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20:36
McLaren struggles with pit stops
During the second virtual safety car phase, McLaren experienced a pit stop nightmare as the replays just show. Ricciardo had a slow stop that dropped him to 12th. Since a double stop had been planned at the same time, it also took a long time for Norris. He falls back to 17th place.
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20:35
Lewis Hamilton overtakes
Fernando Alonso is currently easy prey with his used tires. After Sainz, Lewis Hamilton is now past him.
22
20:34
Carlos Sainz overtakes
Carlos Sainz doesn’t stay long behind Fernando Alonso and passes the Alpine to now take second place again. The gap to Verstappen is more than nine seconds.
21
20:33
Pit stop by Carlos Sainz
Carlos Sainz was also in the pits and changed the tyres. Verstappen goes back to the top. Sainz is third behind Alonso.
21
20:32
Pit stop by Sebastian Vettel
Russell turns off the lead and Ocon also came to a stop. Vettel is changing tires for the second time. Once again he gets the hardest compound on the car.
20
20:31
Virtual Safety Car
The virtual safety car will be used once more and there will probably be a few more pit stops soon.
19
20:29
Defect at Mick Schumacher
What a hassle! Mick Schumacher was doing so well and then there is a technical defect on his Haas. He has to park in turn 9.
19
20:29
Pit stop by Alex Albon
Alex Albon now comes into the pits and completes his stop. It goes out again with Hard.
18
20:27
Valtteri Bottas overtakes
Valtteri Bottas passes Alex Albon to take tenth place from Albon. A little later, Leclerc also passes the Williams driver.
17
20:25
Leclerc on the DRS train
Charles Leclec is a bit stuck further back and now finds himself on a DRS train. Albon leads the group, Bottas behind can rely on DRS in his defense against Leclerc. Norris also rushes up from behind.
15
20:24
Max Verstappen overtakes
In the end, Max Verstappen has no difficulty asserting Fernando Alonso. He takes second place behind Sainz.
14
20:21
Verstappen catches up with Alonso
Max Verstappen is making big strides towards Fernando Alonso. It is not necessarily considered easy to overtake, but the Alpine should normally be inferior to the Red Bull in the dry.
13.
20:20
Vettel in 16th place
Sebastian Vettel should have been annoyed that they hadn’t waited a little longer for the stop, because the virtual safety car had come out later and he would have lost less time. He can be found at number 16.
12.
20:20
Lewis Hamilton overtakes
But the tactics at Alpine are not really working out. Lewis Hamilton doesn’t linger long on Esteban Ocon and goes straight past.
11.
20:19
Pit radio Fernando Alonso
“Has Hamilton lost places?” asks Alonso over the radio. He is told that he came out behind Ocon. Alonso’s announcement: “You know what you have to do”.
10
20:16
Route reopened
The Red Bull has pushed behind the band and now the track is open again. Carlos Sainz leads the race ahead of Alonso. Max Verstappen is third ahead of Russell, Ocon and Hamilton.
10
20:15
Max Verstappen pit stop
Max Verstappen takes the chance and comes in for a stop. There is the hardest tire compound. Lewis Hamilton also decides to stop under the VSC.
9.
20:15
Virtual Safety Car
The virtual safety car is used so that the car can be safely recovered. Anyone use this for a stop now?
9.
20:14
Defect at Sergio Pérez
Defect at Sergio Pérez! “I lost the engine, I’m stuck in gear,” says Sergio Pérez over the team radio and steers his Red Bull into one of the run-off zones.
8th.
20:13
Pit stop by Kevin Magnussen
Magnussen comes into the pits to put on a new front wing. In the same train there is the medium tire raised.
6.
20:12
Race management gives instructions to Magnussen
Race control signals to Magnussen that he should come into the pits for repairs to his front wing. He is shown the black flag with an orange circle.
6.
20:11
Pit stop by Sebastian Vettel
Gasly and Vettel were both in the pits and switched to the hard tire compound. This goes back to the last place.
4.
20:10
Pit radio Kevin Magnussen
“We have a small damage on the front wing, but it has only minor effects,” said Kevin Magnussen over the radio.
4.
20:10
Carlos Sainz overtakes
Carlos Sainz makes short work of Fernando Alonso and with the help of DRS he gets past his Spanish compatriot.
3.
20:07
Investigation against Valtteri Bottas
Bottas was off the track in turn 14 and had lost places as a result. In addition, replays show him touching the bollard in the curve when returning to the track. The race director is already taking a closer look.
2.
20:06
Verstappen pulls away
Max Verstappen pulls away at the front and after one lap there are already 1.6 seconds between him and Alonso. So far everything has been perfect for the Dutchman. He can drive away while Alonso stops Sainz’s Ferrari.
1.
20:05
George Russell overtaking
In the first few meters after the start, Esteban Ocon got Mick Schumacher’s Haas, now the German has to vacate another position. He’s eighth now. Gasly lost most of the positions at the start. He went down three ranks.
1.
20:04
Start race
The lights are off, the Montreal race is on! Max Verstappen has the lead in the starting duel with Fernando Alonso and enters the first corner with a small lead. Behind, Alonso has to fight to fend off Sainz.
20:02
It’s about to start
The cars return to the starting grid. Now it won’t be long until the race starts!
20:00
Formation lap in progress
The formation lap is underway and Charles Leclerc leads the field one last time before the start. Now it’s time to bring tires and brakes to the best operating temperature! Most of the field starts on the medium. On Hard are Valtteri Bottas, Sergio Pérez, Lando Norris, Lance Stroll and Charles Leclerc.
19:55
The weather
The teams don’t have to fear rain in Canada today. There is no cloud in the sky over Montreal. The track has warmed up to 41 degrees, the air temperature is around 20 degrees.
19:49
A look at the drivers’ championship
Max Verstappen has meanwhile been able to collect 150 points in the drivers’ championship. Second is Sergio Pérez with 129 points, who will start from 13th place today. Charles Leclerc has 116 points. George Russell is fourth with 99 points. Sebastian Vettel is 14th in the championship.
19:45
Penalties for Leclerc and Tsunoda
Charles Leclerc will also have to catch up today. The Ferrari driver will start the race from 19th place after being penalized for new engine parts. Yuki Tsunoda also received a penalty for new engine elements. He starts last behind the Ferrari.
19:40
Frustration at Vettel
While Mick Schumacher was able to celebrate in qualifying, Sebastian Vettel suffered a heavy blow. Actually, the Aston Martin ran properly in Canada, but of all things in qualifying the worm stuck in it and the car didn’t work anymore. Both Sebastian Vettel and teammate Lance Stroll retired in Q1. The Heppenheimer starts the race from position 16 on the grid.
19:34
Haas in the top 6
Haas’ result should also have been surprising. While the team was still struggling in practice, things went perfectly in qualifying and they were able to achieve a dream result. Kevin Magnussen is in fifth position on the grid. Mick Schumacher is sixth. It’s not likely to be easy in the race, but Schumacher’s chances of scoring points this season were far from great and he urgently needs them after coming under pressure recently.
19:28
Colorful field
Qualifying on Saturday brought many a surprise under wet conditions. But not on pole. Max Verstappen showed that he is one of the best drivers in the field even in the rain and easily beat the rest of the field with a time of 1:21.299. The first major surprise came from Fernando Alonso, who managed to grab second place in qualifying. Carlos Sainz and Lewis Hamilton are on the second row.
Warm welcome!
After it has not been possible to drive in Canada since 2019 due to Corona, the racing series is celebrating its comeback this weekend at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. At 8:00 p.m. the race will be about the next important World Championship points.