Introduction
Max Verstappen and Pink Bull bounced again from their Monaco struggles as they returned to profitable methods in an action-packed 2024 Method 1 Canadian Grand Prix, overcoming rain showers, a number of Security Automotive durations, restarts and a stern problem from behind to steer house 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 sphere 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 finally surged in the 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 contemporary, slick tyres beneath 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 powerful 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 nicely, 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, slightly 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 pricey 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 probably the most dramatic races of the 2024 season to this point.
Sainz and Albon, who have been within the hunt for factors, each retired after their coming collectively, whereas persistent energy unit points additionally pressured 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 ultimate 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, Method 1 answered its critics with a improbable present from the primary to the final lap. Three drivers took turns main, and two extra have been additionally in with an opportunity of profitable. Congratulations to Max on an excellent 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 plenty of floor water. The Intermediate additionally did very lengthy stints, confirming its suitability for each very moist and nearly dry circumstances. As for the Laborious and Medium, it’s arduous to say which labored greatest because the second Security Automotive disadvantaged us of having the ability to consider what might need been the value 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 acquired 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 14th. Nevertheless, the observe was drying out slightly rapidly, so the American crew’s two drivers have been the primary obliged to pit for Intermediates, as their lap occasions 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. Nearly all of drivers made the a lot of the first Security Automotive interval, forty minutes into the race, to change 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 additional 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 in search of a greater warm-up part, whereas 5 went with the Laborious, pondering extra about put on, armed with the information that in free follow, the Medium had suffered with graining.
Given the climate over the weekend on the Gilles Villeneuve circuit, it’s no shock that each one tyres, the P Zero White arduous, Yellow medium and Pink delicate, 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 real provider, ever because it was established in 1993.
What’s subsequent?
After this temporary journey to North America, Method 1 heads again to Europe for a future of summer time 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 assist 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 Method 1 Canadian Grand Prix Race Outcomes
PosNoDriverCountryTeamTimePointsOverall
1.1Max VerstappenNetherlandsRed Bull Racing1:45:47.92725194
2.4Lando NorrisGreat BritainMclaren Racing+3.879s18131
3.63George RussellGreat BritainMercedes-AMG Petronas+4.317s1569
4.44Lewis HamiltonGreat BritainMercedes-AMG Petronas+4.915s1355
5.81Oscar PiastriAustraliaMcLaren Racing+10.199s1081
6.14Fernando AlonsoSpainAston Martin F1 Group+17.510s841
7.18Lance StrollCanadaAston Martin F1 Group+23.625s617
8.3Daniel RicciardoAustraliaVisa Money App F1 Group+28.672s49
9.10Pierre GaslyFranceAlpine F1 Group+30.021s23
10.31Esteban OconFranceAlpine F1 Group+30.313s12
11.27Nico HulkenbergGermanyHaas F1 Group+30.824s06
12.20Kevin MagnussenDenmarkHaas F1 Group+31.253s01
13.77Valtteri BottasFinlandKick Sauber F1 Group+40.487s00
14.22Yuki TsunodaJapanVisa Money App F1 Group+52.694s019
15.24Zhou GuanyuChinaKick Sauber F1 Group+1 lap00
16.55Carlos SainzSpainScuderia FerrariDNF0108
17.45Alexander AlbonThailandWilliams RacingDNF02
18.11Sergio PerezMexicoRed Bull Racing DNF0107
1.16Charles LeclercMonacoScuderia FerrariDNF0138
15.2Logan SargeantUSAWilliams RacingDNF00
2024 Constructor Standings
PosTeamPoints
1.Pink Bull Racing301
2.Scuderia Ferrari252
3.McLaren Racing212
4.Mercedes-AMG Petronas124
5.Aston Martin F1 Team58
6.Visa Money App F1 Team28
7.Haas F1 Team7
8.Alpine F1 Team5
9.Williams Racing2
10.Kick Sauber F1 Team0
Listed here are the team-by-team highlights:
