Jun 18, 2023, 07:31 PM ET Even seventh place can feel like a victory for Formula One’s backmarkers and a joyous Alex Albon was proof of that at the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday. Williams had taken just one point from their previous seven races and were last in the standings but Albon’s six point

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJun 18, 2023, 06:31 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Fernando Alonso feared his second-place finish at the Canadian Grand Prix might be at risk when he saw Lewis Hamilton in his mirrors late in the race. Alonso secured his sixth podium of the season

MONTREAL — Max Verstappen can already be considered alongside Formula One’s greats at age 25, according to Red Bull boss Christian Horner. Verstappen is cruising towards a third straight world championship title and with his 41st victory at the Canadian Grand Prix he has moved level with Ayrton Senna, fifth on the all-time winners’ list.

Jun 18, 2023, 07:20 PM ET McLaren’s Lando Norris said a five second penalty in Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix for ‘unsportsmanlike behaviour’ made no sense. The punishment dropped the 23-year-old Briton out of the points from ninth to 13th. Stewards explained that Norris had slowed more than usual while the safety car was deployed to

MONTREAL — Max Verstappen was so in control of the Canadian Grand Prix that he managed to win the race despite having a dead bird stuck in a brake duct of his Red Bull. Verstappen, who is cruising towards a third world championship, radioed Red Bull during the race to say he had hit a

Jun 19, 2023, 12:35 PM ET Red Bull boss Christian Horner recognised after Sunday’s landmark Canadian Grand Prix that his runaway Formula One leaders could win every race this season. “Can we? Yes. Will we? Who knows, because there are so many variables in this game,” Horner told Sky Sports after Max Verstappen took his

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJun 17, 2023, 06:51 PM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Sergio Perez admitted he is “not going through a great moment” after he failed to make the top 10 in qualifying for the third race in a row at the Canadian Grand Prix. Perez is

Laurence Edmondson, F1 EditorJun 19, 2023, 09:10 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2009• An FIA accredited F1 journalist since 2011 Mercedes is hopeful it can continue to close the gap to championship leaders Red Bull over the next four races, with two upgrades planned ahead of Formula One’s summer break. The team introduced a major

Jun 17, 2023, 08:50 PM ET Haas driver Nico Hulkenberg was one of the star qualifiers for the Canadian Grand Prix but a penalty for driving too fast under a red flag has relegated him off the front row of the grid. The penalty moves Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso up to second position alongside Max

MONTREAL — Few things seem to happen as regularly in Formula One as Charles Leclerc suggesting a strategy call to Ferrari and being completely overruled or ignored. It happened again on Saturday, as he failed to advance to the final portion of qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix, finishing 11th. The conditions were tricky and