The British Grand Prix at Silverstone is next in the F1 calendar, with Max Ferstappen gaining confidence after beating Carlos Sains to win the Canadian Grand Prix and further expand his lead in the league. With Formula 1 returning to Montreal for the first time in three years, it was Verstappen’s Red Bull that took the checkered flag to move 46 points away at the top of the standings. Sainz was fast in the final stages after a period behind the safety car, but could not find a way to get past Verstappen and had to come to terms with second place, the pair were joined on the podium by Lewis Hamilton – the seven-time world champion who took third place for Mercedes. . “The safety car did not help,” Verstappen said. “Overall, Ferrari was very fast in the race. It was really exciting in the end. I gave him everything I had, and I saw that Carlos did the same. The last laps were a lot of fun. Fortunately, this year we are fast in the straights and that helps a lot “. Hamilton’s team-mate George Russell continued his all-time record of five goals throughout the season as he finished fourth ahead of Charles Leclerc, who recovered from the start of 19th place to claim a decent amount of points for Ferrari. The Alps were sixth and seventh, Esteban Ocon finished ahead of Fernando Alonso, while Valtteri Bottas, Guanyu Zhou and local favorite Lance Stroll completed the points. Follow all the latest F1 news, the countdown for Silverstone and the reaction to an exciting Canadian Grand Prix:
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Sainz happy despite the defeat by Verstappen
Carlos Sainz should have settled for second place behind Max Verstappen in the Canadian Grand Prix, but the Spaniard is happy with the pace Ferrari has shown this weekend. “I was pushing straight out,” Sainz said. “I did not leave an inch on the walls, I tried everything to adjust Max. We just didn’t have the pace delta to get past Max. “We were faster in all the races, but you need a little extra to make the pass. I’m very happy with the race, with the way we managed to put pressure on Max throughout the race. “We were very close to victory today, so I will get the positives in the next match.” (AP) Michael Jones June 21, 2022 10:39 1655804035
Verstappen admits Ferrari was faster than Red Bull in Canada
Max Verstappen admitted that Ferrari was faster than Red Bull in the Canadian Grand Prix. The world champion had to hold back a recent challenge from Carlos Sainz in the last fifteen rounds to win, extending his lead in the league to 46 points. “Overall it was a pretty tough match for us,” he told Sky Sports F1. “I was hoping for a little more pace than the car, but Ferrari seemed quite fast in the race. It was hard to match Carlos on laptimes. “These last fifteen laps have been steady and I knew I could not afford to make a mistake because it was so close to me. I think so [they were faster] today, absolutely. So we have to understand that. In a race we have the advantage, then they look fast again, so we are very close. “It is very important to always have a good lead, but you also know that it can change very quickly. “There are always things you need to do better.” Michael Jones June 21, 2022 10:33 1655803675
Max Verstappen dramatically holds back Carlos Sainz to win the Canadian Grand Prix and strengthen his lead in the league
With Formula 1 returning to Montreal for the first time in three years, it was Verstappen’s Red Bull that took the checkered flag to move 46 points away at the top of the standings. Sainz was fast in the final stages after a period behind the safety car, but could not find a way to pass Verstappen and had to come to terms with second place. The pair took the podium from Lewis Hamilton – the seven-time world champion who finished third for Mercedes. Michael Jones June 21, 2022 10:27 AM 1655803315
“Montreal is a weekend out of hell,” says Norris
McLaren had a weekend to forget in Canada with Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris finishing out of points in P11 and P15 respectively and for Norris Montreal was a “weekend out of hell”. It had a power unit failure in Q2 and fell out of the standings outside the top-1, then on the day of the race McLaren never found the rhythm to go up on the field. Writing in his column for The Telegraph, Norris said: “Montreal was, to be honest, a weekend out of hell for us at McLaren. “There is no reason to believe that we can not change things and be much more competitive in our home game at Silverstone. We went from 15th in the first race of this season in Bahrain, where we were miles away from pace, to fifth in Australia two races later, and then finished on the podium at Imola. “Yes, we were less competitive in the last two games in Azerbaijan and Canada, but we know the reasons and we are working hard to put things right. It was as if everything that could have gone wrong in Montreal went wrong. “The truth is that we did not have enough pace in Canada. And I have to keep my hand on the mistakes. It was a difficult weekend for the team, with my teammate Daniel Ricciardo also out of points in 11th place. “But we will learn from that.” (Getty Images) Michael Jones June 21, 2022 10:21 AM 1655802955
Team bosses react to the FIA technical directive
The bosses of the Formula 1 teams have expressed their thoughts on the FIA technical directive to combat the seal with many of them agreeing that the governing body could have better timed its release. The FIA briefed the TD teams only on Thursday last week, just one day before the start of the Canadian GP weekend, leaving them some time to prepare for any action for the weekend. Only Mercedes was able to react and try to install a second floor in both cars during Friday’s practice, prompting criticism and debate from other groups. Aston Martin boss Mike Krack said: “I do not think TD’s time was really ideal because you have the whole team traveling and everything is in place. “You can react, but you have to be really sure of what you are doing or you have to know in advance what it will do. So, I think in such a situation you have to take a conservative approach and then look for it for the next fight. The timing could really be better. “ Aston Martin’s Mike Krack in the Canadian GP final (Getty Images) AlphaTauri CEO Franz Tost echoed those sentiments, saying: “The weather was not perfect at all, because most people were traveling. And to send a technical instruction a few days before the race is definitely not the best “. Alpine team manager Otmar Szafnauer said just informing the teams on Thursday meant that any team that had not already prepared something to strengthen its floor was left at a disadvantage. “I think this is not fair to the rest of us who could not bring accommodation, for example,” he said. “So we have to be careful not to change the pitch in the middle of the season.” Other bosses, such as Red Bull’s Christian Horner, have been vocal about not wanting to change the rules in the middle of the season, and Alfa Romeo boss Fred Wasser agrees, saying: “I’m not sure if to introduce a new TD, that’s the right way to do it, honestly. “We will again have new things to manage, to police, to control and to complicate the regulations again. “I think some cars are bouncing fast, like Ferrari, and some teams that managed to fix it, like Red Bull, but it’s up to the team to decide where they want to go.” Alpine’s Szafnauer added that the solution to the bloating was already available to each group and that they simply had to raise the height of the route at the risk of performance. “We face exactly the same restrictions on the operation of these cars as everyone else,” he said. “And we just tend to run the car at a height that still has the performance we need, but it does not injure or hurt the drivers or destroy the car. We run it safely. “I think every team has the opportunity to do that. Just increase the driving height. It will be safe and you will not have to do anything else. “It’s just that some people choose not to do it and push the FIA to make changes.” Alpine’s Otmar Szafnauer in Montreal (Getty Images) Michael Jones June 21, 2022 10:15 1655802355
Mercedes drivers should not talk about others in seal conversations, says Verstappen
Max Verstappen believes that Mercedes drivers should “just speak for themselves” in the debate over driver’s flexibility and safety. Several F1 teams are battling seal problems in their cars this season, as the return of the ground effect under the new regulations led to the phenomenon. While some teams, such as Red Bull, managed to eliminate or keep the problem under control, Mercedes was one of the teams hardest hit. The FIA intervened last week and issued a technical directive for safety reasons to set a measure of how much cars could burn. Verstappen was outspoken in his criticism of the move for a possible mid-season change, but Lewis Hamilton said it was “always interesting to see the views and opinions of people in different light” during her press conference. Friday. “Obviously in front of you, it’s one thing and another in the background, sometimes people say different things,” added the seven-time world champion. On Saturday before qualifying, Verstappen was asked if he was surprised by what Hamilton said: “It’s not just him, but his teammate. They talk about other people. “They just have to focus on themselves and say what they think. “So you’re just talking about themselves instead of involving other people in it.” (Getty Images) Michael Jones June 21, 2022 10:05 AM 1655801935
Leclerc on inflammation
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc has weighed in on FIA intervention to address safety issues regarding the seal, especially as Ferrari has been working to solve the problem …
