Formula 1 arrives in Canada, where this evening the tenth round of the World Championship, the Montreal Grand Prix, will take place. The teams, after a series of races in Europe, have flown

The failures of the 2024 Grand Prix have called into question Montreal’s commitment to hosting Formula One and the competence of the event’s organizers.

With the news that he had been cleared to race at the Canadian Grand Prix this weekend getting the city’s pulse racing, Lance Stroll made a pit stop at his favourite Montreal deli. Looking happy to be back on home turf, Stroll and the Aston Martin team hit up one of the city’s most iconic spots for smoked meat.

Follow the live updates and highlights from the qualifying race of the Canadian Grand Prix Formula One 2025 race here

The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is, like other venues on the Formula 1 calendar, the indirect result of a city hosting a major event unrelated to racing. In this case, of the Expo 67, the World’s Fair held in 1967 in Montreal. The track is located on Île Notre-Dame, a man-made island in the St. Lawrence River.

Kimi Antonelli finished fourth, one place ahead of Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton. Russell started on pole here last year and came from nowhere to secure first place again. Verstappen, who crashed into Russell at the previous round in Spain, will join him on the front row.

Verstappen has hit out at repeated questions about his F1 race ban threat after 2025 Canadian Grand Prix qualifying.

Lewis Hamilton's Ducati Panigale V4 motorbike has a significant maintenance cost after the Ferrari driver rode it into the F1 Canadian Grand Prix paddock.