The Canadian Grand Prix (known in French as the Grand Prix du Canada) is a Formula One auto race held in Canada since 1967. It was first staged at Mosport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario and alternated between Mosport and Mont Tremblant...
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The Canadian Grand Prix (known in French as the Grand Prix du Canada) is a Formula One auto race held in Canada since 1967. It was first staged at Mosport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario and alternated between Mosport and Mont Tremblant, Quebec until 1971 when safety concerns lead to the Grand Prix moving permanently to Mosport. In 1978 the Canadian Grand Prix moved to its current home on Ile Notre-Dame in Montreal.
In 2005, the Canadian Grand Prix was the most watched Formula One GP in the world, the race was also the third most watched sporting event on the planet.
(F1 News Updates) Great news for Canadian racing fans - after being dropped from the F1 calendar back in October of 2008 - the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal is returning to the Formula 1 calendar for 2010. The decision was reached after intervention from the government that helped secure a 5-year deal for Montreal. We imagine this will be received as good news for Lewis Hamilton since the 2007 Canadian Grand Prix was his first Formula 1 victory. Peter Sauber has convinced BMW to him back... Read Full Story
Ferrari , McLaren-Mercedes, Ferrari, BMW, McLaren-Mercedes: that'll be the starting order of cars at the first night race in Formula 1's history in Singapore tomorrow. Felipa Massa leads Lewis Hamilton from the chequered flag. After early struggles, Kimi Raikkonen drove his Ferrari well in Q3. Robert Kubica continues to contend for poles and race leads with his BMW; Heikki Kovalainen sits fifth. Click here for the race watching page for the Singapore GP A number of problems arose during... Read Full Story
Jenson Button and Rubens Barrichello were excited about their prospects in the season-opening Australian GP and that was for good reason, because the Brawn-Mercedes teammates will be starting 1-2. Button secured the pole with a fastest lap of 1:26.202 in the third qualifying round; Barrichello’s fastest lap was 1:26.505.
What was more shocking than Brawn’s dominance, however, was the fall of the McLaren-Mercedes team. Lewis Hamilton had stated that he had some reservations going into the... Read Full Story
Linked from http://www.formula1.com/race/news/6240/775.html --- World champion proves the class of the field on day one McLaren’s Fernando Alonso continued to stamp his authority on proceedings in Canada on Friday afternoon, topping second practice with a fastest lap half a second clear of Ferrari’s Felipe Massa. The Spaniard whirled his MP4-22 round in 1m 16.550s, a full seven-tenths of a second faster than team mate Lewis Hamilton, and it was only right at the end that Massa jumped up the... Read Full Story
Linked from http://www.formula1.com/race/news/6237/775.html --- Silver leads red in opening Montreal session Contrary to the expectations of those who envisaged Ferrari having a clear advantage round Montreal's Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, McLaren held the upper hand - albeit by a scant margin - when the first hour and a half of practice ended on Friday morning ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix. Fernando Alonso lapped in 1m 17.759s to head the times, with Lewis Hamilton again impressing on a... Read Full Story
As the Canadian Grand Prix returns to the Formula 1 calendar for next year, its comeback will be managed by Octane Racing Group, which becomes the new promoter of the Montreal event.
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Lewis Hamilton went from hero to zero after crashing into Ferrari's world champion Kimi Raikkonen in a bizarre pit-lane pile-up at the Canadian Grand Prix. Lewis, a near champion last year (lost by a point) made a silly stupid mistake by ramming to Kimi Raikonnen in the pit lane. The 23-year-old McLaren driver, who covered himself in glory by winning in Monaco two weeks ago, kissed goodbye to his championship lead with the most embarrassing moment of his fledgling Formula One career... Read Full Story
Williams made a mistake in failing to protest in time Nico Rosberg's 10 place penalty on the French Grand Prix starting grid. Germany's Rosberg, son of 1982 champion Keke, was given a 10-place penalty for crashing into Lewis Hamilton's McLaren in the Canadian Grand Prix pit lane after the Briton had already smashed into Kimi Raikkonen's Ferrari. The punishment meant that Rosberg will start Sunday's race at Magny-Cours from the back of the grid. Williams said he had told FIA president Max... Read Full Story
Heikki Kovalainen will start the French Grand Prix in 10th place after being penalised five places for impeding Mark Webber in qualifying. The Finn had initially qualified sixth on Saturday, moving up to fifth because of a 10-place penalty imposed on British team mate Lewis Hamilton for a collision at the previous Canadian Grand Prix. Hamilton went from third to 13th. McLaren team boss Ron Dennis was fatalistic about Kovalainen's penalty, which moved BMW-Sauber's championship leader Robert... Read Full Story
Formula One championship leader Robert Kubica will be driving his BMW-Sauber in front of his home fans in Warsaw on Saturday as part of a promotional event. The 23-year-old Pole won Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix to go top of the drivers' standings. "We were over there a year ago and an unbelievable amount of people turned up even though it was during the holidays," he said. "This time it is likely even more people will be there. I hope the weather's good; if so it will definitely be an... Read Full Story
