2010 Canadian Grand Prix articles archive

Mark Webber has been relegated from second to seventh on the Canadian Grand Prix grid after picking up a penalty for changing his gearbox. The penalty promotes Sebastian Vettel to the front row of the grid alongside pole sitter Lewis Hamilton.

Lewis Hamilton and Mark Webber share the front row of the grid for tomorrow’s race. But with one starting on super-soft tyres and the other on mediums this variation in strategies could make for an unpredictable race. Who will come out on top?

Vitantonio Liuzzi was happy with his progress after achieving his best qualifying result of the year , taking sixth on the grid for the Canadian Grand Prix. He equalled the best qualifying result of his career – he also started sixth at Shanghai in 2007 for Toro Rosso. Today Liuzzi beat team mate Adrian Sutil … Continue reading Liuzzi happy after best qualifying result

Row 1 1. Lewis Hamilton 1’15.105McLaren-Mercedes 2. Sebastian Vettel 1’15.420Red Bull-Renault Row 2 3. Fernando Alonso 1’15.435Ferrari 4. Jenson Button 1’15.520McLaren-Mercedes Row 3 5. Vitantonio Liuzzi 1’15.648Force India-Mercedes 6. Felipe Massa 1’15.688Ferrari Row 4 7. Mark Webber* 1’15.373Red Bull-Renault 8. Robert Kubica 1’15.715Renault Row 5 9. Adrian Sutil 1’15.881Force India-Mercedes 10. Nico Rosberg 1’16.071Mercedes Row … Continue reading 2010 Canadian Grand Prix grid

Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time of the Canadian Grand Prix weekend so far in the final practice session ahead of qualifying.

Why did so many drivers struggle with the super soft tyres in second practice? Take a closer look at the times from second practice in Canada with the interactive chart below:

Sebastian Vettel set the fastest time around the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in the second practice session. But the big story of practice was how most drivers struggled with the super-soft tyres, many of them complaining about severe graining on the option rubber.

The fastest car through the speed trap in first practice today was not a Mclaren – but a Renault. Take a closer look at the data from first practice in Canada including an interactive chart of all the drivers’ lap times below.

Jenson Button was fastest in the first practice session for the Canadian Grand Prix. Four Mercedes-powered cars occupied the first four places with Michael Schumacher second ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg.

Have all the important information for this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix at your fingertips with the F1 Fanatic unofficial race programme including a video lap of the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve:

F1’s return to Montreal was cheered by fans when it was announced last November. Following an exciting race in Istanbul, and with the championship battle finely poised between McLaren and Red Bull, the stage is set for one of Montreal’s typically unpredictable races.

The Circuit Gilles Vileneuve has had new tarmac laid at the places where it broke up during its last Formula 1 event in 2008. Turn two (the Senna hairpin), turns six and seven and turn ten (the Casino hairpin) all suffered a lot of damage during the qualifying session for the 2008 race. They were … Continue reading Montreal track re-surfaced after break-up

Formula 1 can expect warm weather for Canadian Grand Prix but with a chance of showers on Sunday and possibly also Saturday. Regional temperatures are slightly above average at the moment and are expected to climb into the high 20s over the weekend. Will any of the showers hit the track during one of the … Continue reading Showers threaten Canadian GP weekend