- Max Verstappen gained the rain-soaked 2024 F1 Canadian Grand Prix
- Purple Bull Racing teammate Perez together with each Ferraris and Williams automobiles did not end the race
- The climate was psychotic all through the race drenching after which drying out the pavement all through the Grand Prix
On Sunday Max Verstappen gained the ninth spherical of the 2024 Formulation 1 World Championship as he took first place on the 2024 Canadian Grand Prix.
The win on the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal marked Verstappen’s forty first total victory and the sixth of this season. The win additionally sealed Purple Bull Racing’s a hundredth total win in Formulation 1.
McLaren’s Lando Norris took P2 after combating it out on the monitor with Mercedes-Benz AMG’s George Russell, who discovered himself on the rostrum for the primary time this season after taking third place.
The climate in Montreal each main as much as and all through the race was ever altering with the sky opening up early within the morning soaking the monitor earlier than the lights went out. When the monitor went scorching it had already began raining once more. Ultimately the solar got here out and the monitor dried out, however rain continued on and off all through all the race.
Everybody however the Haas workforce began on intermediate tires with the lone wolf selecting to exit on full wets. The workforce instantly regretted the choice with each automobiles pitting rapidly to alter to intermediates.
Groups performed with pit methods in an try to get onto slicks as rapidly as attainable.
George Russell began the race in pole place and it took a virtually 50 laps for Verstappen to catch as much as the Silver Arrow. However instantly inside a lap Verstappen began shortening the hole till he lastly made his transfer.
Lando Norris discovered himself in first place for a couple of laps, however the security automobile coming onto the monitor after Albon misplaced his automobile at Flip 4 on lap 26 placing himself into the wall tousled Norris’ pitting technique to alter tires. The scenario ultimately noticed Norris lose the lead and by no means regain it.
Each Ferraris failed to complete the race with Leclerc’s energy unit presenting points and Sainz’s rear finish spinning placing him into Albon.
Purple Bull teammate Sergio Perez had a nightmare weekend in Montreal after failing to qualify and beginning in sixteenth place on the grid. Perez ended up making contact with the barrier after sliding on the moist monitor at flip 6, however he limped the automobile again to the pits. The automobile’s closely broken rear wing and left a path of carbon fiber elements on the monitor, in accordance with race officers. Perez was slapped with a three-grid penalty after the race, and Purple Bull Racing was fined 25,000 Euros ($26,925). Perez’s contract was simply prolonged two years by way of 2026 on Thursday.
As soon as within the lead Verstappen famous the automobile’s suspension felt prefer it was caught in its “exhausting” setup and he may “get knocked out” if he hit curbs. The workforce acknowledged the difficulty however the reigning champ did not are available in for any adjustments. The Purple Bull workforce skilled its share of points with curbs in Monaco as properly.
Albon carried out what may’ve been essentially the most surprising transfer of the race with a double cross by threading his well beyond an RB and Alpine in a single transfer by way of a nook.
Mercedes-Benz AMG’s Lewis Hamilton ended up in fourth place with McLaren’s Oscar Pastry taking fifth.
The tenth spherical of the 2024 Formulation 1 World Championship would be the Spanish Grand Prix, which can happen on June 23.
Under are the complete outcomes from the 2024 Formulation 1 Canadian Grand Prix:
1) Max Verstappen, Purple Bull Racing
2) Lando Norris, McLaren +3.879 seconds
3) George Russell, Mercedes-Benz AMG +4.317 seconds
4) Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-Benz AMG +4.915 seconds
5) Oscar Piastri, McLaren +10.199 seconds
6) Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin +17.510 seconds
7) Lance Stroll, Aston Martin +23.625 seconds
8) Daniel Ricciardo, RB +28.672 seconds
9) Pierre Gasly, Alpine +30.021 seconds
10) Esteban Ocon, Alpine +30.313 seconds
11) Nico Hulkenberg, Haas +30.824 seconds
12) Kevin Magnussen, Haas +30.824 seconds
13) Valtteri Bottas, Sauber +40.487seconds
14) Yuki Tsunoda,RB +52.694 seconds
15) Zhou Guanyu, Sauber, +1 lap
NC) Carlos Sainz, Ferrari – DNF
NC) Alexander Albon, Williams – DNF
NC) Sergio Perez, Purple Bull Racing – DNF
NC) Charles Leclrec, Ferrari – DNF
NC) Logan Sergeant, Williams – DNF
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