Hamilton on not using Ferrari's simulator for race preparation
Lewis Hamilton says he is “probably better without” Ferrari’s simulator and does not expect to use it to prepare for future races, after taking second place at the Canadian Grand Prix without doing a simulator session at Maranello. Hamilton said: "Now, whether or not I use it to prepare for another race? Probably not. There are just too many risks. If you look at the two best races I've had, I didn't use a simulator. And that's honestly how it was. Pretty much all the championships before, except for probably 2008, I didn't use the sim. So it's not a necessity. It's a tool that can be powerful. But for me, I'm old school. I'm probably better without it."
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Hamilton on Ferrari changes to make him comfortable
Lewis Hamilton said Ferrari have been “moving mountains” to make him comfortable in the car after he took his best result for the team so far by finishing second at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Hamilton said: "There's a lot of changes that I've had to ask for. Fred [Vasseur, team principal] has been super supportive and again also moving mountains in order to make me comfortable and it's finally starting to show in my performance."
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Podium finishers criticise 2026 power units
Despite FIA tweaks introduced before Miami, the Canadian Grand Prix podium finishers said F1’s 2026 power units still feel unsatisfactory. Lewis Hamilton, who finished second, said: “It still continues to be a weird feeling” and “It doesn't feel [like] what motorsport should be.” Race winner Andrea Kimi Antonelli said the changes “has definitely helped quite a bit to make things a bit easier”, but added: “Sometimes it triggers you a little bit how the system works” and “with the PU obviously there's still work to do.” Max Verstappen, third in Canada, said: “It's not what Formula 1 should be about. It's way too complex, all of this,” adding that “F1 just needs to be more pure.” The trio were more positive about the 2026 chassis rules. Hamilton said “the car is fundamentally a better design” and “we can race and get close and follow each other closely”, while Antonelli said “to follow, at least for now, is much better than last year” and “You can actually follow a lot closer and that definitely creates more racing.”
‘It doesn't feel like what motorsport should be’: Podium trio still unhappy with F1’s power units
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Leclerc on most difficult weekend of his Formula 1 career
Charles Leclerc said the Canadian Grand Prix was the “most difficult weekend” of his Formula 1 career, with the Ferrari driver struggling for feeling and tyre performance on the way to fourth place while team-mate Lewis Hamilton finished second. Leclerc said: "It was a horrible, horrible weekend. I had already said it was probably the most difficult weekend so far of my Formula 1 career. I've finished the race now and I can definitely say it's the most difficult weekend of my Formula 1 career so far. Never could put the tyres in the right window. On my side I've just been struggling. I had no feeling with the car."
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Russell on title fight after Canadian GP retirement
George Russell says he feels like “the gods don’t want me” in the Formula 1 title fight after retiring from the lead of the Canadian Grand Prix with a Mercedes power unit failure as he battled team-mate Kimi Antonelli. Russell said: "Right now, it is his to lose, being so many points ahead. It feels like the gods don't want me to be in this fight. When I look at the safety car timing in Japan, breaking down in China qualifying fighting for pole, breaking down from the lead here. But the pressure is off, I will go out, enjoy every single race and try to win every single race, and I've got nothing to lose."
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Hadjar on Red Bull's hard-to-drive car in Canada
Isack Hadjar said Red Bull’s car was “hard to drive” in the Canadian Grand Prix as he reflected on making too many mistakes in a race where he still finished fifth. Hadjar said: "The car was very fast but hard to drive compared to [Saturday] when I felt more comfortable, so I couldn't push as hard as I wanted. [Saturday] was the best day of the year for me at least, I had a very strong feeling [in the car] that I want to keep happening for the rest of the year and if it does, we will be fighting ahead."
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Daniel Valente 🏎️
@F1GuyDan
🤯 THE STREAK CONTINUES - Every 2026 race ends with a podium we've NEVER SEEN BEFORE
🇦🇺 Russell + Antonelli + Leclerc
🇨🇳 Antonelli + Russell + Hamilton
🇯🇵 Antonelli + Piastri + Leclerc
🇺🇸 Antonelli + Norris + Piastri
🇨🇦 Antonelli + Hamilton + Verstappen
This one is the best.
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@F1
So much talent on one podium 🤩
#F1 #CanadianGP
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@wearetherace
🗣️ Antonelli: “It’s definitely a moment that I’ll remember forever. Sharing the podium with Lewis and Max was truly, truly special.”
2018 Italian GP ⏩ 2026 Canadian GP
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Hamilton on best Ferrari result after second in Canada
Lewis Hamilton said he was "so, so happy" after finishing second in the Canadian Grand Prix, calling it his best result since joining Ferrari at the start of last year and welcoming a late-race battle with Max Verstappen. Hamilton said: "Amazing, honestly, I'm so, so happy. A good day of racing and overall just a really solid weekend. I've felt on the up, and the team have done a really amazing job just refining the car. For us to be up there battling, and also to have a good battle with Max finally. So, I am really, really grateful and just so, so happy."
Lewis Hamilton reflects on latest Max Verstappen fight: 'I love this job'
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Russell on opposing changes to Formula 1's new technical regulations
George Russell says he does not understand why anyone wants to change Formula 1’s new technical regulations, after battling Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli for the lead in the Canadian Grand Prix before Russell retired with a power unit issue. Russell said: "I loved it, I thought it was great. And I've not had a battle like this in years. These new cars allow you to do that. These new engines allow you to do that. I don't know why anybody wants to change them... that's only possible because of how these power units are."
Why George Russell doesn't want to see the 2026 F1 rules changed
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Mekies on I told you moments between drivers and engineers
Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies says the team needs occasional “I told you” moments between drivers and engineers in order to keep making progress, after Max Verstappen criticised Red Bull’s set-up direction following qualifying in Montreal. Mekies said: "It doesn't mean that we don't have our own little games at saying 'what do you think and what do you think'. But, at the end of the day, we agree on what to try. And then sometimes there is a bit of, 'I told you' [games going on]. But we still learn together. And what is clear is that both sides are very conscious that you need that dynamic, you need that 'I told you' feeling sometimes in order to progress."
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There was nobody left to challenge Kimi Antonelli at the end - but he set the #DHL Fastest Lap anyway!
#F1 #DHLF1 #CanadianGP #MomentsThatDeliver
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Another great performance by the @visacashapprb mechanics, who score back-to-back #DHL Fastest Pit Stops!
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Piastri on McLaren's intermediate tyre call in Canada
Oscar Piastri said McLaren “looked like idiots” after starting the Canadian Grand Prix on intermediate tyres on a rapidly drying track and then pitting for slicks within two laps. Piastri said: "Unfortunately for us, it stopped raining as the formation lap started, basically. Just one of those things where if it had rained a little bit more, we would have looked like heroes, but it didn't, so we looked like idiots."
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Stella on McLaren's intermediate tyre call in Canada
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella said the team’s decision to start Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri on intermediate tyres for the Canadian Grand Prix was the right call at the time because the track was greasy and it was raining, but it was undermined when the rain stopped quickly and the start was delayed by extra formation laps. Stella said: "You have to consider that the tyres are fitted five minutes before the start. In our view, the track was greasy, and it was raining, so we thought that at the time you have to make a decision as to what tyres, that was the right tyre for the moment. We always have to be a bit careful in judging decisions simply from the outcome."
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George Russell was fined €5,000 for throwing his headrest out of the car in frustration after failing to finish the #CanadianGP 💰
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@F1GuyDan
McLaren's race:
• Only cars in top 10 on inters
• Forced to pit due to it not being wet
• Oscar Piastri hits Albon & gets 10s penalty
• Lando Norris pits again to clean radiator
• Norris retires
• Piastri finishes outside the points
• 0 points
All in a day's work.
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