Five laps remaining. Carlos runs P10 with a 4.7s gap ahead, holding track position on mediums to the flag. No pit window from here. Alex has been lapped and is P20, focus shifts fully to defending the final points place in these closing laps.- Generated by Airia
5 minutes ago
LAP 18/23
Alex’s stop sees him come out in front of the leaders and has spent his recent kilometres jumping out of the way as the blue flags wave.
6 minutes ago
Box, box 🅿️
Alex is into the pit lane and swaps for a set of Softs.That stop, unsurprisingly, drops him down to P21.
9 minutes ago
LAP 13/23
That’s P18 for Alex! He eases by ALO out of the hairpin and on the run to the final chicane. He now has a 3.1s gap to close on BEA in P17.
11 minutes ago
LAP 12/23
The halfway point is already here. Carlos is now 2.5s away from COL, with OCO 10s behind.Alex, meanwhile, is much closet to ALO now. It’s a 0.6s gap to the Aston Martin and he’ll be looking to pass the Spaniard soon.
13 minutes ago
Carlos on the gearbox
Lap 9. Carlos runs P10, 1.1s off the Alpine ahead with the gap edging into overtake detection range.Both on medium tyres, so it is a straight pace fight.Alex P19 for now. - Generated by Airia
15 minutes ago
LAP 7/23
Carlos now has COL as the car ahead. The Alpine got by on the back straight, and is now P9.
19 minutes ago
LAP 5/23
Free positions coming for both drivers as HAD has a mechanical issue and slows.Up to P9 for Carlos, and P19 will be coming Alex’s way shortly.
21 minutes ago
LAP 4/23
Same move for Alex one lap later, but this time he makes it stick! Up to P20!He’s now 5.7s away from GAS in P19.
22 minutes ago
LAP 3/23
Alex sails past BOT into the final chicane, but the Cadillac attacks back past on the pit straight.Still P21 for Albono.
24 minutes ago
LAP 1/23
A calm start for the 22 cars. Carlos kept it tidy on the inside of LIN, and remains in P10.Alex’s pit lane start has him chasing BOT, and sits in P21.
27 minutes ago
Formation lap 🟢
Carlos and Alex both take the first tour of the Circuit de Gilles Villeneuve on the formation lap.
30 minutes ago
Tyre talk 🛞
Carlos and Alex will start this Sprint on new Medium Pirelli tyres.Also, STR will the fifth car to start from the pit lane, after being taken away from the grid.
32 minutes ago
Pit lane starters 🅿️
Alex isn’t the only driver who will begin this Sprint from the pit lane.
BEA, GAS, and BOT are also not taking to the grid, and the four will look for opportunities to close up to the pack in the opening laps.
36 minutes ago
In the cockpit 💪
Carlos has jumped into his FW48 ready to get going for the upcoming Sprint….
39 minutes ago
TEN MINUTE WARNING 🚨
The Sprint formation lap will begin in just ten minutes!
A very busy day with very important consequences for our Canadian fortunes are next up for Carlos and Alex.
We have Sprint in 30 minutes, where Carlos will be looking to take points from a P10 start. Alex’s misfortune yesterday sees him further back, and raring to go in making up for lost time.
And the lessons we learn will help us for qualifying later this afternoon, when we set the grid for tomorrow’s race. Stay tuned.
About 1 hour ago
Sprint Saturday Is Here 📸
About 1 hour ago
Carlos reflects on his Montreal Friday
Hear what Carlos Sainz had to say Canada's maiden Sprint qualifying
Really good job, Carlos. We’ve got some work to do to get some lap time out of the soft, but good job.
CARLOS to PIT:
Yeah, thank you. First Q3 [of 2026] so we will take that.
Yesterday
Final lap improvement 📈
It’s a 1:14.536 on his final lap – it keep him P10 for the start of the Sprint tomorrow.
Yesterday
1:14.629 ⏱️
First lap of SQ3 banked, Carlos is in P10 after the opening runs.
Yesterday
"Let's go" 👉
Gaetan releases Carlos from the garage, SQ3 is underway here in Montreal – it’s time for the soft tyres…
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CARLOS to PIT
Good job, guys! The run plan was good.
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PIT to CARLOS
That’s P10, good job. P10.
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VAMOS CARLOS 👏
A lap when it mattered – he’s through to SQ3 thanks to a 1:14.547!
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PIT to CARLOS
Go push.
Yesterday
Chipping away 📈
He improves up to P9 – it’s a 1:14.828. He’s got time for one last SQ2 attempt.
Yesterday
1:15.295 ⏱️
Carlos is on the board – good benchmark to build on for his next SQ2 push…
Yesterday
PIT to CARLOS
Go push.
Yesterday
Heading back out 👉
Fresh mediums fitted, Carlos returns to the track for his first SQ2 attempt…
Yesterday
Moving on 👏
The pit lane placement meant we avoided a little bit of chaos on the out lap – Carlos doesn’t need this lap and is comfortably through in P11.
Yesterday
PIT to CARLOS
Go push.
Yesterday
Front of the queue 🚦
Quick reactions from the garage to get Carlos out first and he’ll lead the train out for the last 1:46 of SQ1.
Yesterday
Estimated session resumption time 🕰️
We’re aiming to get back going at 16:59 local time.
Yesterday
Inspecting the barriers 🔧
It was a strong hit into the tecpro barriers, and repairs remain on going under the red flag at turn 3.
Yesterday
Red Flag 🚩
ALO is in the barriers at turn 3 – he’s OK. Carlos returns to the garage, there will be time for one more lap…
Yesterday
Up to P10 📈
It’s a 1:15.500, good gain on his third push – he’ll have one more SQ1 lap to come…
Yesterday
More time found ⏱️
But Carlos shares he made a mistake – he will have time for another go…
Yesterday
First SQ1 lap 🔒
It’s a 1:17.172 for Carlos first time around, eight minutes remaining…
Yesterday
SQ1 is go 🟢
Carlos is leaving the pit lane for his opening SQ1 runs…
Yesterday
Team Update
Following the incident in FP1 involving wildlife on track, Alex will not run in this afternoon’s Sprint qualifying session.
Despite the best efforts of the team to repair the car, the damage sustained was far more extensive than originally thought, requiring the gearbox and PU to be replaced. It’s unlucky for Alex, but we’ll look to take all the learnings from Carlos’ side of the garage to be as prepared as possible for tomorrow’s sessions.
An interrupted session, but laps on the board ahead of Sprint qualifying...
Yesterday
Quick clean up 🟢
We’ll get a final minute of running, enough for practice starts…
Yesterday
Red Flag 🚩
OCO has lost his nose in the opening sector – there’s a lot of debris, and this could be the end of the session.
Yesterday
On the soft 🛞
Carlos fits the red-wall Pirelli compound for some quali simulations in the final moments of this session…
Yesterday
Speeding by 📸
Yesterday
Into the final 20 minutes ⏳
Carlos is up to 28 laps completed, he’s coming in to the pits at the end of this latest tour…Alex - P14 (Out)Carlos - P15
Yesterday
Getting the laps in 📊
With Alex back in the garage after than unfortunate incident with a groundhog, Carlos’ running in this now extended FP1 is very valuable. He’s midway through a race simulation currently…
Yesterday
Race Control 🚨
FP1 will be extended by a further 15 minutes.
Yesterday
Red flag continues 🔴
Alex’s car has been recovered and is making it’s way off track – marshals are busy sweeping the track…
Yesterday
ALEX to PIT
I’m so f****** unlucky.
Yesterday
Alex makes contact with the wall, he's OK 🔴
He’s out of the car in the middle sector. Carlos returns to the garage.
Yesterday
The order is shuffling 🔀
Alex and Carlos both set new PBs for the session on their most recent tours – that’s P8 and P9 after just over 20 minutes…
Yesterday
CARLOS to PIT
Yeah, happier.
Yesterday
Up to P5 and P6 📈
Early stages but nice gains for both Alex and Carlos, we’re P5 and P6 after 10 laps…
Yesterday
Back to work ↗️
Alex and Carlos return to the circuit after the red flag, both with the same hard tyres fitted…
Yesterday
Back to the garage 🔴
Further intervention is needed to recover the stricken Racing Bulls car and the red flag is shown.
Yesterday
VSC 🟡
LAW has stopped on track in the opening sector with an issue and has jumped out of the cockpit. Marshals are on track to recover his car.
A busy hour ahead and no time to waste for our duo, they’re straight out there on hards…
Yesterday
This was SUPPOSED to be a serious Montreal F1 Track Guide
This was SUPPOSED to be a serious Montreal F1 Track Guide
We gave Carlos and Alex a golf cart in Montreal, this is what happend...
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Ready for the weekend 💪
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Montreal check in 📍
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