2024 Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix Highlights

Introduction

Max Verstappen and Purple Bull bounced again from their Monaco struggles as they returned to successful methods in an action-packed 2024 Components 1 Canadian Grand Prix, overcoming rain showers, a number of Security Automotive durations, restarts and a stern problem from behind to steer dwelling Lando Norris.

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Verstappen adopted pole-sitting Mercedes driver George Russell within the moist early phases of the race till a charging Norris overhauled them each amid enhancing circumstances, just for an ill-timed Security Automotive – introduced out when Logan Sargeant crashed – to drop the McLaren man to 3rd.

Having cleared Russell himself, Verstappen mastered the restart and managed additional showers to take care of his lead, which he additionally protected when the observe dried up and the sector switched from intermediate tyres to slicks, and once more following a second Security Automotive interval triggered by Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon colliding.

Whereas the reigning world champion in the end surged in direction of the chequered flag, Norris took second through a fierce mid-race battle with Russell, and the latter settled for third after some late scrapping with teammate Lewis Hamilton and the opposite McLaren of Oscar Piastri.

Russell and Hamilton, who had each pitted for recent, slick tyres underneath the second Security Automotive interval, raised coronary heart charges on the Mercedes pit wall after they went wheel-to-wheel on a number of events – the youthful Briton making the decisive transfer for P3 on the penultimate lap.

Behind the highest 5 finishers, Fernando Alonso and residential favorite Lance Stroll collected a double factors end for Aston Martin, whereas Daniel Ricciardo adopted up a robust qualifying efficiency to log his first Grand Prix factors of the season in eighth.

Ricciardo’s teammate, Yuki Tsunoda, had been in competition for factors as effectively, however a mistake within the closing phases noticed him slide throughout the grass and tumble down the order, selling Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon, who additionally gave Alpine a double top-10 consequence.

Haas duo Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen initially flew up the order as the one drivers to begin the race on moist tyres, relatively than intermediates, however simply missed out on a reward as they crossed the road in eleventh and twelfth respectively.

Tsunoda wound up 14th after his expensive error, behind Kick Sauber pair Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu. Solely 15 of the 20 vehicles reached the end in what turned out to be some of the dramatic races of the 2024 season up to now.

Sainz and Albon, who have been within the hunt for factors, each retired after their coming collectively, whereas persistent energy unit points additionally compelled Charles Leclerc into retirement and meant Ferrari failed to attain a single level after their Monaco triumph.

Along with the aforementioned Sargeant, Sergio Perez was the fifth and last retiree after he spun off the observe and broken his rear wing, forcing the Mexican again to the pits and including to the distress of that Q1 exit in qualifying.

When the rostrum finishers arrived in Parc Ferme, Perez’s race-winning teammate Verstappen punched the air in delight as he boosted his championship lead from 31 factors to 56 – taking full benefit of Leclerc and Ferrari’s woes.

Mario Isola, Motorsport Director, Pirelli:

What a race! After the Monaco Grand Prix was criticized for not being precisely thrilling, Components 1 answered its critics with a incredible present from the primary to the final lap. Three drivers took turns main, and two extra have been additionally in with an opportunity of successful. Congratulations to Max on an awesome win and to all the opposite protagonists of this Canadian Grand Prix as a result of everybody who loves this sport loved themselves.

On the tyre entrance, we might see 4 of the 5 out there varieties in motion. Even the intense moist, which normally will not be used a lot, proved aggressive on a low-energy observe with quite a lot of floor water. The Intermediate additionally did very lengthy stints, confirming its suitability for each very moist and virtually dry circumstances. As for the Exhausting and Medium, it’s laborious to say which labored greatest because the second Security Automotive disadvantaged us of having the ability to consider what might need been the worth to pay by way of degradation for many who had chosen the Medium to make sure extra grip within the opening laps when the observe was nonetheless damp.

The day on the observe:

The race bought underway on a moist observe. 18 drivers opted to begin on Intermediates, whereas the Haas pair went with excessive wets. Certainly, Magnussen and Hulkenberg supplied the present within the early phases of the race, because the blue-banded Pirelli Cinturato Full Moist supplied glorious grip in these circumstances in order that each drivers have been in a position to cost up the order, with the Dane even making it as excessive as fourth place by lap 3, having began 14^th.  Nonetheless, the observe was drying out relatively shortly, so the American staff’s two drivers have been the primary obliged to pit for Intermediates, as their lap instances had slowed significantly.

Then, within the second a part of the race, the green-banded Pirelli Cinturato Intermediate was the tyre to have, as circumstances alternated between rain and sunshine with the observe drying, particularly on the racing line, earlier than getting moist once more following one other bathe. The vast majority of drivers made the many of the first Security Automotive interval, forty minutes into the race, to modify to a second set of Intermediates, whereas a trio made up of Ocon, Tsunoda and Bottas gambled on their tyres lasting lengthy sufficient to increase the stint till the observe was match for slicks. Sauber’s Finn went to lap 42, whereas Alpine’s Frenchman and Racing Bulls’ Japanese driver waited an extra two laps. These three have been the one drivers to finish the seventy-lap race with just one pit cease.

When slicks have been viable, the bulk (14) of drivers selected the Medium, thus searching for a greater warm-up section, whereas 5 went with the Exhausting, pondering extra about put on, armed with the information that in free observe, the Medium had suffered with graining.

Given the climate over the weekend on the Gilles Villeneuve circuit, it’s no shock that every one tyres, the P Zero White laborious, Yellow medium and Purple tender, in addition to the Cinturato Inexperienced Intermediate and the Cinturato Blue full moist, have been put to good use. However they weren’t the one tyres in motion, because the Ferrari Problem P Zero and Ferrari Problem have been utilized by the vehicles within the Prancing Horse’s eponymous one-make sequence, of which Pirelli has been the only provider, ever because it was established in 1993.

What’s subsequent?

After this temporary journey to North America, Components 1 heads again to Europe for a long term of summer season races. The primary cease is Barcelona, which hosts the Spanish Grand Prix from 21 to 23 June. Previous to that, Pirelli shall be operating one other two day check session, this time on the Mugello circuit on 13 and 14 June, as soon as once more with help from Scuderia Ferrari. As was the case final week at Le Castellet, Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz are on driving responsibility, this time with the Monegasque tackling the primary day and the Spaniard the second.

2024 Components 1 Canadian Grand Prix Race Outcomes

2024 Constructor Standings

Listed below are the team-by-team highlights: