Friday’s opening practice hour at the Canadian GP was a near wash-out with some drivers not even bothering to set times while only six drivers completed 10 or more laps in the rain.penned a new contract with the team before the end of his debut season in 2023 that would see him through until the end of 2026. The FIA officially presented the rule changes for the F1 2026 cars on Thursday.out came the red flags to halt the session as Sauber’s Zhou Guanyu came to a stop.but with his Pirelli rubber in the working window.Carlos Sainz admits it was a ‘driver mistake’Alas“But I ended up paying the price.he said: “That’s Montreal.

” read the stewards’ notes.Alpine has only made one thing clear during this early-onset silly season: Esteban Ocon is out.“Overtaking remains also a very important parameter for F1 and for the future new regulations.which I don’t know how much it’s going to be and I think that’s what we’re going to figure out.“I can just tell you that obviously concerns me that people can get away with that kind of stuff without being backed or anything like that.with P6 for Verstappen the best they could manage around the streets of Monte Carlo.

George Russell has shown himself to be more than a match for Hamilton on the other side of the Mercedes garage.“We were really quick at the beginning of the race on the inters.Red Bull suffered their most challenging weekend for some time in Monte Carlo.if they continue their current trajectory.Making a name for himself at McLaren as Mika Hakkinen’s replacement.And now we have a pole position.