F1 Canadian Grand Prix RESULT: Race standings as Max Verstappen wins in Montreal

Follow live F1 reaction from the Canadian Grand Prix as Max Verstappen wins from pole in Montreal

Verstappen secures pole for the Canadian Grand Prix

Max Verstappen completed another crushing performance to win the Canadian Grand Prix and match Ayrton Senna’s tally of 41 victories.

The Dutchman led every lap at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve to draw level with Senna and extend his championship lead.

• READ: Red Bull mastermind Adrian Newey hints at retirement: ‘It’s on a countdown’

Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso finished runner-up, with Lewis Hamilton third for Mercedes. Hamilton’s team-mate George Russell retired on lap 55 of 70 following an earlier prang with the wall.

Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz finished fourth and fifth respectively for Ferrari, with Sergio Perez sixth. Alex Albon crossed the line a commendable seventh in his Williams. Verstappen, who notched up Red Bull’s 100th win in Formula One, now leads Perez by 69 points on his unstoppable march to a hat-trick of titles.

Follow live reaction from the Canadian Grand Prix with The Independent.

F1 CANADIAN GRAND PRIX - UPDATES

• Max Verstappen wins the Canadian Grand Prix; Alonso 2nd; Hamilton 3rd
• Click HERE for the top-10 in Montreal
• LAP 55/70: George Russell retires due to brake damage
• LAP 23/70: Fernando Alonso lunges down the inside of Hamilton to take back second
• LAP 12/70: Russell hits the wall - safety car!
• LAP 1/70: Lewis Hamilton passes Fernando Alonso from the start
• COMMENT: Ferrari’s F1 flaws all the more baffling after shock success in Le Mans
• F1 commentator sacked from BBC role after ‘inappropriate touching'

[18 June 2023 18:24 · Kieran Jackson]

How about this for a top-3 on the grid?

Verstappen P1; Alonso P2; Hamilton P3.

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[18 June 2023 18:19 · Kieran Jackson]

Bit of a change at turn 1/2 overnight...

[18 June 2023 18:14 · Kieran Jackson]

Ferrari’s F1 flaws all the more baffling after shock success at Le Mans

Comment by Kieran Jackson

Seven races into the Formula 1 season and the moment has finally arrived. You can only bypass the trials and tribulations for so long before the tomfoolery of the sport’s most prestigious team must be dissected, head on.

It’s time to talk about Ferrari.

To say the 2023 campaign thus far has been underwhelming for the Scuderia would be in itself an understatement. Zero wins. Only one podium – in Baku – and even that was from a pole position start. Last time out in Barcelona, Charles Leclerc qualified a dismal 19^th, failing to recover to a points-finish on Sunday. Carlos Sainz qualified second but could only manage fourth on raceday.

Yet what makes Ferrari’s current infamy in motorsport’s most famous competition more baffling is their display in motorsport’s most famous endurance race.

Full piece below:

[18 June 2023 18:08 · Kieran Jackson]

Charles Leclerc after missing out on Q3:

“We’re not making our life any easier. We will again discuss with the team, we need to do a step forward but it’s not the first time it happens - we often make the

“I had a clear opinion, we went for something opposite, it’s difficult to accept it first. From that moment onwards, it slips away from us. We are just making our life way too difficult.

“I said what I thought. I can’t argue for a whole lap. I did say what I wanted.

“I will manage it myself internally and I don’t want to tell what will happen. There will be an analysis, we’ll come stronger for it but it’s not the first time. Again, a very difficult Saturday. We’re coming into the Sunday with a very difficult thing to do, starting P11 is not easy to come back.

“I’m very frustrated.”

[18 June 2023 17:58 · Kieran Jackson]

F1 starting grid for the Canadian Grand Prix:

1) Max Verstappen

2) Fernando Alonso

3) Lewis Hamilton

4) George Russell

5) Nico Hulkenberg*

6) Esteban Ocon

7) Lando Norris

8) Oscar Piastri

9) Alex Albon

10) Charles Leclerc

11) Carlos Sainz*

12) Sergio Perez

13) Kevin Magnussen

14) Valtteri Bottas

15) Pierre Gasly

16) Lance Stroll*

17) Nyck de Vries

18) Logan Sargeant

19) Yuki Tsunoda*

20) Zhou Guanyu

*Nico Hulkenberg received a three-place grid drop due to a red-flag infringement. Carlos Sainz, Lance Stroll and Yuki Tsunoda received three-place grid drops due to impeding drivers in qualifying.

[18 June 2023 17:44 · Kieran Jackson]

Sergio Perez ‘under threat’ at Red Bull with young star tipped to replace him

Johnny Herbert believes Sergio Perez’s seat at Red Bull could be ‘under threat’ after a couple of poor performances – and has backed Lando Norris to replace him.

After winning two of the opening four races, in Saudi Arabia and Azerbaijan, Perez has struggled in comparison to runaway team-mate Max Verstappen.

In Miami, he failed to hold on to first place with Verstappen hauling him in, while the Mexican had weekends to forget in Monaco and Spain where he finished 16^th and fourth respectively. It means Perez now trails Verstappen by 59 points in the championship.

See Herbert’s full quotes below:

[18 June 2023 17:32 · Kieran Jackson]

Constructors’ Standings ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix!

1) Red Bull - 287 points

2) Mercedes - 152 points

3) Aston Martin - 134 points

4) Ferrari - 100 points

5) Alpine - 40 points

6) McLaren - 17 points

7) Haas - 8 points

8) Alfa Romeo - 8 points

9) AlphaTauri - 2 points

10) Williams - 1 point

[18 June 2023 17:16 · Kieran Jackson]

F1 commentator sacked from BBC role after ‘inappropriate touching’

F1 commentator Jack Nicholls has lost his job at BBC Radio 5 Live after complaints of “inappropriate touching” which led to his dismissal from his lead commentator role with Formula E.

An investigation was launched by Formula E after a formal complaint of inappropriate behaviour in March and allegations of “inappropriate touching” were made by three individuals, one of whom had been in a relationship with the commentator.

Now Nicholls, who combined his role with Formula E alongside commentating on F1 races for 5 Live, has also lost his job with IMG, who provide radio F1 coverage for the BBC.

Full story below:

[18 June 2023 17:01 · Kieran Jackson]

Driver Standings ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix!

1) Max Verstappen - 170 points

2) Sergio Perez - 117 points

3) Fernando Alonso - 99 points

4) Lewis Hamilton - 87 points

5) George Russell - 65 points

6) Carlos Sainz - 58 points

7) Charles Leclerc - 42 points

8) Lance Stroll - 35 points

9) Esteban Ocon - 25 points

10) Pierre Gasly - 15 points

11) Lando Norris - 12 points

12) Nico Hulkenberg - 6 points

13) Oscar Piastri - 5 points

14) Valtteri Bottas - 4 points

15) Zhou Guanyu - 4 points

16) Yuki Tsunoda - 2 points

17) Kevin Magnussen - 2 points

18) Alex Albon - 1 point

19) Nyck de Vries - 0 points

20) Logan Sargeant - 0 points

[18 June 2023 16:44 · Kieran Jackson]

Ferrari’s F1 flaws all the more baffling after shock success at Le Mans

Comment by Kieran Jackson

Seven races into the Formula 1 season and the moment has finally arrived. You can only bypass the trials and tribulations for so long before the tomfoolery of the sport’s most prestigious team must be dissected, head on.

It’s time to talk about Ferrari.

To say the 2023 campaign thus far has been underwhelming for the Scuderia would be in itself an understatement. Zero wins. Only one podium – in Baku – and even that was from a pole position start. Last time out in Barcelona, Charles Leclerc qualified a dismal 19^th, failing to recover to a points-finish on Sunday. Carlos Sainz qualified second but could only manage fourth on raceday.

Yet what makes Ferrari’s current infamy in motorsport’s most famous competition more baffling is their display in motorsport’s most famous endurance race.

Full piece below: