2023-06-18 20:36:46
Three seconds ahead for Verstappen over Alonso
Alonso has a big pace at the moment after his overtaking on Hamilton but he is already sailing three seconds behind Verstappen.
Alonso passes Hamilton, here he is 2nd
At the end of lap 22, Alonso, with the help of the DRS, dives inside the chicane and gets the better of Hamilton. He is second.
Norris overtakes Magnussen
The Briton passed the Dane superbly in the first sector of lap 21. He took 9th place.
Ocon 7e, Gasly 18e
Despite a good start, Gasly lost big in the pits with heavy traffic. He finds himself 18th while Ocon is 7th.
The top 5 on lap 18
- Verstappen
- Hamilton (+1.5s)
- Alonso (+2.4)
- Leclerc (+3.2)
- Sainz (+3.9)
Verstappen’s Perfect Revival
The Dutchman manages the relaunch of the race perfectly and offers a small gap of one second with Hamilton.
End of the safety car, the race resumes!
The safety car pulls away at the end of lap 16 and the race resumes with Max Verstappen managing the restart. The Dutchman who had escaped must start all over again now.
Russell’s contact with the wall (video)
No stopping for the Ferraris
The Scuderia did not dive into the pits. This allows Leclerc and Sainz to be 4th and 5th. Behind them, everyone has stopped. Not sure if the choice is the best.
Russell repart
George Russell stays on track. He went through the pits, changed his front wing, his tires and returned to the track after being checked by an engineer. It is of course last now.
Verstappen, Hamilton, Alonso in the pits
Inevitably, the leaders take advantage of this moment to rush into the pits at the end of the 12th lap. They put on hard tires and take to the track in the lead. It was hot in the pits between Hamilton and Alonso. Note that the McLarens, Ocon and Albon also went through the pits.
Russell hit, safety car!
The error of George Russell who hit in the second sector of Turn 11 and seriously damaged his car. Safety car on the track!
Hulkenberg, Gasly, Stroll et De Vries dance class stands
The first stops are made at the end of the 11th lap.
Ocon alone in the world
Solo racing for the Frenchman at the moment. He is 5th more than 5 seconds behind Russell and 3 seconds ahead of Piastri.
Hulkenberg makes a stopper
The German, 7th, was overtaken by Piastri but Haas blocked. It honks loudly behind with Norris, Leclerc, Albon, Sainz, Perez and Gasly.
The race resumes as normal
Everyone is back to racing pace now that the virtual safety car is over. Verstappen made the gap and pushed Hamilton back over 3 seconds.
Abandonment for Sargeant, virtual safety car
Problem on the Williams of the American who will immobilize his car. First retirement of the day and first virtual safety car.
Top 5 after 7 laps
- Verstappen
- Hamilton (+2.2s)
- Alonso (+2.9)
- Russell (+4.2)
- Ocon (+9.3)
Alonso attacking behind Hamilton
Alonso has recovered from a missed start and puts pressure on Hamilton, 2nd. The Spaniard has the DRS.
Gasly 13e
15th on the grid, the Frenchman has gained two positions since the start thanks to his soft tyres. He is attacking behind Perez now.
Pierre Gasly. MATHIEU BELANGER / REUTERS
Leclerc stuck in the peloton
The Monegasque is 9th after a very correct start but the Ferrari driver is stuck behind the McLarens.
Verstappen takes the lead
Unsurprisingly, Hamilton is struggling to keep pace with Verstappen. The Dutchman already has more than a second in advance.
Magnussen goes off-road
Very tense end of the first lap between Perez and Sainz for 11th place. Magnussen, behind the two pilots, is surprised by the fight and leaves to go off-road. He finds himself 15th.
Ocon and passé Hulkenberg
The Frenchman started his race well. He overtook the entrance Haas. He is fifth.
Very good start from Verstappen and Hamilton
Perfect start for Max Verstappen in the lead coming out of the first corner. Hamilton also skipped Alonso. The Spaniard fell to third place.
Departure. MATHIEU BELANGER / REUTERS
Let’s go to Montreal!
The lights have just gone out and the drivers rush towards the first corner. 70 laps are on the program. Good race to all.
The warm-up lap
The twenty drivers set off for the formation lap. The first eleven drivers are on medium tyres. Perez opts for the hard while Gasly is soft.
Watch out for the first bend!
Max Verstappen on pole with Fernando Alonso at his side, the first corner promises to be explosive as the Spaniard risks trying his luck at the start. Behind, the two Mercedes will observe it closely.
Perez head underwater
What if Miami had put an end to its dreams? He said he was going to play for the title with Max Verstappen. In Florida, the Mexican was on pole while the Dutchman started ninth. But the double world champion had overturned the table and won the race easily under the nose and beard of his lieutenant. Since then, Perez has been making mistakes: the wall in Monaco in Q1 and no points scored, an eleventh time in Spain and a twelfth time in Canada. The Mexican is hit and has to raise his head.
Ferrari in distress
Charles Leclerc left in Q2 after a huge disagreement with his engineer, Carlos Sainz only 8th in Q3 then penalized three places for having hampered, in an ultra dangerous way, Pierre Gasly in Q1, Ferrari’s Saturday was cataclysmic. The Italians have been having a string of debacles since the start of the season, only 100 points on the clock, and we don’t really see where it will stop. Leclerc is 10th on the grid, just ahead of Sainz. We’ll have to get back on a dry track which gives hope to the Scuderia, which performed quite well in these conditions on Friday.
Small problem on Leclerc’s car
This activates on Charles Leclerc’s car on the grid. The Monegasque damaged the board under his car on the grid lap. The mechanics are busy repairing.
Ocon in the top 10, Gasly blocked by Sainz
Frustrating Saturday for Pierre Gasly. The Frenchman avoided a gigantic crash with Carlos Sainz at the end of Q1, which scuttled his session with the 17th time. He will start 15th on Sunday following the various grid penalties. On the other hand, Esteban Ocon had fun in Montreal on Saturday. Present in Q3, the Habs slammed the sixth fastest time. A favorable position for the race.
Esteban Ocon Samedi. EVAN BUHLER / REUTERS
A shower of penalties
The commissioners had work on Saturday evening. Second in qualifying, Nico Hulkenberg quickly came down from his cloud following a speeding under red flag. The German’s Haas will be 5th on the grid. Carlos Sainz also took three places for hampering Pierre Gasly. The Ferrari of the Iberian is 11th. Finally, Lance Stroll and Yuki Tsunoda also received three places for having hindered pilots. The Canadian starts 16th while the Japanese is on the last line, 19th.
The starting grid
Mercedes confirms its return to the fore
German cars are better. Really better. Fourth and fifth in Monaco, Mercedes had confirmed in Spain with a double podium thus signing its best weekend of the season. Hamilton and Russell put it back to Canada in the spirited qualifier. With the game of penalties, the black single-seaters will be on the second row at the start with the objective of the podium and the dream of a victory.
Lewis Hamilton on Saturday in qualifying. EVAN BUHLER / REUTERS
Max Verstappen’s pole lap (video)
25th pole for Verstappen, Alonso on the front row
Saturday qualifying was lively in Montreal. Each session was disrupted by rain and traffic and faced with changing conditions, it was once again Max Verstappen who pulled out of the game by signing his 25th career pole. Dominant, the Red Bull driver was dominant and believed for a long time in the dream Saturday when he saw Nico Hulkenberg (Haas) slam the second fastest time. For a while since the German was then penalized three places for excessive speed under a red flag.
It is therefore ultimately Fernando Alonso who will accompany the double world champion on the front row for an explosive start and first corner. Behind, the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell follow.
A race in the dry?
Anyway, that’s what is expected. After Saturday’s rain, the drivers will find a dry track, even if showers could occur, on which they have not driven since Friday. This could upset the forces.
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