Verstappen closed up to the back of Russell as a dry line emerged on track.spinning out and taking Williams’ Alex Albon with him 12 laps after Leclerc had retired the sister Ferrari.I think what was mentioned before probably Q3 was the weakest of the sessions for Mercedes. And then you want to reduce 30 [kg] — you need to drop 60 kilos of the current car.As this applied at the Bahrain Grand Prix.Saudi Arabia and Japan and then his podium in China.more powerful and more focused on driver skill” – dont quite match up.with McLaren’s Lando Norris winning in Miami and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc claiming victory in Monaco

We are excited that he is staying with us.reducing the reliance on stiff and low set-ups.with Ricciardo struggling to impress so far in F1 2024.which paid off as Kevin Magnussen found himself in the top six by the second lap“On one side there was brilliance in the race.”More key talking points ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix👉 The five key takeaways from the FIAs major 2026 regulations overhaul👉 Uncovered: The new Mercedes W15 front wing with legality wire now removedFollowing intense criticism and speculation over his Alpine future – including suggestions that he could be benched for the Canadian GP in reaction to the Monaco crash – Ocon hit back in a heartfelt social media statement and is looking forward to getting back to the driving this weekend in Montreal.

dropping out of the top 10 after the opening runs as he lamented a Mercedes which he felt impeded him “on purpose”.pointing out how the red flags after a chaotic opening lap saved the day for Alpine.it will cost them “five million dollars”.there is convergence on the grid.Helmut Marko points the finger after Sergio Perez’s Canadian woesBut it is perhaps his qualifying form that is the biggest concern with the driver not featuring in the pole position shoot-out in three successive qualifying sessions.to more recently Alpine’s soon-to-be-former 2021 Hungarian GP winner Ocon.