Introduction
Max Verstappen and Red Bull bounced again from their Monaco struggles as they returned to profitable methods in an action-packed 2024 Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix, overcoming rain showers, a number of Safety Car intervals, restarts and a stern problem from behind to steer residence Lando Norris.
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Verstappen adopted pole-sitting Mercedes driver George Russell within the moist early phases of the race till a charging Norris overhauled them each amid enhancing circumstances, just for an ill-timed Safety Car – introduced out when Logan Sargeant crashed – to drop the McLaren man to 3rd.
Having cleared Russell himself, Verstappen mastered the restart and managed additional showers to keep up his lead, which he additionally protected when the observe dried up and the sphere switched from intermediate tyres to slicks, and once more following a second Safety Car interval triggered by Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon colliding.
While the reigning world champion in the end surged in the direction of the chequered flag, Norris took second through a fierce mid-race battle with Russell, and the latter settled for third after some late scrapping with teammate Lewis Hamilton and the opposite McLaren of Oscar Piastri.
Russell and Hamilton, who had each pitted for recent, slick tyres underneath the second Safety Car interval, raised coronary heart charges on the Mercedes pit wall once they went wheel-to-wheel on a number of events – the youthful Briton making the decisive transfer for P3 on the penultimate lap.
Behind the highest 5 finishers, Fernando Alonso and residential favorite Lance Stroll collected a double factors end for Aston Martin, whereas Daniel Ricciardo adopted up a powerful qualifying efficiency to log his first Grand Prix factors of the season in eighth.
Ricciardo’s teammate, Yuki Tsunoda, had been in rivalry for factors as effectively, however a mistake within the closing phases noticed him slide throughout the grass and tumble down the order, selling Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon, who additionally gave Alpine a double top-10 consequence.
Haas duo Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen initially flew up the order as the one drivers to start out the race on moist tyres, somewhat than intermediates, however simply missed out on a reward as they crossed the road in eleventh and twelfth respectively.
Tsunoda wound up 14th after his pricey error, behind Kick Sauber pair Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu. Only 15 of the 20 automobiles reached the end in what turned out to be probably the most dramatic races of the 2024 season thus far.
Sainz and Albon, who have been within the hunt for factors, each retired after their coming collectively, whereas persistent energy unit points additionally compelled Charles Leclerc into retirement and meant Ferrari failed to attain a single level after their Monaco triumph.
In addition to the aforementioned Sargeant, Sergio Perez was the fifth and last retiree after he spun off the observe and broken his rear wing, forcing the Mexican again to the pits and including to the distress of that Q1 exit in qualifying.
When the rostrum finishers arrived in Parc Ferme, Perez’s race-winning teammate Verstappen punched the air in delight as he boosted his championship lead from 31 factors to 56 – taking full benefit of Leclerc and Ferrari’s woes.
Mario Isola, Motorsport Director, Pirelli:
What a race! After the Monaco Grand Prix was criticized for not being precisely thrilling, Formula 1 answered its critics with a unbelievable present from the primary to the final lap. Three drivers took turns main, and two extra have been additionally in with an opportunity of profitable. Congratulations to Max on an amazing win and to all the opposite protagonists of this Canadian Grand Prix as a result of everybody who loves this sport loved themselves.
On the tyre entrance, we may see 4 of the 5 out there varieties in motion. Even the acute moist, which normally is just not used a lot, proved aggressive on a low-energy observe with a whole lot of floor water. The Intermediate additionally did very lengthy stints, confirming its suitability for each very moist and virtually dry circumstances. As for the Hard and Medium, it’s arduous to say which labored finest because the second Safety Car disadvantaged us of with the ability to consider what may need been the value to pay by way of degradation for individuals who had chosen the Medium to make sure extra grip within the opening laps when the observe was nonetheless damp.
The day on the observe:
The race bought underway on a moist observe. 18 drivers opted to start out on Intermediates, whereas the Haas pair went with excessive wets. Indeed, Magnussen and Hulkenberg offered the present within the early phases of the race, because the blue-banded Pirelli Cinturato Full Wet supplied glorious grip in these circumstances in order that each drivers have been capable of cost up the order, with the Dane even making it as excessive as fourth place by lap 3, having began 14th. However, the observe was drying out somewhat rapidly, so the American group’s two drivers have been the primary obliged to pit for Intermediates, as their lap instances had slowed significantly.
Then, within the second a part of the race, the green-banded Pirelli Cinturato Intermediate was the tyre to have, as circumstances alternated between rain and sunshine with the observe drying, particularly on the racing line, earlier than getting moist once more following one other bathe. The majority of drivers made the a lot of the first Safety Car interval, forty minutes into the race, to change to a second set of Intermediates, whereas a trio made up of Ocon, Tsunoda and Bottas gambled on their tyres lasting lengthy sufficient to increase the stint till the observe was match for slicks. Sauber’s Finn went to lap 42, whereas Alpine’s Frenchman and Racing Bulls’ Japanese driver waited an additional two laps. These three have been the one drivers to finish the seventy-lap race with just one pit cease.
When slicks have been viable, the bulk (14) of drivers selected the Medium, thus on the lookout for a greater warm-up section, whereas 5 went with the Hard, pondering extra about put on, armed with the information that in free follow, the Medium had suffered with graining.
Given the climate over the weekend on the Gilles Villeneuve circuit, it’s no shock that every one tyres, the P Zero White arduous, Yellow medium and Red delicate, in addition to the Cinturato Green Intermediate and the Cinturato Blue full moist, have been put to good use. But they weren’t the one tyres in motion, because the Ferrari Challenge P Zero and Ferrari Challenge have been utilized by the automobiles within the Prancing Horse’s eponymous one-make collection, of which Pirelli has been the only real provider, ever because it was established in 1993.
What’s subsequent?
After this temporary journey to North America, Formula 1 heads again to Europe for a long term of summer time races. The first cease is Barcelona, which hosts the Spanish Grand Prix from 21 to 23 June. Prior to that, Pirelli will probably be working one other two day take a look at session, this time on the Mugello circuit on 13 and 14 June, as soon as once more with help from Scuderia Ferrari. As was the case final week at Le Castellet, Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz are on driving obligation, this time with the Monegasque tackling the primary day and the Spaniard the second.
2024 Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix Race Results
| Pos | No | Driver | Country | Team | Time | Points | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1 | Max Verstappen | Netherlands | Red Bull Racing | 1:45:47.927 | 25 | 194 |
| 2. | 4 | Lando Norris | Great Britain | Mclaren Racing | +3.879s | 18 | 131 |
| 3. | 63 | George Russell | Great Britain | Mercedes-AMG Petronas | +4.317s | 15 | 69 |
| 4. | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Great Britain | Mercedes-AMG Petronas | +4.915s | 13 | 55 |
| 5. | 81 | Oscar Piastri | Australia | McLaren Racing | +10.199s | 10 | 81 |
| 6. | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Spain | Aston Martin F1 Team | +17.510s | 8 | 41 |
| 7. | 18 | Lance Stroll | Canada | Aston Martin F1 Team | +23.625s | 6 | 17 |
| 8. | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Australia | Visa Cash App F1 Team | +28.672s | 4 | 9 |
| 9. | 10 | Pierre Gasly | France | Alpine F1 Team | +30.021s | 2 | 3 |
| 10. | 31 | Esteban Ocon | France | Alpine F1 Team | +30.313s | 1 | 2 |
| 11. | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Germany | Haas F1 Team | +30.824s | 0 | 6 |
| 12. | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Denmark | Haas F1 Team | +31.253s | 0 | 1 |
| 13. | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Finland | Kick Sauber F1 Team | +40.487s | 0 | 0 |
| 14. | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | Japan | Visa Cash App F1 Team | +52.694s | 0 | 19 |
| 15. | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | China | Kick Sauber F1 Team | +1 lap | 0 | 0 |
| 16. | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Spain | Scuderia Ferrari | DNF | 0 | 108 |
| 17. | 45 | Alexander Albon | Thailand | Williams Racing | DNF | 0 | 2 |
| 18. | 11 | Sergio Perez | Mexico | Red Bull Racing | DNF | 0 | 107 |
| 1. | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Monaco | Scuderia Ferrari | DNF | 0 | 138 |
| 15. | 2 | Logan Sargeant | USA | Williams Racing | DNF | 0 | 0 |
2024 Constructor Standings
| Pos | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Red Bull Racing | 301 |
| 2. | Scuderia Ferrari | 252 |
| 3. | McLaren Racing | 212 |
| 4. | Mercedes-AMG Petronas | 124 |
| 5. | Aston Martin F1 Team | 58 |
| 6. | Visa Cash App F1 Team | 28 |
| 7. | Haas F1 Team | 7 |
| 8. | Alpine F1 Team | 5 |
| 9. | Williams Racing | 2 |
| 10. | Kick Sauber F1 Team | 0 |
Here are the team-by-team highlights:
