Alpine set to appoint Nielsen as F1 team manager

The Alpine Formula 1 team is set to announce that paddock veteran Steve Nielsen will become its new team manager.
Nielsen, 60, has worked in F1 since 1986 having initially started as a truck driver for a Formula 1 catering firm.
The Brit has held a number of roles with Lotus, Tyrrell, Honda and Arrows during his time in the championship.
However, he is best known for his work with the …Keep reading

Stella: Norris “tried too hard” in disappointing F1 Canadian GP qualifying

McLaren Formula 1 team principal Andrea Stella believes Lando Norris was “trying too hard” in Canadian Grand Prix qualifying, resulting in a scruffy lap that left him starting seventh in Montreal.
After claiming the team had suffered its “worst Friday” of the season so far, Norris looked to have been on the road to recovery when he set the fastest time in FP3 ahead of qualifying.
But …Keep reading

Why McLaren updated its suspension for F1 Canadian GP but Piastri chose not to run it

One of the three updates registered by McLaren for Formula 1’s Canadian Grand Prix related to the front suspension – with a very small geometrical change to the package run throughout the opening third of the 2025 season.
After it was tested through free practice, Lando Norris elected to stick with it for qualifying, while championship leader Oscar Piastri chose to revert to the regular …Keep reading

Russell backs one-race steward ban for Warwick, anything more “a bit OTT”  

Mercedes driver George Russell defended the right of suspended FIA steward Derek Warwick to speak to the media and insisted anything more than a one-race ban for his recent comments would have been “OTT.”
Warwick was temporarily relieved of his duties for this weekend’s Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix after a number of controversial media interviews.
The 70-year-old, who has four grand …Keep reading

Analysis: How Russell snatched F1 Canadian GP pole from Verstappen

The margins in qualifying for the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix were impressively small, with a spread of just 0.841 seconds – imagine you’re standing at the finish line, count to one, and the entire field has passed you by.
Although the spread opened up slightly more by the time the top 10 runners had put the finishing touches to their final Q3 laps, the 0.16-second margin that split George …Keep reading

Hadjar suffers grid penalty for impeding Sainz during F1 Canadian GP qualifying

Isack Hadjar has received a three-place grid penalty for the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix after a “complete miscommunication” with his Racing Bulls team led to the rookie impeding Carlos Sainz in qualifying. 
With the Williams driver on a hot lap looking to make it through to Q2, Sainz was blocked by Hadjar approaching Turn 6 and fumed over the radio after being eliminated in 17th as a …Keep reading

Leclerc rues missed F1 Canadian GP pole chance – but won’t blame Hadjar

Charles Leclerc could scarcely contain his disappointment after qualifying only eighth for the Canadian Grand Prix, as the Ferrari Formula 1 driver believed he was in the fight for pole position.
On his final tour in Q3, the Monegasque was caught out by a snap at Turn 7 mere moments after setting a purple first sector, which he blamed on the dirty air shed by Isack Hadjar’s Racing Bulls …Keep reading

Norris says “big mistakes” left him seventh in F1 Canadian GP qualifying

Lando Norris admitted he made “a couple of big mistakes” during a disappointing qualifying session for the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix.
The McLaren driver was only good enough for seventh as he struggled at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal.
Norris, who is 10 points behind championship leader and team-mate Oscar Piastri, bemoaned his luck as McLaren’s pace advantage – evident for …Keep reading