Formula 1 2023 Canadian Grand Prix results

The Italian outfit found itself on the receiving end of criticism from Charles Leclerc after a request he made to switch to slicks early in Q2 was over-ruled by the team, who wanted him to put a banker lap in on inters. 
But, by the time he had completed that first run and made the switch to slicks, rain had returned, and Leclerc missed the best window to set a better time  – which ...

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Max Verstappen stormed to another this season with his fine performance in the 2023 Canadian Grand Prix, but this one had a special impact for Red Bull. It now joins Ferrari, McLaren, Williams and Mercedes in securing 100 Formula 1 race victories. 
Behind Verstappen came a scrap between multiple world champions Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton, which appeared to delight both. But much ...

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From 10th on the grid, Albon used a one-stop strategy to gain track position and thereafter kept a train of cars behind him as he tried to make his second set of tyres last to the flag.
His single pitstop jumped him ahead of the McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, which had started ahead.
Helped by his car's inherent straightline form, Albon used all his racing guile in ...

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Alonso was holding off Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton for second in the closing stages when he was told by the team to start lifting and coasting, without being given any explanation.
After the race, team principal Mike Krack revealed that Aston's request was triggered by an apparent issue with the fuel system, which turned out to be a false flag.
"We thought we had a problem with the fuel ...

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In the closing stages of the race, the rear-facing camera on Ocon's A523 showed the wing oscillating in dramatic fashion at high speed.
McLaren's Lando Norris, who was following the Alpine closely, made it clear that he viewed it as a safety issue.
The FIA's current policy in situations in which there is an issue with items such as loose bodywork is that the onus is on the team to ...

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Red Bull celebrated 100 race wins at the weekend courtesy of Max Verstappen claiming victory in the Canadian Grand Prix by 9.57 seconds over Fernando Alonso.
Hamilton completed the podium, but a strong initial launch meant he temporarily jumped Alonso to follow Verstappen. The Mercedes driver then noted the strength of the rear axle of the RB19 and how he fell back to the Red Bull through major ...

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Motorsport.com revealed in May that Red Bull chief technical officer Newey had recently agreed a contract extension to remain at the Milton Keynes outfit which he moved to in 2006.
However, the duration of this latest deal for the 64-year-old has not been publicly disclosed.
Newey joined Max Verstappen on the 2023 Canadian Grand Prix podium last weekend as Red Bull celebrated its ...

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Verstappen radioed his team on lap 11 of the Montreal event to notify the pit wall that he had struck a bird on the exit of one of the corners. 
The Dutchman's car did not appear to suffer any major damage, however, and Verstappen did not report any subsequent loss of performance. 
However, during post-race inspections when his RB19 was returned to the garage, Red Bull ...

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Senna collected his victories between 1985 and 1993 prior to his death in 1994. For years, the Brazilian's record was dwarfed by only Alain Prost's total of 51 wins but has since been surpassed by Michael Schumacher, Sebastian Vettel, and Lewis Hamilton.
Verstappen has now reached that level with his win in Montreal, his sixth of the season, and also helped Red Bull reach the milestone of 100 ...

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Norris was penalised for slowing down too much under the safety car on lap 12, thereby leaving a gap with team-mate Oscar Piastri, which gave McLaren more breathing space to perform a double pitstop.
The FIA stewards gave the Briton a five-second penalty for "unsportsmanlike conduct" in their verdict: "The driver slowed under the Safety Car to avoid a delay during a 'double stack' for his ...

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Fourth-starting Russell initially challenged a slow-launching Fernando Alonso for third place before settling into position. But on lap 12 of 70, he ran deep into the Turns 8-9 chicane to hit the inside kerb.
That deflected him wide into the exit wall where he damaged his front wing and rear-right wheel.
Russell managed to limp the W14 back to the pits for repairs and he did resume ...

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The seven-time world champion completed the podium behind Fernando Alonso and dominant race winner Max Verstappen, who claimed Red Bull's 100th championship win by 9.57 seconds.
Hamilton enjoyed a strong launch and initially jumped front-row starter Alonso into the first corner.
He then stayed ahead through the first round of pitstops - notably escaping any penalty for a potential unsafe ...

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The Aston Martin driver lost out to third-starting Lewis Hamilton initially into Turn 1 and was later required to briefly touch the brakes at the first round of pitstops when the Mercedes appeared to be released into his path.
This incident was reviewed but passed without a penalty from the stewards.
Alonso then recovered his original starting position with the aid of DRS to pass his former ...

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The championship leader was unstoppable in his bid to secure Red Bull's landmark victory, as the Anglo-Austrian outfit becomes the fifth team in F1 to score 100 victories.
He beat Alonso with a winning margin of 9.5s, as the Spanish driver overcame a fast-starting Lewis Hamilton to secure the runner-up spot in the race.
Verstappen was able to lead away from the start line, as a lightning ...

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Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen will start the race from pole position ahead of Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso.
Nico Hulkenberg of Haas F1 Team qualified second, but received a 3-place grid penalty for speeding under red flags and will start fifth.
The Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell will share the second row of the grid, while Ferrari duo Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz ...

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On Friday, Leclerc revealed a tribute helmet sporting the iconic red and black colour scheme used by former Ferrari driver Gilles Villeneuve, after whom the Canadian Grand Prix venue was named.
But Leclerc's announcement surprised the Villeneuve family as neither the Ferrari driver nor his management had asked the family for permission.
After talks between Leclerc and Villeneuve's sister ...

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Albon finished the wet Q1 session in a solid sixth place, and at the start of Q2 he was the only driver to be sent out on slick tyres rather than intermediates on the drying track.
He duly logged a time that no one else could match even after a mass switch to slicks as the rain restarted.
A scrappy Q3 session left him 10th – prior to gaining a place from a penalty for Carlos Sainz – but ...

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The disrupted weekend at Montreal, with FP1 effectively wiped out by CCTV problems and rain impacting Saturday’s running, has left teams facing more uncertainties on strategy.
It has, however, triggered greater freedom on tyre choice management throughout the event as teams have not needed to preserve race sets as much as they would at a more normal event.
But as the tyre choices of the ...

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Verstappen will start ahead of Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) and Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.
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F1 Canadian GP: Verstappen takes pole in wet qualifying, Hulkenberg second
Hulkenberg handed three-place F1 grid penalty ...

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In previous years, drivers overshooting Turn 1 could return to the track beyond Turn 2 and blend into traffic relatively safely.
However, for this year’s GP weekend, the FIA extended the end of the barrier to stop cars that were out of control, potentially due to mechanical failures, from spearing across into traffic that was exiting Turn 2.
As a result of the change, drivers who ran wide ...

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Hamilton and Russell qualified fourth and fifth respectively in a chaotic wet qualifying in Montreal, in which the pair were briefly under threat of not making it into Q2 amid ever-changing conditions.
They will both move up a place after a penalty for Haas driver Nico Hulkenberg, who starred with a second place in Q3 but was later demoted for a red flag infringement.
Earlier this month both ...

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The Australian had enjoyed an encouraging weekend in Montreal up until his accident, as he made it through to the final qualifying segment.
However, he ended up against the barriers early on in Q3 as he spun on the exit of Turn 8.
The incident briefly stopped the session and meant Piastri ended up ninth fastest overall, before moving up a place after Carlos Sainz’s grid drop.
Asked by ...

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Having anticipated a tough challenge at this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix, where the long straights and slow corners were not expected to suit the Mercedes package, a fourth and fifth place on the grid in tricky wet conditions was encouraging.
With Lewis Hamilton having declared ahead of the weekend that Mercedes now had its ‘North Star’ back in terms of a development direction, Wolff ...

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The Mexican finished the session in 12th place, missing out on Q3 for the third race in a row.
Like other drivers Perez opted to do a banker lap on intermediates before pitting for slicks, only to find the rain returning, and Valtteri Bottas in front of him.
However, unlike Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, who also missed Q3, he wasn’t frustrated by the call to start the session with inters ...

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Gasly was trying to finish his fast lap towards the end of the session when he came across a gaggle of cars heading into the final corner, including Sainz, who was moving very slowly and was about to start his own lap.
Gasly had to abandon his lap and failed to progress out of the session in 17th place, while Sainz – who qualified eighth – later received a three-place grid penalty for ...

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Although a drying line had emerged by the start of Q2, offering drivers to take a chance on running with soft tyres, the conditions had worsened by the start of the final part of qualifying and the rain picked up in intensity.
Armed with intermediate rubber, Verstappen collected a 1m27.059s with his first lap of the session, as Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso got to within 0.25s of the ...

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Towards the end of Q1 Alpine driver Gasly was on a flying lap when he encountered a nearly stationary Sainz at the final chicane, as the Spaniard was creating space for himself to embark on a final lap attempt.
The incident forced Gasly off onto the escape road, which meant that the Frenchman stayed 17th and was eliminated, rather than improving his lap time to book a comfortable spot into ...

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The Haas driver was found to have gone faster than the minimum delta time set by the FIA ECU on his return to the pits when the session was red flagged in Q3, as Oscar Piastri put his McLaren in the wall at Turn 7 amid wet conditions in Montreal.
Hulkenberg had set a lap good enough for second on the grid moments before the red flag emerged, and the worsening rainfall ensured that nobody was ...

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On his second flying lap in a wet Q3, Alonso set the fastest middle sector and was set to overhaul Nico Hulkenberg's surprise effort for second place, but was denied the chance to complete his lap when Oscar Piastri hit the wall at Turn 7.
This produced a red flag, that Alonso caught just as he was leaving the chicane before the start-finish straight, forcing him to abort his run late ...

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Leclerc reported early on his out lap that the line looked dry. Later he said “I think we should box for softs,” and was told “Verstappen stayed out.”
He then repeated his request for softs before adding, “Let me know if you want me to put a lap in,” after which the team made it clear that he should log a banker lap on the intermediates, which he then did before pitting.
Alex ...

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The German had posted a time good enough to join Max Verstappen on the front row of the grid in Q3, seconds before the red flag was issued by the stewards following Oscar Piastri's crash on the exit of Turn 7.
Following the clean-up operation of the Australian's stranded McLaren, the session resumed but in far worse conditions than those that had preceded the short hiatus.
This cemented ...

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The German driver battled into Q3 as conditions dried out from heavy rain and then nailed his second flying lap in the final part of qualifying to lift himself up to second place just seconds before a red flag for Oscar Piastri’s crash.
With the conditions getting worse during the stoppage as the rain returned, it meant Hulkenberg’s front-row spot was secured next to polesitter Max ...

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Leclerc revealed his special helmet design on social media on Friday, but he hadn’t told the Villeneuve family what he was planning to do.
While the gesture was obviously intended to honour one of his predecessors at Ferrari the helmet design is trademarked, and thus there were potential issues around the Italian team’s current sponsors being associated with it.
Leclerc was alerted to ...

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As revealed by Motorsport.com, F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali and FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem are eyeing a reduction in car weight for the next rules cycle in 2026.
F1's current generation of cars has a minimum weight of 798kg, which is the highest they have ever been in the history of the world championship.
With F1 braced for the potential for larger batteries in 2026 as a consequence of ...

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Rain had fallen all morning in Montreal to produce a series of small puddles around the circuit, while the cold conditions yielded a track temperature of just 17.5 degrees Celsius at the opening of the session.
Haas pairing Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen were first to explore the damp track with the full wet tyre, Hulkenberg setting a 1m34.889s moments before Magnussen kicked off with a ...

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Red Bull's Max Verstappen goes to Montreal with an extended lead of 53 points following his fifth win of the 2023 F1 season in Barcelona a fortnight ago.
Lewis Hamilton is only fourth in the standings behind Verstappen, Red Bull's Sergio Perez and Aston Martin driver Fernando Alonso, but he is the joint-most successful driver at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve with seven career wins. 
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Red Bull's RB19 has been the class of the field in 2023, propelling Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez to a clean sweep of seven wins in the first seven races of the season.
The car has looked particularly planted in high-speed corners but, despite its downforce prowess, the car has also enjoyed a straight-line speed advantage over the competition, both with and without DRS.
When asked about ...

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Gasly received three places apiece for holding up Carlos Sainz and Max Verstappen in separate incidents in Barcelona.
He matched team-mate Esteban Ocon's Monaco performance in qualifying fourth, but his six-place cumulative penalty dropped him down to 10th.
He then lost more places with a scrappy first lap before eventually recovering to score a point in 10th place.
Gasly visited the ...

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Verstappen finished 0.424s down on Mercedes' pacesetter Lewis Hamilton in Friday's second practice session, which was extended to 90-minutes after technical issues at the circuit curtailed FP1.
The runaway championship leader said Red Bull "had some work to do" after struggling over the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve's many bumps and high kerbs, which upset the balance of his RB19.
"I think we ...

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