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[Fortitude]

Isack Hadjar could have “very bright” future, says Christian Horner.
“I think he’s been the most outstanding of the rookies,” Red Bull team principal Christian Horner told Canal+.
3 Jun 2025
Jaden Diaz-Ndisang
Last Word On Sports

Whilst Lawson has worked to re-acclimatise to Red Bull’s second team, Hadjar has relentlessly been scoring points. In combination with his regular Q3 appearances, the Frenchman is now a common presence in the top 10. Red Bull are taking notice of this, with Christian Horner praising the youngster’s performances last weekend in Spain:

“I think he’s been the most outstanding of the rookies,” he told Canal+. “The expectation on him wasn’t as high as he’s delivered so far. He’s exceeded all our expectations, he’s been fast, he’s been consistent. He’s constantly delivered, and I think it’s been a great start to his Formula 1 career.”

“And I think he just needs to keep that momentum running.” When asked about what he foresees in Hadjar’s future, Horner responded: “His future, if keeps performing as he is, is very bright.”

‘Most outstanding of the rookies’;

https://lastwordonsports.com/motorsp...istian-horner/


Simon Lazenby shares what jubilant Racing Bulls staff said off the record after Isack Hadjar heroics
5 June 2025
Tyler Rowlinson
F1 Oversteer

Jubilant Racing Bulls staff were ‘at pains to say’ that they outscored Mercedes in the European triple header. Racing Bulls’ form have made them serious contenders in the midfield in 2025. It has even seen them outperform frontrunners in recent races.

Mercedes had a disastrous triple header, with Kimi Antonelli failing to score a point after suffering two mechanical issues at Imola and Barcelona. George Russell scored 18 points in the last three races, which is two less than what Hadjar and Lawson managed for Racing Bulls.

Hadjar Lawson Russell Antonelli
Emilia Romagna GP 9th 14th 7th DNF
Monaco GP 6th 8th 11th 18th
Spanish GP 7th 11th 4th DNF
Points 16 4 18 0

‘Outscored Mercedes in the European triple header’;

https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/sim...adjar-heroics/


Hadjar had ‘a lot of fun’ in ‘best race we could have done’
04/06/2025
Phillip van Osten
F1i.com

Isack Hadjar continued his impressive run of form in Barcelona last weekend, bringing his RB01 home in seventh place after a gritty, strategic drive that the Racing Bulls charger described as “a lot of fun” as he went toe-to-toe with a F1 veterans.

“Really happy, it is the best race we could have done,” commented the rookie. “I really enjoyed it as well as there was some really good fighting, especially on Lap 1 with Fernando and Pierre, honestly I had a lot of fun and overtook a few cars as well,” the rookie said.

“Good pace on the medium was I think our strength and we made the most of it, extended on the soft, honestly we played it really well today. It’s just a shame at the end that Nico [Hulkenberg] on new tyres got us but, you know, he was way too fast for us.”

“Best race we could have done”;

https://f1i.com/news/540829-hadjar-h...have-done.html


Hadjar declares points run in Spain ‘a lot of fun’ as Racing Bulls team mate Lawson reflects on factor that ‘screwed’him
3 Jun 2025
Formula One - Official Site

Isack Hadjar continued his strong run of form with a seventh-placed finish in Spain, calling the race “a lot of fun” as he battled his way to his third points score in a row. But there were contrasting fortunes for Liam Lawson, who also found himself with his elbows out on a number of occasions. The Kiwi racer tried his best, but ultimately came home just outside the points in P11.

Hadjar managed to hold position off the line from P9, battling hard with fellow Frenchman Pierre Gasly in the early stages. Those two had stayed up late watching Paris Saint-Germain play in the Champions League the night before, but there were no signs that either were taking it easy on the other once the visors went down. Hadjar only dropped to 10th after his first pit stop and remained in the top 10 after his second stop. He was running seventh at the Safety car restart, but had had to fit used soft tyres – while Nico Hulkenberg behind had a fresh set of boots on. Although Hadjar lost out to the Kick Sauber, he crossed the line eighth – inheriting seventh when Max Verstappen had a penalty applied.

Team mate Lawson was also in the thick of the action. He pulled out an incredible late-braking move on Alex Albon, although the two did make contact at one point. He then tried something similar on Ollie Bearman later in the race, doing everything he could to move forward from P13 on the grid. Lawson found himself 10th at the Safety Car restart, but he had stuck with his original soft tyres – which were already 14 laps old when the Safety Car appeared. That left him a sitting duck at the end, as he lost out to Fernando Alonso to wind up 11th.

‘Contrasting fortunes’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...SMtPt5NITNlkl2


Liam Lawson takes responsibility for Spanish GP incident: 'Completely on me'
Liam Lawson narrowly finished outside of the points in the Spanish Grand Prix, after fierce battles with Ollie Bearman.
2 June 2025
Jake Nichol & Ian Parkes
RacingNews365

Liam Lawson has taken responsibility for the contact with Ollie Bearman in the Spanish Grand Prix during their fierce battle. The battle between Bearman and Lawson was the highlight of a rather drab Barcelona race up until the late safety car, with Bearman just about managing to stay ahead of the Racing Bulls driver.

During one incident at Turn 1, Lawson clipped Bearman, forcing the Haas driver to take to the run-off, and as per the overtaking guidelines, was not entitled to space as his front wing was not alongside the mirror of the Haas. Bearman cut through the Turn 1 run-off, but given the circumstances, no further action was taken against Lawson, as Bearman was still ahead at the apex.

‘Narrowly finished outside of the points’;

https://racingnews365.com/liam-lawso...mpletely-on-me


Liam Lawson theory rejected by Racing Bulls boss: 'It was not us'
Liam Lawson is settling back into life at Racing Bulls, and his boss Laurent Mekies has rejected one theory.
6 June 2025
Jake Nichol
RacingNews365

Racing Bulls boss Laurent Mekies has rejected the idea that the team 'rebuilt' Liam Lawson following his brutal axe from Red Bull. "No, it is not us rebuilding Liam," Mekies told Sky Sports F1 when asked if the team had rebuilt Lawson's confidence.

"Liam got here, he had to jump in the car, and in-season, that is very difficult, and it was difficult for Yuki to go [to Red Bull], it is difficult to jump into a car he has not driven at all. So it took some time, not so much to rebuild the confidence, but to actually get used to our car, and the lap-time is being unlocked at every race.”

"But again, I would not call it confidence. I would say it is just him getting on top of the car, being more and more comfortable in it and being able to push in it."

‘Settling back into life at Racing Bulls’;

https://racingnews365.com/liam-lawso...-it-was-not-us

[Fortitude]

Why Williams is sacrificing its best F1 season in a decade.
On its day, this year's Williams is more than just best of the midfield: it's sniping at underperforming giants. No more so than the last race in Miami, where Williams was within four tenths of pole position and comfortably clear of its usual rivals.
14 May 2025
Scott Mitchell-Malm
The Race

There's a balance most teams are trying to strike between aggressively developing for next year's all-new rules while continuing to bring improvements to this year's car early on, and Williams is all-in on 2026 in terms of active development.

So how much is Williams sacrificing to do that? Well, on Miami form, you would say the potential to consolidate fifth in the championship and maybe even make some inroads on any faltering giants. On other 2025 weekends you would say it is giving up a definite position at or close to the head of the midfield and could struggle to score points at all by the end of the year.

Team boss James Vowles does not believe Williams can realistically be a frontrunner again until 2027 or 2028 because it is coming from such a low base. And as Williams had struggled to make an obvious leap before this year, to the outside world the project has had a lot of convincing talk without the progress on-track to back it up.

‘Sacrificing its best F1 season in a decade’;

https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/w...n-in-a-decade/


Williams’ James Vowles ‘backing failure’ in bid to guide team to F1 summit
James Vowles believes Williams’ upsurge is due to a ‘really open, honest culture’.
31 May 2025
Giles Richards
Yahoo! Sport

Finding themselves fighting off Ferrari and mauling the midfield, these are heady times for a resurgent Williams. The team principal James Vowles has engineered an extraordinary comeback but this year’s progress is likely to be just the start for a team determined to return to the heights of Formula One, which they once dominated.

That Williams’ form has changed drastically could not have been clearer than at the Miami GP. Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz were in a fight with the Ferraris of Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc, the Scuderia finding themselves at one point trying to catch Albon, who took fifth place and at the same time fending off a charging Sainz.

Vowles, who has an engineer’s bent for breaking down questions to ensure they have been comprehensively examined, plays down his role in the turnaround but it is impossible to ignore that he has been at the helm and had the force of will to see it through. Fighting for titles is now the very real expectation.

‘Backing failure’;

https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/wil...070040133.html


Albon: How Barcelona exposed Williams flaws – and the need to “take the medicine”
JUNE 6, 2025
Adam Cooper's F1 Blog

“I don’t care, put it all be one race,” said Albon when I put that to him. “We’ll get it all done with, and then we’ll move on to Canada! In all seriousness, I think as bad as it looks today, there’s some learnings from this weekend. I think we’ve shown that our car is going in the right direction. Q2 and P11 proves that. It shows we still have work to do. We’re not this ultra-midfield car that that’s quick everywhere. We still have our flaws and our weaknesses.”

“There’s a clear trend now that pretty much everyone around us is already upgraded, so we will inevitably fall down the pecking order eventually. We need to look at this track and understand why is it always this circuit that hurts us? We know it’s long corners, but we need to understand why the long corners. And in the race honestly, I think we could have been fighting for points. Could have, would have, should have.”

“Take the medicine”;

https://adamcooperf1.com/2025/06/06/...-the-medicine/


Albon: Williams must identify Spain weakness “to be a top team”
June 4, 2025
Jaden Diaz-Ndisang
Last Word On Sports

Williams failed to secure points in Barcelona last weekend, which is the first race they left have empty-handed since Bahrain. Unlike in Bahrain, however, it was not poor Safety Car timing or a racing incident that cost the Grove-based team in Spain.

Alex Albon explained post-race, Williams must learn from tough races like the Spanish GP if they want to progress: “We lost out quite heavily at the beginning and were on the back foot into Turn 1. The cars ahead were avoiding each other, and I was the one to get hit. So we were forced onto a three-stop strategy to replace my front wing.”

“I tried my best to stay out of the way in each incident, but we ended up with damage both times. We need to look at this track and understand why it’s such a challenge for us. I want us to be a top team, and it’s important to put the car to the test at tracks like this so we can learn valuable lessons and optimise our car for the future. Overall, I feel like I’m in a good rhythm with the car and I’m looking forward to Canada.”

“To be a top team”’

https://lastwordonsports.com/motorsp...be-a-top-team/


Nothing went Williams' way admit drivers in ‘messy’ Spanish GP
03/06/2025
Phillip van Osten
F1i.com

Williams’ recent run of form came to a grinding halt at the Spanish Grand Prix, where the team endured one of its most chaotic and fruitless races of the season. At a circuit ill-suited for the British outfit’s FW46, the combination of poor starts, in-race incidents, and technical woes made for a disastrous Sunday in Barcelona.

Alex Albon was forced to retire after breaking two front wings and serving a penalty, while teammate Carlos Sainz – racing at home in front of the Spanish crowd – could only manage a distant 14th after sustaining early damage and battling overheating issues throughout the race.

‘Chaotic and fruitless race’;

https://f1i.com/news/540790-nothing-...panish-gp.html


Spanish Grand Prix: Why Williams were so far behind as Carlos Sainz finishes 15th in home race
1 Jun 2025
David George
National World

Team boss James Vowels had already been tempering expectations for this weekend, claiming that the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya does not suit the Williams FW47. Historically, the team’s cars have always performed better at high-speed circuits where there is little to no wind.

Vowels has told the media that the FW47 will not see any upgrades for the remainder of the season, with all attention at Grove being turned towards the 2026 regulations. So we could well see Williams fall down the pecking order as the year goes on.

‘Why Williams were so far behind’;

https://www.nationalworld.com/sport/...s-15th-5155271


How Spain exposed Williams weakness that needs fixing despite 2026 F1 rules reset
5 Jun 2025
Harry Whitfield
Motorsport Week

Williams left Barcelona with more questions than answers, as familiar struggles resurfaced at a track that continues to highlight a key limitation the team must overcome ahead of Formula 1’s 2026 rules reset. Albon acknowledged the relief of moving past the difficult Spanish GP weekend, but he emphasised the value of racing on tracks that exposed Williams limitations.

“It might sound weird, but I enjoy coming to these tracks,” he added. “I want us to be a top team, and I know that these are the tracks that we need to be better at, if we are going to be one. It’s good to take our medicine and to understand it, and to really put the car to the test. Look at it, see it visually, we’ve got a lot to do here, let’s really get on top of it. We’ve improved the car everywhere, and we’ve definitely improved the car in long corners, but it’s still a step behind some of the others.”

“It might sound weird”;

https://www.motorsportweek.com/2025/...1-rules-reset/


Williams still seeking to iron out ‘nasty elements’ from FW47
06/06/2025
Phillip van Osten
F1i.com

Williams team principal James Vowles has hailed the team’s impressive progress this season but acknowledged that the FW47 still carries some lingering flaws that need to be addressed. "I'm proud of the progress the team is making, and obviously, having two world-class drivers helps a lot," Vowles told the media in Barcelona.

"We've developed the car, and it has come alive. We've made some small mechanical improvements, so it is a good step in the right direction, but we haven't eliminated all of the nasty elements that are in our car." Asked if Williams intended to further develop its current car, Vowles admitted it would be “tough” given the amount of resources that have already been channeled into its 2026 project.

"That is the reality behind it, and we've been very candid that the '26 car was in the wind tunnel very early on," he explained. "The 2026 project is going well, we had to do that because we're in a different position, perhaps to most, where that clean sheet of paper – we're not carrying anything across at all – gives us an ability to do a full reset. We can fix some things that perhaps we should have done a few years ago, but it's very difficult to do in that cycle; that's our reasoning behind it."

‘Iron out ‘nasty elements’ from FW47’;

https://f1i.com/news/540955-williams...from-fw47.html

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Haas still riding F1’s midfield rollercoaster.
After a double score in Bahrain the team didn’t better a 12th place in the three races prior to Monaco, and then in Barcelona Ocon and Oliver Bearman finished 16th and 17th.
JUNE 8, 2025
Adam Cooper's F1 Blog

Team principal Ayao Komatsu acknowledges that there’s work to be done in all areas. “I feel like we really need to hit the ground running better, to give a consistent platform for the drivers to run every single run,” he said in Spain. “I don’t like to separate, but for sure we are still learning how to get the best out of Esteban.”

“And when he’s in a good spot, in terms of car set-up, mentally and everything, you’ve seen what he can deliver. Shanghai was a very, very good race. Bahrain was amazing. And Monaco, what he delivered in qualifying, was excellent. So we know we can do it.”

‘F1’s midfield rollercoaster’;

https://adamcooperf1.com/2025/06/08/...rollercoaster/


Oliver Bearman has ‘brutally’ proven one big problem that Haas are now desperate to fix
7 June 2025
Kyle Archer
F1 Oversteer

Haas feared the Spanish Grand Prix would be a tough task and their concerns proved real, as Esteban Ocon and Oliver Bearman both finished at the very back of the pack. Oliver Bearman ‘brutally’ proved Haas’ long-radius corner concerns at the Spanish Grand Prix.

Ocon and Bearman’s woes at the Spanish GP also ‘brutally’ proved Haas’ fears that their car could struggle in the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya’s long-radius corners. That is according to Auto Motor und Sport, which reports the VF-25 loses downforce and time in longer turns.

‘Desperate to fix’;

https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/oli...perate-to-fix/


Oliver Bearman rues ‘late’ Haas decision that ‘made it difficult’ for him in the Spanish Grand Prix
4 June 2025
Kyle Archer
F1 Oversteer

Oliver Bearman matched his career-worst result to date in the Spanish Grand Prix, as the Haas driver only scored a 17th-place finish at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. The 20-year-old has also registered the worst Grand Prix finishes of his raw Formula 1 career in the last three rounds, having also finished the Emilia Romagna GP in P17. Bearman is also without a point in his last five starts after coming last among the classified finishers in Spain.

Oliver Bearman feels Haas also left him running ‘blind’ in the Spanish GP by changing his set-up before qualifying. “We made big changes before qualifying, which really made a difference,” Bearman shared, via quotes by Motorsport-Total. “But it’s obviously a bit late to start with a new car in Q1. In qualifying and ultimately in the race, we were sort of blind, which made it difficult for us.”

‘Running blind’;

https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/oli...sh-grand-prix/


Ocon hoping Haas can ‘get back where we belong’ in Canada as Bearman admits Spain ‘exposed a few weaknesses’
4 Jun 2025
Formula One - Official Site

Haas drivers Esteban Ocon and Ollie Bearman are looking to bounce back at the next round on the calendar in Canada after a challenging weekend at the Spanish Grand Prix saw them end the race down in P16 and P17 respectively.

There have been mixed fortunes for the squad across the triple header, with a particular highlight being a P7 finish for Ocon in Monaco. However, fortune was not on their side in Barcelona as the decision to keep Ocon out on track during a late Safety Car – meaning that he was running on older medium tyres – resulted in him slipping down the order at the restart.

‘Get back where we belong’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...aZAQLGRAkyLiPm


Spanish Grand Prix ‘exposed a few weaknesses with our race pace’ – Bearman
1 June 2025
Formula One - Official Site (Video

Oliver Bearman finished down in 17th place in Barcelona, in a race where the heat caused problems for the Haas car.

‘Weaknesses’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/video/sp...39050195709598


Oliver Bearman commends Haas support amid F1 mid-season driver changes
1 June 2025
Jack Oliver Smith
Motorsport Week

Oliver Bearman has commended the support of his Haas team after observing the chaos of the revolving door of driver changes across teams in Formula 1. “Haas have been incredibly supportive of me since the very beginning, which is great,” he told media including Motorsport Week. “I’m so glad to have them on my side, on my team.”

Bearman is grateful for how Haas is giving him the support he needs to thrive as he makes further steps in his F1 career. “So far, we’ve had, I would say, a decent start to the season together. We’ve learnt a lot from each other and we have a lot of things to build on from now.”

“Incredibly supportive”;

https://www.motorsportweek.com/2025/...river-changes/

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How did Sauber achieve its unexpected improvement?
The Swiss-based outfit that will be Audi's works F1 team next year brought three performance upgrades to the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.
8 Jun 2025
F1 Technical

The green outfit made a number of tweaks to the floor, introducing changes to the fences, floor edges and the diffuser. Furthermore, the C45 featured a new engine cover at Barcelona, with the team having made alterations to the sidepod profile to work with the floor.

In addition, a new front wing was also introduced, featuring new end plates designed “to improve outboard front wing performance” and “better downstream flow quality”. Confirming the positive effect of the upgrades, Hulkenberg said: “The car felt good all weekend, and the updates clearly gave us a step forward in performance — we had strong pace throughout the race.

"Credits to the whole team, both at the factory and trackside, for the hard work on the upgrades," concluded the German driver.

‘Three performance upgrades’;

https://www.f1technical.net/news/27032


The factors that inspired remarkable Sauber return to top five in F1 Spanish GP
3 Jun 2025
Taylor Powling
Motorsport Week

Did a rule change assist Sauber resurgence? Hulkenberg suspects the FIA’s clampdown on flexing front wings could also have boosted Sauber, though he stressed the updates delivered the biggest improvement.

“To be honest, I think it’s more the updates, maybe it’s the technical TD (technical Directive), the flexi wing stuff that others paid more of a price than us, because honestly I feel for us it didn’t change that much,” the veteran admitted when probed on the Barcelona rule change.

“I don’t feel much different in high speed and, to be honest, high speed so far has been not our strongest point, so I tend to believe it is the update.”

‘More the updates’;

https://www.motorsportweek.com/2025/...f1-spanish-gp/


Gary Anderson has spotted an ‘exciting’ Sauber upgrade that could actually make Nico Hulkenberg ‘suffer’
7 June 2025
Kyle Archer
F1 Oversteer

Gary Anderson spotted an ‘exciting’ sidepod upgrade on Nico Hulkenberg’s Sauber in Spain. “The front wing Sauber introduced doesn’t look massively different,” Anderson has told The Race. “It all gets a bit more exciting when we get to the sidepod treatment.”

“Previously, Sauber simply had a sidepod top surface inner gully leading down into the centreline of the car to help with the diffuser performance. For Barcelona, Sauber altered the outer ‘rolled bathtub’ edge and reduced it midway along the sidepod.”

But Anderson also notes a potential cause for concern if the airflow created by Sauber’s new sidepod front corner undercut is not consistent. The ex-Jordan technical director adds that it may negatively affect the front wing and the outer edge of the floor on Hulkenberg’s Sauber. He added: “If this airflow that is being pulled through that sidepod front corner undercut is not consistent, then everything can suffer.”

‘Exciting Sauber upgrade’;

https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/gar...enberg-suffer/


Wheatley convinced Audi 'will be winning races and championships’
08/06/2025
Phillip van Osten
F1i.com

Jonathan Wheatley insists the foundations are being laid with intent and long-term vision. “We're looking at a campus expansion, we've got an ambitious program ahead of us and investment from Audi and QIA (Qatar Investment Authority). I'm really, really super-excited about where we're at,” Wheatley told Reuters’ Alan Baldwin.

“I do not come to work to make up the numbers. I absolutely believe that we'll get on that path and we'll be winning races and world championships.” The message from Hinwil is clear: Audi is not joining Formula 1 just to be a participant. They're aiming for the top – and Jonathan Wheatley intends to lead them there.

“We'll get on that path”;

https://f1i.com/news/541034-wheatley...pionships.html


Nico Hulkenberg ends six-year F1 ‘dry spell’ with ‘dream’ result
1 Jun 2025
Elizabeth Blackstock
PlanetF1.com

When Nico Hulkenberg was knocked out of qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix in the very first round, the Sauber driver admitted that “I was pretty upset” — as anyone would be with a P16 start for a race (15th once Lance Stroll withdrew).

Nevertheless, it turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Come the start of the Grand Prix on Sunday afternoon, Hulkenberg was on fire and, despite a run off the track, found himself in 10th by the end of Lap 1 — with plenty of fresh tyres to spare.

“[It] was a great race, just one of them races where just everything seemed to click and to work out beautiful when it happens,” Hulkenberg told media, including PlanetF1.com, after the race. “Doesn’t happen that often, unfortunately, but today it did.”

‘Dream result’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/nico-h...oor-qualifying


Hulkenberg reveals ‘golden ticket’ that helped him secure impressive P5 in Spanish GP
1 Jun 2025
Formula One - Official Site

Kick Sauber introduced a comprehensive upgrade package this weekend which improved the consistency and balance of the car, giving both drivers more confidence to execute their overall best weekend of the season so far. Hulkenberg’s pass on a former world champion demonstrated this well, but he was eager to manage expectations surrounding the team’s performance and explained that there is still a considerable margin to their competitors on the grid.

“Today, just everything clicked,” Hulkenberg said afterwards. “Good start, mega first lap, made a bunch of positions, which was the foundation for the race. After that, to be honest it was just a good car – good rhythm, good balance and harmony, the updates really paying dividends which was very enjoyable and great to see.”

“I think before the Safety Car I was P8, and then the Safety Car kind of mixed up the race. I think in the end, being out in Q1 yesterday and having all new fresh tyres was the golden ticket in hindsight, so pretty ironic but it paid off today.”

“Today, just everything clicked”;

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...EyIWJNW6QWqgO7


Dropping out in Q1 was “golden ticket” to surprise fifth place – Hulkenberg
1st June 2025
Keith Collantine
RaceFans

Nico Hulkenberg said being eliminated in the first round of qualifying yesterday proved his “golden ticket” to his best result of the season so far. “I think in the end being out in Q1 yesterday and having all new fresh tyres was the golden ticket in hindsight. So pretty ironic but paid off today.”

Hulkenberg gained his last position from Lewis Hamilton. The Mercedes driver started the race with two new sets of tyres compared to the Sauber driver’s five, which Hulkenberg said shows his team are not a match for the front-runners yet. “Lewis, I think he was on used soft, and I had still all-new because I was out so early yesterday.”

“It just shows you what a difference it is between used and new. One lap takes a lot of energy and life out of the tyre. So that was obviously enjoyable but I think we’re not there really fighting with the big boys. But I think we made a big step in terms of fighting with other midfield teams.”

“Golden ticket”;

https://www.racefans.net/2025/06/01/...ce-hulkenberg/


Sauber beats Ferrari for fastest pit stop at Barcelona
5 Jun 2025
Balazs Szabo
F1 Technical

Although Ferrari have dominated pit stops so far in 2025, Sauber managed to surpass the Italian outfit at last Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix with the quickest tyre service of the entire race.

On lap 19, they (Sauber) swapped Gabriel Bortoleto’s worn soft tires for new mediums in 2.13 seconds. It was Sauber’s second DHL Fastest Pit Stop of the year which catapulted them from fifth to third in this particular competition, taking them above Red Bull and Mercedes.
Interestingly, Alpine completed the second-quickest tyre change (2.15s) while Ferrari was only a fraction behind (2.17s). It was a close competitive behind as McLaren, Mercedes and Red Bull also performed tyre changes between the 2.20s and 2.30s range.

‘Sauber beats Ferrari for fastest pit stop’;

https://www.f1technical.net/news/27024

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Newey claims Aston Martin has the best wind tunnel in Formula One.
Aston Martin's Managing Technical Partner Adrian Newey insists that the British outfit has the best wind tunnel currently in Formula One, albeit he has stressed that it is not enough to succeed at the pinnacle of motorsport.
8 Jun 2025
Balazs Szabo
F1 Technical

Having only spent a few weeks at Aston Martin, the British engineer has revealed a critical shortcoming, suggesting that the correlation between virtual data and real-world behaviour needs to be improved in the near future. Newey stressed that Aston Martin will need to find a solution for the issue if it does not want to develop next year's all-new F1 car "blind."

“Some of our instruments are weak. In particular, the simulator needs a lot of work, because at the moment there is no correlation and it is a fundamental tool for research on next year’s car… We’ll go blind for a while. The wind tunnel is unquestionably the best in F1 and the entire factory is the most advanced at the moment. But as good as the wind tunnel may be, it is the human element of design that makes the difference.”

Newey revealed that while he was a bit pessimistic regarding the freedom the new set of technical regulation creates, he has recognized many areas that will allow creativity for engineers. “When I read them the first time I thought there wouldn’t be much space. But then you start to delve into the details and you discover that there is a reasonable amount of flexibility. My wife says I’m going into a kind of creative trance… My whole mind is focused on a single area, which is now trying to collaborate with everyone to make a fast machine.”

“Creative trance”;

https://www.f1technical.net/news/26975


Adrian Newey exposes one area Aston Martin are ‘not very good’ at after watching just one F1 race
9 June 2025
Shay Rogers
F1 Oversteer

Aston Martin have failed to live up to expectations over the last few seasons and may only have a few more seasons of Fernando Alonso’s talents left. Signing Adrian Newey last season was a statement of intent to back up the large investment in infrastructure made by billionaire owner Lawrence Stroll. His son, Lance Stroll, missed the most recent race in Spain, and his participation in future events is in doubt.

Journalist Mark Hughes has told The Race’s F1 podcast that the legendary designer has already identified one area that must improve after attending the Monaco Grand Prix last month. “Certainly, Adrian Newey when he turned up at Monaco, one of the first things he said was that the driver in-loop simulator was not very good,” he said. “That doesn’t explain the previous two years because it has only just come online.”

“It’s new. It would certainly, if they have had problems with getting everything to agree, that would certainly likely give the outcomes that we’ve been witnessing in terms of unproductive car developments.”

“Driver in-loop simulator was not very good”;

https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/adr...t-one-f1-race/


Adrian Newey triggers ‘total change’ as Aston Martin reveal unplanned side effect
9 Jun 2025
Jamie Woodhouse
PlanetF1.com

The arrival of Adrian Newey has brought about a “total change” at Aston Martin, with the team unaware that it would trigger a wave of personnel desperate to join the team. That is the reveal made by former F1 driver turned Aston Martin ambassador Pedro de la Rosa, who hailed the “change” as “tremendous” since Newey began work at Aston Martin in March.

Speaking with SoyMotor, De la Rosa explained that “I was never told that Adrian Newey was going to be signed” when he became Aston Martin’s ambassador in 2022 – the Brit not an available target until 2024 – but since Newey came through the door after that huge deal was sealed, de la Rosa said Aston Martin has become the place where more and more people want to be.

‘Trigger a wave of personnel desperate to join the team’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/adrian...e-want-to-join


Adrian Newey Attracting Talent to Aston Martin
June 9, 2025
James Reeson
F1 Chronicle

The ‘Adrian Newey effect’ is already happening at Aston Martin, according to team ambassador Pedro de la Rosa. The Spaniard and former Formula 1 driver is not talking about actual on-track performance, as Newey’s contributions to the 2025 car so far have actually been minimal.

Rather, de la Rosa says talented engineers are now starting to flock to the Silverstone based team. “The change is tremendous,” he told Soy Motor. “Since the announcement that Newey was coming to us, there has been a complete shift. More people want to come and work at Aston Martin, from the other teams yes but especially from the universitiesNewey attracting talent to Aston Martin.

“It’s something no one had thought could happen, but it’s happening because young engineers want to work with real experts like that to learn more quickly.” It’s something you sometimes don’t appreciate, as we always look to Adrian Newey as the one who builds winning cars, but for us, the new generation of Neweys who want to work with him are very important too, because they will be the future of Aston Martin.”

‘Adrian Newey effect’ - “The change is tremendous”;

https://f1chronicle.com/adrian-newey...-aston-martin/


How Adrian Newey’s influence has brought a ‘total change’ to Aston Martin
10 Jun 2025
Jack Oliver Smith
Motorsport Week

Former Formula 1 driver and Aston Martin ambassador Pedro de la Rosa has praised the influence of Adrian Newey’s arrival to the team, saying it has brought a “total change”.

“In England there is a spectacular market for engineers, because within a radius of 100 kilometres there are practically all the teams in the world. Attracting talent is very important and having Adrian has an effect of attraction, of inspiration to the new generations, to all those engineers who want to be Formula 1 engineers and who want to work with Newey to learn from him.”

‘Total change’;

https://www.motorsportweek.com/2025/...-aston-martin/


How Adrian Newey-led 2026 Aston Martin car will dictate Fernando Alonso’s F1 future
10 Jun 2025
Anirban Aly Mandal
Motorsport Week

Having said that, Alonso revealed that while Aston Martin’s competitiveness in 2026 would be crucial to his decision-making, it would not be the final factor. “It will be a very important one, yes. Not the final one,” Alonso told media including Motorsport Week.

“I think I need to see how next year starts and how motivated I am. Every year, there is a different mood into the season. There is a different feeling on how you perform, how competitive you feel yourself, how motivated you are to keep your fitness at the high level – personal situation, family situation – all these things play a role in some important decisions in life.”

“Every year, there is a different mood into the season”;

https://www.motorsportweek.com/2025/...sos-f1-future/


Adrian Newey reveals options open to him upon Red Bull departure
Adrian Newey has provided insight into the various directions he could have headed in after leaving the six-time F1 constructors' champions.
9 June 2025
Samuel Coop
RacingNews365

"I resigned from Red Bull for a whole host of reasons, and genuinely at that point had no idea what I was going to do next," he told Sky Sports F1. "So then it was kind of sitting back, thinking about it, chatting to Mandy, my wife, about what we should do. That ranged from kind of relax and go on sun holidays, drink lots of margaritas or something to going again to work. And then, if it’s going to be work, what would that be?"

"America’s Cup is very interesting, very much a parallel universe," he said. "Technologies are all very similar. The only thing I don’t like about America’s Cup is there’s no right of reply. You’ve got a competition once every four years.”

"Road cars have always been an interest," he explained. "I enjoyed the Valkyrie project, I am enjoying the RB17 project because I’m still involved in that. But I think what I’ve loved about my career is that combination of man and machine, sporting endeavour - the fact that every week, or very often now every week, you’re out on show."

‘Options’;

https://racingnews365.com/adrian-new...bull-departure

[Fortitude]

'Alpine are considering Perez as potential replacement for underperforming Colapinto'.
Franco Colapinto has not performed as expected, and so the pressure is already increasing once again on a driver at Alpine. Not Jack Doohan, but Sergio Perez, Max Verstappen's old teammate, is said to be in the picture as a possible replacement.
10 Jun 2025
Tim Kraaij
GPblog.com

Alpine still has Jack Doohan on their roster, as well as Paul Aron as another driver who could step in as a reserve for Colapinto. Yet according to Formula 1 journalist Joe Saward, there are also rumors that Sergio Perez is being considered as a replacement for Colapinto. GPblog asked Alpine for a response. The French team said it's just rumours and speculation, without any substance to it.

Like Colapinto, Sergio Perez also brings with him a wealth of sponsors that could provide a financial solution for Alpine. Although his last years at Red Bull Racing were not particularly successful, the performances of Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda could show that Perez did not fare too badly alongside Max Verstappen.

While Perez would be able to start immediately at Alpine in this case, his name has also been circulating at Cadillac for quite a while. The American team, set to make their debut in Formula 1 in 2026, have been described by many as the ideal destination for Perez. However, no deal has been made yet, allowing Perez to still sign with other teams.

‘Sergio Perez would be able to start immediately’;

https://www.gpblog.com/en/rumors/alp...ming-colapinto


Franco Colapinto: Alpine boss Flavio Briatore remains non-committal over Argentine driver's future with team
Alpine executive director Flavio Briatore refused to offer any assurances over Franco Colapinto's immediate future with the team.
11 June 2025
Sky Sports

Briatore told Sky Italy at Imola that there was "no set limit" for Colapinto, but speaking two weeks' later at the Spanish Grand Prix, appeared to apply more pressure to his driver.

"I never tell [say] five races, three races, four races, one race. If Colapinto is performing, he's driving the car. If not, we will see," said the Alpine executive advisor.

"2025 is a year we need to prepare ourselves for 2026. So whatever experiment I need doing, we are doing. I don't know at this moment if Franco will stay for the season or not, but let's see. Depends on the performance. We're only looking at the performance - nothing else."

“If Colapinto is performing, he's driving the car”;

https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12...ture-with-team


Alpine rejects veteran racer link as pressure mounts on Colapinto
12 Jun 2025
Mat Coch
PlanetF1.com

As pressure mounts on Franco Colapinto to deliver improved performances for Alpine, PlanetF1.com understands Sergio Perez is no imminent threat. Colapinto is in the midst of a five-race stint in the race seat at Enstone, having taken over from Jack Doohan who competed in the opening six races of the year. With three races under his belt with Alpine, the 23-year-old has not demonstrated the form that last year saw him twice steal points for Williams. His best result to date was 13th in Monaco, while he blotted his copybook in Imola with a qualifying crash.

The Mexican is without a drive after being let go by Red Bull at the end of a disappointing F1 2024 season. While his stock was low at the end of last year, the trials and tribulations experienced by his replacements, Liam Lawson and Yuki Tsunoda, have suggested his struggles were not necessarily of his own making.

An experienced driver with six grand prix wins to his name, a mature driver such as Perez could help steady what has been a listing ship at Alpine. However, while he’s been linked with the Enstone squad for F1 2026, PlanetF1.com understands Perez is not being considered for this season.

‘Pressure mounts’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/alpine...anco-colapinto


Bottas assesses chances of racing for Red Bull or Alpine as he weighs up future options
09 Jun 2025
Formula One - Official Site

Valtteri Bottas has given his take on whether Red Bull or Alpine could be options for him as he looks to make a return to the grid, with the Mercedes reserve driver also revealing how far negotiations went with both teams last year when searching for a 2025 drive. After spending three seasons racing for the Kick Sauber outfit, it was confirmed in November 2024 that the Finn would depart the squad at the end of the campaign, a decision that he admits arrived “too late” for him to find another seat on the grid.

“That was the issue,” Bottas explained to F1’s Beyond The Grid podcast. “[I found out] after Brazil. I think some people knew before me so that really compromised everything, and that's obviously when I knew that now it's too late to sort out anything else, so a bit unlucky there.” Another possibility could be Alpine, with two drivers – Jack Doohan and Franco Colapinto – having already filled the seat alongside Pierre Gasly in 2025 as the squad continue to assess their options. “I think probably there has been some discussions,” Bottas explained.

“I haven't really been involved, but I do have a management team who are always in the background seeing what is out there. They do have a Mercedes power unit for the future, which I think is a good call. They're on their second driver this year and I think the next races will show how that goes. Again, I think on a struggle street, let's say, experience can always help. But there's lots of politics in this sport. I don't have tens of millions to pay for a seat. Depends on the team but I do have some personal partners that could potentially join me, but still, not to an extent to some others. Let's wait and see a few races and see how things go. You never know if something opens up.”

‘There's lots of politics in this sport’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...ppaLMyzh4extg4


Briatore sets out clear Alpine target for 2026 as he shares update on search for new team boss
5 Jun 2025
Formula One - Official Site

When asked during the Spanish Grand Prix weekend to give his assessment of how the team had fared in the time since his return, the Italian admitted that the squad need more time to put everything together. “We’re back in the business, with Alpine,” Briatore explained. “Not easy because the team has gone through a lot of change, especially in the last four or five years, not only now. But little by little, we try to put the team together, the people together.”

“We’re looking for next year as well – for the new engine and the new gearbox from Mercedes-Benz. So, this is our goal for next year. In the meantime, we need to be more competitive. We are not competitive for the moment, like I want, but [it] takes time.” Seated alongside Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner in the press conference, Briatore continued: “You see this maestro next to me, it takes a lot of time to build a winning car, a winning race, a winning team. I know I’ve done it before. I hope I’ll do it again.”

“You need a dream as well, you know,” he responded. “When you are in Formula 1, you're dreaming as well to do the job. You hope. And in this moment, the team is quite new. The team is not performing like I wanted because we still have… a lot of the situation in the team is not clear. But we need to clear up everything. Before we start performing like I want, I believe we need all of 2025 now, and we need 2026 to be competitive, to at least sometimes see the podium very close. These are what we're looking for.”

“You need a dream as well, you know”;

https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/a...8UKgDnsuUquWgy


Leading contender for top Alpine F1 job identified after Flavio Briatore discussions
6 Jun 2025
Thomas Maher
PlanetF1.com

A lead candidate for the vacant position of F1 team boss at Alpine has emerged, with a veteran of Enstone understood to have been approached for the role. Following the resignation of former team principal Oli Oakes after the Miami Grand Prix, Alpine looks set to add to its senior management roster with the appointment of the team’s former sporting director Steve Nielsen.

PlanetF1.com understands Nielsen has been approached for a senior role with Alpine, with the obvious vacancy being that of team principal with the Enstone-based squad. Discussions are understood to have taken place over the course of the Spanish Grand Prix weekend with executive advisor Flavio Briatore to discuss how to proceed forward as Alpine expressed an interest in signing Nielsen to a senior role.

‘Leading contender’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/alpine...ole-management

[Fortitude]

What we know about sudden Vasseur criticism and Ferrari exit talk.
A wave of reports in some of Italy’s biggest media outlets have criticised various aspects of Fred Vasseur’s Ferrari leadership ahead of Formula 1’s Canadian Grand Prix.
Jun 12, 2025
Scott Mitchell-Malm, Edd Straw, Jon Noble
The Race

The prospect of Ferrari splitting with Vasseur at the end of this year, the end of his original three-year contract since he was recruited to replace Mattia Binotto, has been raised at the same time by several Italian publications including big-hitters Gazzetta della Sport and Corriere della Sera.

Gazzetta dello Sport reported that the next three races in Canada, Austria and Britain will be key to how much pressure Vasseur comes under internally, and that if Ferrari goes on to perform in the second half of the year as it has so far in 2025, he could be replaced.

Corriere della Sera went even further, calling several aspects of Vasseur’s tenure into question with the strongest and most specific criticism. It reported that there are various open fronts within Ferrari, that Vasseur’s been asked to account for unsatisfactory performance, and that he is accused of not knowing much about the internal environment.

‘Italy’s biggest media outlets have criticised various aspects of Fred Vasseur’s Ferrari leadership’;

https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/w...ari-exit-talk/


Thumbs up, thumps down: Hamilton Instagram move causes stir
12/06/2025
Michael Delaney
F1i.com

Lewis Hamilton is no stranger to making headlines, but this week, it wasn’t his driving or fashion that got fans talking – it was his thumb. The seven-time world champion briefly “liked” an Instagram post slamming Ferrari’s underwhelming 2025 season… and then swiftly “unliked” it, sending F1 social media into a frenzy of speculation.
Just a slip of the finger – or a subtle signal from a frustrated star?

Was Hamilton making a quiet statement with his double-tap – or just scrolling too fast before his morning espresso kicked in? It’s hard to say, but the moves comes at a time when his frustration with Ferrari seems to be mounting. Hamilton’s debut season in red has, so far, been more fizzle than fire. No podium finishes in full races, a P8 in Spain after being passed by a Sauber, and increasingly tense radio messages paint a picture of a legend in limbo.

His only semi-bright moment? A sprint win – hardly the kind of champagne celebration envisioned when he signed the blockbuster deal to leave Mercedes. The adaptation to Maranello life, including his working relationship with engineer Riccardo Adami, appears to be... ongoing, let’s say.

‘Thumbs up, thumps down’;

https://f1i.com/news/541181-thumbs-u...uses-stir.html


Lewis Hamilton gives F1 retirement verdict as Ferrari in chaos before Canadian GP
Lewis Hamilton addressed speculation of his F1 retirement in Canada.
Jun 12, 2025
Harry Smith
Daily and Sunday Express

Lewis Hamilton has brushed off concerns about a premature end to his time with Ferrari, stating that he has no plans to retire from F1 and is 'in it for the long haul' with the Prancing Horse. “I mean, embedding new people, new personnel - whether it’s a driver or whether it’s engineers or people who run an organisation - it takes time to adjust, and the impact that has is significant,” the seven-time world champion explained.

“So, yeah, that’s not part of the discussion. I’m here to win with Fred, and he has my full support. To everyone that’s writing stories of me considering not racing, I literally only just started, my first year here with Ferrari, and I’m here for several years. I’m here for the long haul. So there is no question about where my head is at and what I’m working towards achieving with this team. So there’s zero doubts. So please stop making up stuff.”

“It takes time to adjust”;

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...ian-Grand-Prix


Palmer tips Canadian GP as turning point for struggling Hamilton
11 Jun 2025
Phillip van Osten
F1i.com

F1TV commentator and former driver Jolyon Palmer, speaking on the F1 Nation podcast, reflected on both Hamilton’s track record in Montreal and Ferrari’s current form – highlighting its car’s efficiency in low-speed corners, which dominate the Canadian layout. “They can’t go worse than that, can they? That’s the good thing for them. It was as bad as could be,” Palmer said, referring to Ferrari’s dismal Canadian Grand Prix weekend in 2024.”

“Again, on paper, it’s a good track for Ferrari. The corners are basically all low-speed which is what allowed the car to work in Monaco. They didn’t have to worry about any high-speed setup. They could just run the car low to the ground and get it working.”

“Again, they obviously flopped last year. They did completely mess up their qualifying strategy. If you’re Ferrari now you're thinking this is as good a shot as any. Also, Hamilton is brilliant in Montreal generally. This has got to be some sort of redemption circuit for Lewis I think.”

“They can’t go worse than that, can they?”;

https://f1i.com/news/541163-palmer-t...-hamilton.html


George Russell reveals private Max Verstappen chat as Brit offers strong view on race ban
George Russell and Max Verstappen were wrapped up in penalty chaos last time out.
Jun 12, 2025
Harry Smith
Daily and Sunday Express

George Russell has revealed that he shared a private chat at the airport with Red Bull driver Max Verstappen after the pair clashed on track at the Spanish Grand Prix. "We bumped into each other at the airport a few days ago on Sunday morning when I was going to Roland Garros," Russell explained in Montreal. "To be honest, I totally forgot about Barcelona because he was there with his newborn. And we were at the security machine. So he just had a quick chat, and then he was busy folding the pram down to put it through the machine."

Russell wants to maximise the awkward position that his rival now finds himself in. "We have to be smart and use it to our advantage," he said. "I'm going to continue racing exactly the same because at the end of the day, that's what I did last week, and I benefited from it. And as we said, if you do keep driving like that, you'll accumulate your points and you'll get punished. Ultimately, he got punished for it. So, from my side, kind of long may it continue and for a neutral, it spices things up a little bit."

‘Private chat’;

https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-a...erstappen-chat


Max Verstappen: Red Bull driver won't change approach at Canadian Grand Prix despite race ban threat
Max Verstappen will need to have two clean weekends to ensure he is not hit with a race ban; Verstappen has no plans to change how he races his rivals
12 June 2025
Sky Sports

Max Verstappen will lose two penalty points after the Austrian Grand Prix at the end of June, but will need to come through this weekend's race in Montreal, then the Austria event, unscathed. "It's there right? There's nothing you can do about it. We just focus ahead, try to do the best you can every single time. It's not [about] changing my approach," he told Sky Sports F1.

Four-time world champion Verstappen says he's "not worried" about a race suspension. He said: "What is fair? I mean, is it fair that I'm only 11 points? I don't know, but at the same time, life is not fair, if you look at it like that. I just come here to race and I will always race hard, race how I think I should race, and then we go on to the next race."

“We just focus ahead, try to do the best you can every single time. It's not [about] changing my approach";

https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12...ace-ban-threat


Max Verstappen’s camp surprised by ‘strange’ statement from Red Bull chief who ‘doesn’t know’ what he’s doing
12 June 2025
Kyle Archer
F1 Oversteer

Red Bull are likely to improve the RB21 before switching their full focus to the major 2026 F1 regulation changes. But Verstappen’s camp does not feel Wache will develop the car enough to deny McLaren, as they now feel the Frenchman ‘doesn’t know’ how to improve the RB21. Wache has also stunned the Verstappen camp after his ‘even stranger’ statements that Red Bull could even learn from their junior team, Racing Bulls, to improve their 2025 F1 car. The engineer’s admission shocked Verstappen’s camp, given Red Bull should have the best staff.

Wache’s admission that Red Bull could actually learn from Racing Bulls, who have scored 28 points to sit sixth in the constructors’ championship, just serves to add to the tension that is growing behind the scenes in Milton Keynes between the technical director and Verstappen. It was already believed that Verstappen has lost confidence in Wache and Red Bull’s design department after struggling to turn the RB21 into a consistent McLaren beater. Their car can win races, but it excels best at high-speed tracks whereas the MCL39 works at any circuit.

‘Shocked Verstappen’s camp’;

https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/max...hat-hes-doing/

[Fortitude]

Verstappen tops Canadian GP FP1 as Leclerc crashes.
Max Verstappen topped the opening Formula 1 practice session at the Canadian Grand Prix, which was briefly halted by a huge crash for Charles Leclerc.
Jun 13, 2025
Josh Suttill
The Race

Leclerc smashed his Ferrari into the barriers at Turn 3, having locked up into the corner, run wide onto the grass and collected the inside barrier, damaging both ends of his Ferrari and leaving him up against the barrier at Turn 4. That ended Leclerc’s FP1 less than 15 minutes into the session, leaving team-mate Lewis Hamilton as Ferrari’s sole representative in the session.

Verstappen ended the 60-minute session as the fastest driver on a 1m13.193s, just shy of 1.2s slower than the time both he and polesitter George Russell set in Canadian GP qualifying last year. His nearest challengers were the Williams duo of Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz, both within a tenth of Verstappen’s benchmark.

Team boss James Vowles told Sky Sports F1 that his team was “running ahead” of its rivals in terms of runplans, so he doesn’t expect Williams to stay there come qualifying.

‘Verstappen ended the 60-minute session as the fastest driver’;

https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/v...clerc-crashes/


F1 Canadian GP 2025 – Free Practice 1 Results
13 June 2025
John Smith
Total Motorsport

F1 Canadian GP 2025 FP1 results
Check out the full Canadian GP 2025 Free Practice 1 results from the first practice session in Montreal below.
Pos Driver Team Time
1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:13.193
2 Alexander Albon Williams +0.039
3 Carlos Sainz Williams +0.082
4 George Russell Mercedes +0.342
5 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari +0.427
6 Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls +0.438
7 Lando Norris McLaren +0.458
8 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls +0.544
9 Pierre Gasly Alpine +0.624
10 Charles Leclerc Ferrari +0.692

‘FP1 results’;

https://www.total-motorsport.com/f1-...ice-1-results/


Canadian GP: Verstappen tops FP1 as Leclerc wrecks the Ferrari
13 Jun 2025
Jamie Woodhouse
PlanetF1.com

Max Verstappen set the pace in FP1 at the Canadian Grand Prix, a session which saw the sets of soft C6 tyres run en masse.

The final standings also made very happy reading for Williams as Alex Albon ended his eventful session in P2, 0.039s down on Verstappen, while Carlos Sainz ensured both Williams made the top three. Charles Leclerc, meanwhile, lasted mere minutes before binning the Ferrari at Turn 4.

And as the chequered flag emerged, Verstappen’s P1 was confirmed, while Williams could afford a collective pat on the back with both Albon and Sainz in the top three.

‘Verstappen tops FP1’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/canadi...025-fp1-report


Martin Brundle tells Lando Norris exactly how to get Max Verstappen banned at the Canadian Grand Prix
13 June 2025
David Comerford
F1 Oversteer

The Red Bull superstar already regards the championship as a ‘long shot’, Martin Brundle says. He insists he won’t be any less aggressive at the Canadian Grand Prix. But ‘subconsciously’, his attitude may be different. And Brundle thinks drivers like Piastri and Lando Norris should try and capitalise on the situation by ‘goading’ him.

It’s a risky strategy, but one that could end up knocking Verstappen out of the title race if it comes off. “If I was a Mercedes, Ferrari and particularly a McLaren driver, I’d be goading him to get those extra points,” Brundle said on Sky Sports before FP1.

“I think subconsciously he knows he’s got to be a touch more careful, but I think also in Max’s mind, he knows this year’s world championship against two great drivers in a very fast McLaren is a long shot.”

‘Martin Brundle: “I’d be goading him to get those extra points”’; (Surely that is unsportsmanlike behaviour?)

https://www.f1oversteer.com/news/mar...an-grand-prix/


Sky Sports F1 reporter speaks out after tense exchange with Max Verstappen
13 June 2025
SPORTbible

According to Kravitz, Verstappen clearly wasn't responding well to questions about his driving style and so, the Sky Sports journalist instead decided to speak with the reigning champion a recent change within the team. Following the departure of Jonathan Wheatley, Stephen Knowles has taken the role of the team's regulations expert, and Kravitz decided to ask Verstappen if this could lead to a change in approach for Canada.

“He wasn’t in a particularly receptive mood about [the George Russell incident], so I thought I’d go with a question about the team mistake that led to that message in error to give the place back to Russell,” Kravitz explained on an episode of his ‘Podbook’. “I asked him a question that I thought was going to be on his side and understanding his annoyance that set that whole fateful minute and a half off in the first place.”

“I said to him, ‘What are you going to be doing to improve the dialogue with your rules man – a guy called Stephen Knowles, who’s taken over from Jonathan Wheatley – to make sure that doesn’t happen again?’." However, Kravitz went on to explain that this only frustrated Verstappen even more, forcing the reporter to end the interview early. Kravitz revealed: “Max either misunderstood it by accident, or took a rather over-negative interpretation of what I was saying. He said, ‘I don’t think it’s fair for you to single somebody out. I would never single somebody out for criticism in the team’.

‘Tense exchange’;

https://www.sportbible.com/f1/sky-sp...21912-20250613

[Fortitude]

Russell dominates FP2 chaos at 2025 Canadian GP.
George Russell sets the pace ahead of Norris and Antonelli while Ferrari watch from the sidelines and Stroll crashes again in Montreal.
13 June 2025
John Smith
Total Motorsport

George Russell laid down a strong marker on Friday, topping the timing sheets in the FP2 session for the 2025 Canadian Grand Prix. The Mercedes driver ended the session fastest, narrowly edging out McLaren’s Lando Norris and teammate Kimi Antonelli in an intriguing and closely contested hour.

The session began under the shadow of Charles Leclerc’s absence. Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur confirmed earlier in the day that chassis damage from Leclerc’s crash in FP1 meant the Monegasque would miss valuable track time. Lewis Hamilton, shouldering Ferrari’s hopes alone, was the first driver out on track to help gather critical data for the Italian team.

Yet just minutes into FP2, the Canadian crowd saw their home favorite, Lance Stroll, experience heartbreak. Returning after missing the previous Spanish Grand Prix due to persistent wrist pain, Stroll’s Aston Martin clipped the barriers, breaking his suspension and forcing an early exit with his car sporting a visibly damaged front-left wheel.

‘George Russell sets the pace’;

https://www.total-motorsport.com/f1-...5-canadian-gp/


Canadian Grand Prix Free Practice 2 - Results
13 Jun 2025
Michael Delaney
F1i.com

Full results from Free Practice 2 for the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal, round 10 of the 2025 Formula 1 World Championship.
2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Free Practice 2 results
Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1 George Russell Mercedes 1:12.123s 32
2 Lando Norris McLaren 1:12.151s + 0.028s 31
3 Andrea Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 1:12.411s + 0.288s 32
4 Alexander Albon Williams 1:12.445s + 0.322s 36
5 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 1:12.458s + 0.335s 30
6 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1:12.562s + 0.439s 31
7 Carlos Sainz Williams 1:12.631s + 0.508s 36
8 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 1:12.653s + 0.530s 33
9 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:12.666s + 0.543s 30
10 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls 1:12.751s + 0.628s 29

‘Free Practice 2’;

https://f1i.com/news/541375-canadian...results-2.html


George Russell summoned by FIA stewards over Canadian GP hazard
14 Jun 2025
Elizabeth Blackstock
PlanetF1.com

The stewards summoned Russell and a Mercedes team representative over an “alleged break of Article 12.2.1i of the International Sporting Code and non-compliance with Race Director’s Event Note (item 17.3, document 04) – Escape Road Instructions T14”. Article 12.2.1 reads “Any of the following offences, in addition to any offences specifically referred to previously or subsequently, shall be deemed to be a breach of these rules,” while the ‘i’ subset reads, “Failure to follow the instructions of the relevant officials for the safe and orderly conduct of the Event.”

As it regards the Canadian Grand Prix, item 17.3 of the Race Director’s Event Note reads, “Any driver who fails to negotiate Turn 9 or Turn 13 and passes completely to the left of the orange apex kerb must keep completely to the left of the orange line on the exit of the corner and re-join the track at the far end of the asphalt run-off.” This item is accompanied by an illustration of the corners in question, with the proper reentry points labeled with arrows. In the closing stages of FP2, Russell did not properly reemerge onto the track — hence the summons.

‘George Russell summoned’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/george...dian-gp-hazard


Charles Leclerc rues ‘stupid’ Canada FP1 crash that ruined Ferrari chassis
14 Jun 2025
Jack Oliver Smith
Total Motorsport

Charles Leclerc was left to rue what he described as a “stupid crash” in FP1 for the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix, which casued significant damage to his Ferrari and ruled him out the rest of the day. Afterwards, Leclerc spoke of his remorse at the incident, and revealed that the SF-25’s chassis was damaged sufficiently enough to prevent him from jumping back in the car later in the day.

“First of all, I feel sorry for the whole team, because that’s never something you want,” he said. “It was a very stupid crash. I had a lock-up, I thought I would make the corner anyway. I knew I would go on the grass but I thought that was enough to not touch the wall. Unforuntately, when I touched the wall, I ended-up in the grass and I understood there was no room anymore.”

“It’s just a misjudgement, but a misjudgement that cost a lot because then the way the wheel has touched the chassis, and basically cracked the chassis, and we cannot use two chassis on the same day so that meant that basically the whole day not in the car. That hurts because obviously that cost us quite a few laps around today, but the very positive thing is that I felt very confident with the car, and we were quite competitive for whatever it’s worth, because it was only the third [push] lap of the day.”

“Stupid crash”;

https://www.motorsportweek.com/2025/...rrari-chassis/


McLaren doubts their latest trick? They opt to drop innovative spec on the MCL39
13 Jun 2025
Norberto Mujica
GPblog.com

McLaren were enjoying a rather comfortable run to the top of F1 in the past nine Grand Prix. However, in Canada they seem to be suffering. Even despite their rather ingenious front wing desing, which was revealed in the FIA's update list. In FP1 one of its cars couldn't even break through into the top 10, with Lando Norris placing P7 and Oscar Piastri ending the session down in P14.

McLaren has second thoughts on 'mermaid tails'. According to Sky Sports reporter Ted Kravitz the McLaren team have chosen to drop the new wings for FP2. At least on one of their cars. "I have spotted two old front wings. Not the new front wing they started the day with [on Oscar Piastri's car]."

'Mermaid tails'

https://www.gpblog.com/en/news/mclar...c-on-the-mcl39


Albon smiling after Williams ‘hit the ground running’ in Canada
14 Jun 2025
Formula One - Official Site (Video)

Alex Albon was P2 and then P4 in first and second practice respectively in Montreal – but says Williams will still need to “make the car quicker” if they want to score points in Sunday’s race.

‘Hit the ground running’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/video/al...56876589701101


Verstappen drops 'we need to investigate' claim after uncommon P9 in FP2
14 Jun 2025
Tobia Elia
GPblog.com

Only ninth place for Max Verstappen in FP2 at the Canadian Grand Prix, although a solid long run in the closing stages of the session offers some hope for the Dutchman ahead of Sunday’s race. Reflecting on his Friday on track, Verstappen said he was overall satisfied with the performance of his RB21: “Today was alright to be honest. In FP1 we felt quite happy in the car but FP2 was a bit more difficult for other reasons''.

''There was a bit less balance and we felt a bit less comfortable in the car, which we need to investigate, but overall I think it was quite a positive day for us. If we can get it back to what it felt in FP1 we will go well'. 'Tomorrow for qualifying, let’s see. There is still one more session to get it right, we just need to get it in a good window and we can see how far we can get in Qualifying."

'We need to investigate';

https://www.gpblog.com/en/news/can-v...the-end-of-fp2


Red Bull to retrace steps to boost Max Verstappen Canadian GP hopes
Can Max Verstappen challenge for pole position again in Canada after coming so close last year?
14 June 2025
Ian Parkes
RacingNews365

Red Bull advisor Helmut Marko, though, is confident Verstappen will be firmly in the mix for both qualifying and the race. "I think the long run was very good," he added. "We were roughly on par with Piastri, and tyre wear was also kept within the limits. So we're looking forward to tomorrow with optimism. I believe we're among the frontrunners."

‘Red Bull to retrace steps’;

https://racingnews365.com/red-bull-t...adian-gp-hopes


FIA suspends Warwick from Canadian GP stewarding duties
Jun 14, 2025
Josh Suttill, Edd Straw
The Race

Regular F1 steward Warwick has been suspended for "recent unauthorised media comments" and he'll be replaced by Enrique Bernoldi for Montreal, with Bernoldi officiating from the FIA's remote basis of operations in Geneva. Warwick "acknowledges that his comments were ill-advised in his role as an FIA steward and has apologised".

"Recent unauthorised media comments";

https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/f...arding-duties/

[Fortitude]

Canadian GP: Norris tops final practice - edges Leclerc by 0.078s.
Lando Norris turned the tide for McLaren in the final practice session ahead of Saturday’s Canadian Grand Prix qualifying, clocking an impressive 1m11.799s to top the timesheets.
14/06/2025
Michael Delaney
F1i.com

After a dismal Friday that Norris dubbed McLaren’s “worst of the year,” the Brit bounced back with authority, leading a tight and competitive field. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc followed closely in second as he redeemed himself after his crash in FP1, with Mercedes’ George Russell and Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton rounding out the top four, setting the stage for an electrifying qualifying at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

The session wasn’t without its share of drama. Championship leader Oscar Piastri, Norris’ McLaren teammate, encountered a heart-stopping moment when he clipped the infamous “Wall of Champions” at the final corner. While his car survived the moment, the incident caused a right rear puncture, forcing a red flag to clear debris. Piastri limped back to the pits but couldn’t recover, finishing a modest eighth.

Max Verstappen secured fifth place for Red Bull, with Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin the final car within half a second of Norris’ benchmark. Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli held seventh, followed by Piastri, while Williams’ Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon completed the top 10. The field leaned heavily on the soft C6 tyres in the final practice session, with Leclerc initially setting the pace on mediums before everyone switched to the faster compound.

‘Turned the tide’;

https://f1i.com/news/541451-canadian...by-0-078s.html


Canadian Grand Prix Free Practice 3 - Results
14/06/2025
Michael Delaney
F1i.com

Full results from Free Practice 3 for the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal, round 10 of the 2025 Formula 1 World Championship.
2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Free Practice 3 results
Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1 Lando Norris McLaren 1:11.799s 23
2 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:11.877s + 0.078s 28
3 George Russell Mercedes 1:11.950s + 0.151s 19
4 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 1:12.050s + 0.251s 25
5 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:12.072s + 0.273s 19
6 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 1:12.247s + 0.448s 21
7 Andrea Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 1:12.348s + 0.549s 20
8 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1:12.519s + 0.720s 17
9 Carlos Sainz Williams 1:12.519s + 0.720s 21
10 Alexander Albon Williams 1:12.573s + 0.774s 21

‘Free Practice 3 – Results’;

https://f1i.com/news/541449-canadian...results-4.html


Piastri crashes as Norris fastest in final F1 Canadian GP practice
Jun 14, 2025
Samarth Kanal
The Race

Lando Norris set the fastest time in the third practice session for the 2025 Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix while Oscar Piastri caused the sole red flag in FP3. Every driver set their fastest time on soft tyres but mediums may come into play for qualifying as some drivers seemed to prefer the C5 to the C6.

Norris set the benchmark with a 1m11.799s as Ferrari joined the lead fight in FP3 with Charles Leclerc second and 0.078s off the pace, while Lewis Hamilton was fourth and 0.251s off the pace. George Russell split the Ferraris in third for Mercedes, and Max Verstappen rounded out the top five for Red Bull - 0.329s off Norris's pace.

Fernando Alonso was next on the leaderboard in sixth for Aston Martin ahead of Mercedes's Kimi Antonelli. Piastri hit the wall of champions 20 minutes into the session, with a right-rear puncture sending him to the McLaren garage after just two timed laps on softs and three on mediums.

‘Lando Norris set the fastest time’;

https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/w...e-canadian-gp/


FP3 Highlights: 2025 Canadian Grand Prix
Jun 14, 2025
Formula One - Official Site (Video)

Watch highlights from third practice ahead of the 2025 Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix.

‘FP3 Highlights’;

https://www.formula1.com/en/video/fp...30802547087771


Canadian GP: Norris fastest as Piastri crash triggers FP3 red flag
14 Jun 2025
Mat Coch
PlanetF1.com

Lando Norris topped the final practice hour ahead of Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix as McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri tagged the wall to draw the red flag. Norris narrowly headed Charles Leclerc and George Russell while Piastri lost time after he tagged the wall exiting the final corner, damaging his wheel with the resultant debris, triggering the only stoppage in the session.

Oscar Piastri went one step worse, brushing the Wall of Champions on exit after bouncing off the exit kerb and being pushed wide. The impact appeared to break the rim of the McLaren, puncturing the right-rear tyre in the process as debris littered the circuit to trigger the red flag. Piastri’s moment following Nico Hulkenberg spinning at the final corner, brushing both the rear and front wings but otherwise getting away with the moment.

At the foot of the timesheets was Yuki Tsunoda, who’d been sat in the garage for an extended time with work being carried out on his front brakes. He stayed there with his first qualifying simulation effort, 1.774s off the pace of Norris, who was on track and going faster – at least through the first third of the lap. Tsunoda was also under the attention of the stewards, who’d noted the Red Bull driver for a red flag infringement.

‘Norris fastest’;

https://www.planetf1.com/news/canadi...s-fp3-red-flag