Championship leader Max Verstappen headed the timesheets on F1's return to Canada in first practice ahead of Ferrari's Carlos Sainz at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
Lewis Hamilton says he doesn’t think he could have got out of his F1 car within the required FIA extraction time due to how bad his back pain was at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
The FIA has announced a new technical directive that will take steps to reduce the porpoising affecting the new generation of F1 cars on safety grounds.
The Mercedes F1 team have explained that the bouncing experienced by Lewis Hamilton and George Russell at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix was not the same as porpoising.
Baku to Montreal, from the F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix to the Canadian Grand Prix just seven days later, is the longest and most brutal journey within a week of the 2022 season.
Lewis Hamilton has made it clear that he will not miss next week’s F1 Canadian Grand Prix despite Mercedes boss Toto Wolff doubting his participation due to a spine injury.
Formula 1 says it is “assessing the situation” over its plans to stage the Turkish Grand Prix after the UK government added Turkey on its travel red list.
George Russell controlled the Virtual Canadian Grand Prix to claim a fourth successive victory in the grand finale of Formula 1’s official Esports series.