practice for the Canadian Grand Prix on Friday as championship leader Lewis Hamilton damaged his Mercedes after hitting the wall on a hot lap.
Carlos Sainz: F1 could learn from MotoGP to become more competitive
Carlos Sainz Jr. believes Formula 1 could learn from MotoGP’s approach to make the series more competitive in the future and allow for closer on-track action.
Bottas says Ferrari still holds "upper hand" in F1 engine battle
Valtteri Bottas believes Ferrari will maintain its straight-line speed advantage at Formula 1’s Canadian Grand Prix, despite Mercedes introducing an engine upgrade.
Lewis Hamilton leads Mercedes one-two in Canada FP1 as Vettel spins
Mercedes made an impressive start to the Canadian Grand Prix weekend by sweeping to a one-two finish in opening practice in Montreal, led by reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton.
Nico Hulkenberg calls Red Bull 2020 seat link ‘fake news’
Nico Hulkenberg has dismissed a report linking him with a possible switch to Red Bull for 2020 as “fake news”, saying the story was “made up”.
Sebastian Vettel brushes off 'made up' F1 retirement rumours
Sebastian Vettel has brushed off rumours he could retire from Formula 1 at the end of the 2019 season, saying they had been made up. Vettel, 31, has not won a world championship since 2013, finishing as runner-up to Lewis Hamilton for each of the past two years.
Haas to drop Rich Energy stag logos for Canadian GP
Haas title sponsors Rich Energy have requested the team removes its stag logos from its Formula 1 team branding and its car due to its ongoing legal dispute with Whyte Bikes.
Leclerc ‘not waving goodbye’ to F1 title hopes yet
Charles Leclerc insists he is not ready to give up on the 2019 Formula 1 world championship despite Ferrari’s difficult start to the season.
Canadian GP the “best test yet” for Renault’s F1 engine - Ricciardo
Daniel Ricciardo believes this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix will prove the “best test yet” to measure the success of Renault’s latest Formula 1 engine.
Sebastian Vettel: Canada more promising for Ferrari on paper
Sebastian Vettel feels this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix looks “more promising” for Ferrari on paper after its difficult start to the season, but remains wary of possible tyre struggles in Montreal.
Charles Leclerc changed approach after ‘stupid’ Baku mistake
Charles Leclerc says he altered his approach following his “stupid” crash during qualifying for Formula 1’s Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Red Bull must improve ‘every aspect’ to fight Mercedes - Verstappen
Max Verstappen says Red Bull must improve “every single aspect” of its 2019 Formula 1 car if it is to challenge championship leaders Mercedes.
Pierre Gasly hits back at ‘bullshit’ Hulkenberg Red Bull rumours
Pierre Gasly has slammed suggestions that he could be replaced at Red Bull by Nico Hulkenberg for the 2020 season, calling them “bullshit” and “bad journalism”.
Bottas: F1 title fight hasn’t changed relationship with Lewis
Valtteri Bottas insists the prospect of an intra-team fight for the 2019 Formula 1 world championship has not had any effect on his relationship with Lewis Hamilton.
Mercedes confirm ‘Phase 2’ F1 engine upgrade for Canadian GP
Mercedes will introduce its first engine upgrade of the 2019 Formula 1 season at this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix.
Hamilton: No added nerves despite greater Ferrari, Red Bull threat
Lewis Hamilton says he is not feeling any extra nerves heading into this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix despite tipping both Ferrari and Red Bull to be “really strong” at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
Kimi Raikkonen: Nothing major wrong with Alfa car, we just lack speed
Kimi Raikkonen says there is “nothing major wrong” with Alfa Romeo’s 2019 Formula 1 car, but concedes the team is just lacking general speed.
Binotto: 2019 Ferrari F1 team has similarities with Schumacher era
Ferrari chief Mattia Binotto believes the Italian squad still boasts many of the qualities it had during its sustained period of Formula 1 dominance with Michael Schumacher.