Formula 1

F1 DRIVERS CANADIAN GRAND PRIX PREVIEW Jenson Button:“I really enjoy the Canadian Grand Prix – it’s one of those races where everything just feels right. The city is fantastic, the fans are friendly, loyal to the sport and incredibly supportive, the track is intense, and the racing is usually pretty hectic. It’s a place that […]

GP2

Palmer leads the way in free practice Jolyon Palmer has opened his Barcelona weekend in fine style, leading his rivals for almost the entire forty-five minutes of this morning’s free practice session in Spain to claim the top spot on the timesheets ahead of Felipe Nasr and teammate Stéphane Richelmi. The Briton stopped the clocks […]

Formula 1

LOTUS F1 DRIVERS CANADIAN GRAND PRIX PREVIEW… Kimi Räikkönen: “Monaco is just a distant memory and I’m all ready for Canada” After a frustrating Monaco Grand Prix where his gap to the Drivers’ Championship lead increased from four to twenty-one points, Kimi heads to Montréal focused on getting right back in the fight What are […]

F1Weekly podcast # 581

The FIA Formula One World Championship passes now from the slowest track on the calendar to the circuit with the quickest lap time of the year; the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, host to the Canadian Grand Prix. A lap of the 4.361km track takes just 75 seconds on average, the quickest single lap time of the season. […]

Motorsports Mondial

Photo: forceindiaf1 Force India drivers preparing for the Canadian Grand Prix. Paul Di Resta on Montreal Paul, you finished seventh last time out – your first points in Monaco. All in all an excellent weekend… I think it was another weekend where we maximised things as a team. Considering the issues I had in qualifying, […]

Motorsports Mondial

History of Canadian Grand Prix Gilles Villeneuve. “The Rage to Win” saw first F1 triumph on home soil in 1978. The Montreal circuit on man made island is now named after the fondly remembered and much missed Ferrari pilot. Canada has a very rich motor racing history. The country has produced many talented drivers over […]