A strange paddock incident during the Canadian Grand Prix weekend has intensified speculation surrounding Jonathan Wheatley and Aston Martin, while also raising questions about the Silverstone-based Formula 1 team’s long-term structure. Images from the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve showed a parking sign bearing the words “Jonathan Wheatley Aston Martin” in an area reserved for senior team … Read more

Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies has defended the squad’s willingness to experiment with aggressive setup choices, insisting that moments of disagreement with Max Verstappen are essential to driving the team’s development forward in Formula 1. The Milton Keynes-based outfit entered last weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix under intense pressure to prove that its recent upgrade … Read more

The Ultimate Motorsport Trifecta There’s just one driver ever to have completed Motorsport’s Triple Crown, and that’s Graham Hill. The original definition of this feat was to win the Monaco Grand Prix, the Le Mans 24 Hour race, and the Indianapolis 500-mile event. Hill completed the final leg, which for him was the 1972 Le … Read more

Despite his devastating engine failure on Lap 30 of the 2026 Formula One Canadian Grand Prix, George Russell claimed he “loved” the battle with his teenage teammate and that the new F1 engines have created the best racing he has seen in a decade. His boss, Toto Wolff was less certain, claiming the team may … Read more

With Mercedes acing the 2026 F1 regulation reset, it would have been natural for the fans of the sport to expect a dull and predictable season ahead. George Russell won the Australian Grand Prix from pole position by a respectable margin and it seemed the scene was set him to repeat his hefty defeat of … Read more

Aston Martin’s troubled 2026 Formula 1 season took another damaging turn in Montreal, where Fernando Alonso retired from the Canadian Grand Prix due to an unusual ‘seat problem’ after a weekend filled with crashes, fines, and operational errors. Yet, beyond the immediate chaos at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, attention in the paddock is increasingly focused … Read more

Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff moved quickly to play down any signs of tension between teammates George Russell and Kimi Antonelli, following an intense on-track battle during the sprint race at the Canadian Grand Prix. The Mercedes duo competed fiercely throughout Saturday’s sprint in Montreal, with Russell ultimately emerging victorious ahead of the reigning world … Read more

Whilst heavily criticised for their over-reliance on electrification, the all-new F1 2026 era of cars may yet produce some compelling on-track action. Despite the Mercedes pair lapping around four-tenths of a second quicker than the rest of the field in the early stages of the Sprint in Canada, as the race developed, back came the … Read more

The first-ever Sprint race at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal evoked memories of a bygone Mercedes-AMG F1 era, where Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton battled for every inch of the track, often to the despair of their team boss. Such was the case with Kimi Antonelli and George Russell yesterday that Toto Wolff was … Read more

The announcement that former Formula 1 driver Gilles Villeneuve had officially been designated a historical figure of Quebec was made just before qualifying began for the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal on Friday. The declaration was confirmed by Quebec Premier Christine Fréchette during a ceremony on Île Notre-Dame, which was also attended by Culture Minister … Read more