George Russell says he raced on despite heavy contact with a wall in Canada because he learned from his retirement at last year’s British Grand Prix.
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Villeneuve hits back at “insults” over Leclerc’s use of his father’s helmet design
2023 Canadian Grand Prix
Posted onJacques Villeneuve hit back at “insults” aimed at him over Charles Leclerc’s use of his father’s helmet design, saying the Ferrari driver had not requested permission.
F1 drivers’ Canadian GP helmets feature Villeneuve, Indiana Jones – and beavers
2023 Canadian GP F1 drivers' helmet designs
Posted onCharles Leclerc is wearing a helmet mimicking the design used by Gilles Villeneuve in Canada, having received the support of the late driver’s family.
Montreal track “definitely not suiting our package for now” – Verstappen
2023 Canadian Grand Prix
Posted onMax Verstappen said the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve does not suit his Red Bull car after finishing the first day of practice outside the top five.
Gasly expects Alpine to be “fighting for the top five soon” after Spanish GP
2023 Spanish Grand Prix
Posted onPierre Gasly was left buoyed by the progress Alpine have made despite a disappointing result at the Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix.
Bearman outruns Fittipaldi for F2 feature race victory in Spain
Formula 2
Posted onOliver Bearman controlled the Formula 2 feature race in Spain to claim his third victory from the last six races.
Marti claims third win of season in emphatic style on home ground
Formula 3
Posted onPepe Marti scored his third Formula 3 victory of the season in emphatic fashion on home ground in Barcelona.
Norris expects he’ll be “lapped twice” after qualifying third
Formula 1
Posted onLando Norris claimed third on the grid for the Spanish Grand Prix but said he could be lapped twice in today’s race.
Vesti wins ahead of charging Pourchaire in tricky wet-dry contest
Formula 2
Posted onFrederik Vesti mastered tricky dry conditions to win ahead of closest title rival Theo Pourchaire, who rose from ninth to second.
O’Sullivan withstands race-long pressure from Browning for F3 sprint race win
Formula 3
Posted onZak O’Sullivan won a lively Formula 3 sprint race in Spain, though the action unfolded behind him as he never lost his lead despite two Safety Car periods.
Magnussen explains change which reversed his fortunes in qualifying
2023 F1 season
Posted onKevin Magnussen ended a poor run of qualifying results against his team mate by taking fourth on the grid for the Miami Grand Prix.
Hamilton expands his support team after split from Cullen
2023 F1 season
Posted onLewis Hamilton has revealed the changes made to his inner circle after recently separating from long-term physiotherapist Angela Cullen.
Sargeant apologises to team for “painful” lap one error which ruined home race
2023 Miami Grand Prix
Posted onLogan Sargeant apologised to his Williams team after a mistake on lap one meant he spent almost his entire home race in last position.
2023 Miami Grand Prix in pictures
F1 Pictures
Posted onThe 2023 Miami Grand Prix at Miami International Autodrome in pictures.
Bearman completes domination of F2’s Baku weekend with second victory
Formula 2
Posted onFerrari junior driver Oliver Bearman completed a dominant weekend in Azerbaijan with victory in the Formula 2 feature race.
Bearman leads Prema one-two after double crash eliminates race leaders
Formula 2
Posted onOliver Bearman scored a stunning win from ninth on the grid in the Formula 2 Azerbaijan after the two race leaders crashed out following a late Safety Car restart.
Iwasa resists Pourchaire as collision under Safety Car decides third place
Formula 2
Posted onAyumu Iwasa converted pole into victory in a dramatic Formula 2 feature race in Melbourne to take the championship lead after six rounds.
Norris says he needs to drive the McLaren at “95%” after missing Q3 again
2023 Australian Grand Prix
Posted onLando Norris is “a bit disappointed” with himself because he isn’t performing to the level he should be after another poor qualifying result for McLaren.
Colapinto’s disqualification hands F3 sprint race win to O’Sullivan
Formula 3
Posted onFranco Colapinto has lost his Formula 3 sprint race victory in Melbourne after all three MP Motorsport drivers were disqualified for a technical infringement.
Colapinto leads one-two for Williams juniors in incident-filled F3 sprint race
Formula 3
Posted onWilliams junior driver Franco Colapinto won a stop-start Formula 3 sprint race which finished under a fourth Safety Car period in Melbourne.