Ali Abbas Ahmadi BBC News, Toronto Getty Images Deal or no deal, what Wes Love wants is certainty. His Toronto-area business, Taurus Craco, imports machinery from overseas and distributes it across North America, mainly to the United States. But President Donald Trump’s shifting tariffs on Canadian products have left him, like many independent business owners,...
Lewis Hamilton says he is devastated after running over a groundhog during Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix. The Ferrari driver hit the rodent during the 13th lap of the race in Montreal, leaving a hole in the floor of his SF-25 car. The 40-year-old ended up finishing sixth, with his team estimating that the damage cost...
It was a successful day all round for Mercedes with 18-year-old rookie Kimi Antonelli finishing third for his first podium in Formula 1. Antonelli – at 18 years and 294 days old – becomes the third-youngest podium finisher of all time behind Verstappen and Lance Stroll. Starting fourth, he overtook championship leader Piastri at the...
Taking a step back from the immediacy of the drama, the bigger concern may be what it says about Norris and his state of mind – and raise questions as to what to do about it. This has not been an easy season for Norris so far. He was very much McLaren’s leading driver last...
Lando Norris crashed out of the Canadian Grand Prix in a collision with McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri. Norris hit the back of Piastri’s car as he attempted a passing move on the pit straight with four laps to go as George Russell took Mercedes’ first victory of the season with a controlled drive. The Briton...
Truthout is an indispensable resource for activists, movement leaders and workers everywhere. Please make this work possible with a quick donation. Montreal, Canada – Civil rights advocates and Palestinian solidarity groups in Canada have raised alarm over a growing wave of municipal bylaws prohibiting protests outside houses of worship, schools, and other sites. They say...
The track characteristics have the opposite effect on championship leaders McLaren, whose car is the best in the field at managing tyre temperatures. As a consequence, McLaren have been struggling to make it operate at its best in Montreal. Championship leader Oscar Piastri is third on the grid behind Russell and Verstappen but his team-mate...
Russell had felt on arriving at the track on Saturday morning that he had a good chance of setting pole, and his confidence was well placed. Like Verstappen using the medium tyre for his final lap, Russell said it was “one of the most exhilarating laps of my life”. He added: “I swear, every corner...
Warwick won the Le Mans 24 Hours, is a former president of the British Racing Drivers’ Club and is one of the most senior driver stewards in F1. An ex-F1 driver is always one of the four stewards officiating at every grand prix. Last week Warwick was quoted as saying that a penalty given to...
Mercedes’ George Russell was fourth fastest, from Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton, Racing Bulls’ Isack Hadjar and McLaren’s Lando Norris on a track that was obviously slippery and dirty. Championship leaders McLaren appeared to struggle. Norris had a number of moments around the demanding Circuit Gilles Villeneuve and finished up 12th. The Briton’s team-mate Oscar Piastri, the...
The seven-time champion described reports in two Italian newspapers that Ferrari were considering replacing Vasseur as “nonsense”. Ferrari said they were not worth commenting on. “Most people don’t know what’s going on in the background,” Hamilton said. “That’s not part of the discussion.” He added: “I don’t think that’s on the cards as far as...
Should McLaren be focusing on one driver for the title? We have seen other teams be dominant at the beginning of a season and slip back later on. – Luke This debate is an interesting one. On one side, teams often receive criticism when they impose team orders and favour one driver over another. On...
New Zealander Ryan Fox beat American Sam Burns at a fourth play-off hole to claim a dramatic victory at the Canadian Open. Fox sank a birdie at the 18th hole of his fourth round to set up a play-off against Burns, who had produced a stunning eight-under-par round of 62 at TPC Toronto at Osprey...
Italian Matteo Manassero and New Zealand’s Ryan Fox were tied for the lead after the third round at a closely contested Canadian Open. Manassero and Fox both carded rounds of 64, each including seven birdies and one bogey as they moved to 14 under. “It was a really good round,” said Manassero, whose bogey came...
Northern Ireland’s Rory McIlroy says he is “concerned” by his form heading into the US Open next week after struggling with driver issues at the Canadian Open. The 36-year-old missed the cut at the Canadian Open on Friday, finishing nine over par and 149th in a 153-man field. The Masters champion shot an eight-over-par 78...