it was always going to become more competitive.”Mercedes sit P4 in the current F1 2024 Constructors’ Championship standings.79310 Charles LECLERC Ferrari +0.There will also be changes to active aerodynamics with a movable front and rear wing.92 behind his team-mate Max Verstappen.The incident led to claims the Frenchman could find himself benched for the Canadian Grand Prix but that was denied by Ocon.fending off any advances from other teams for his services.it was nowhere near as heavy as what passed through ahead of the session.

Perez therefore received a three-place grid drop for the next race in Spain.“But considering the story between us.with Renault boss Luca de Meo insisting there are no plans to sell the Alpine team.with the pair racing hard in a bid to claim Mercedes’ first podium finish of the campaign.The good outcome will only be the result of hard work and work well done.I think any team on the grid would be fortunate to have someone like Carlos alongside them.

and he had high praise for his Mercedes team after earning a P1 starting place in Montréal – with this pole position a sign that the work ongoing behind the scenes at their two bases is paying dividends.but I ended up paying the price.His team-mate has yet to be decided with rumours suggesting both Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu could be out with Carlos Sainz and Esteban Ocon reportedly in the running.Verstappen and Alonso feature?.while teasing that there is more to come yet.033Read next: Explained: Why do Red Bull struggle at very specific F1 circuits?.