Новости за 17.06.2023

Jun.17 - It could be Ferrari, not Mercedes, presenting the biggest challenge in Canada to Red Bull's 2023 victory clean-sweep. Fresh off the double-podium in Spain, the two Mercedes cars were first and second in free practice on Friday ahead of the Canadina GP. But Red Bull's Dr Helmut Marko isn't too worried about them......check out full post »

Jun.17 - Haas looks set to lock in its experienced current driver lineup for the 2024 season. In 2021, the American team experimented with an all-rookie lineup of Mick Schumacher alongside Nikita Mazepin - and Gunther Steiner said he regrets it. Last year, ousted Russian Mazepin was replaced by former Haas racer Kevin Magnussen -.....check out full post »

Jun.17 - Ralf Schumacher thinks he knows why Lewis Hamilton's contract negotiations are taking so long. Mercedes boss Toto Wolff said earlier this week that he hoped to get the seven time world champion's signature on a new deal by Sunday's Canadian GP. But Hamilton, 38, then said in Montreal that it could actually take.....check out full post »

Jun.17 - One F1 technical guru has a simple solution to get the hefty weight of Formula 1 cars down - just announce it. FIA president Mohammed Ben Sulayem and F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali agree that today's 800kg cars - some couple of hundred kilos heavier than a couple of decades ago - are far.....check out full post »

Jun.17 - Zandvoort boss Robert van Overdijk admits a cloud hangs over the future of the highly-popular Dutch F1 GP. Recent reports suggest the event might have to alternate a single annual calendar spot with the Belgian GP at Spa-Francorchamps. "We know that FOM wants to move towards a situation with fewer races in Europe.....check out full post »

Jun.17 - Dr Helmut Marko has slammed Aston Martin team owner Lawrence Stroll for setting an "unrealistic" goal for this weekend's Canadian GP. Stroll said he expected his son, Lance, to finally join teammate Fernando Alonso on a 2023 podium at the end of Sunday's proceedings in their native Montreal. "That's more than overconfident," Red.....check out full post »

PART ONE - TEAM REPRESENTATIVES: Pierre WACHÉ (Red Bull Racing), James ALLISON (Mercedes), Dan FALLOWS (Aston Martin) Q: Pierre, why don’t we start with you. Now, what a season you guys are enjoying: seven races; seven wins. Did you believe that the car was capable of this before the start of the season? Pierre WACHÉ: Honestly I.....check out full post »

Event: Canadian F1 Grand Prix Track: Gilles Villeneuve circuit Weather: dry/wet  20°C Tarmac: dry.wet  30°C Humidity: 75% Wind: 2.9 m/s NW Pressure: 997.2 bar FP2 Report 2023 Canadian F1 GP The second practice session at the Canadian Grand Prix proved to be eventful, with rain looming over the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. As the session began,.....check out full post »