Introduction
Max Verstappen and Purple Bull bounced again from their Monaco struggles as they returned to successful methods in an action-packed 2024 System 1 Canadian Grand Prix, overcoming rain showers, a number of Security Automobile durations, restarts and a stern problem from behind to guide residence 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 Automobile – 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 monitor dried up and the sphere switched from intermediate tyres to slicks, and once more following a second Security Automobile 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 recent, slick tyres underneath the second Security Automobile interval, raised coronary heart charges on the Mercedes pit wall once 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 effectively, 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 outcome.
Haas duo Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen initially flew up the order as the one drivers to begin the race on moist tyres, quite 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 expensive 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 up to now.
Sainz and Albon, who had 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 last retiree after he spun off the monitor 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, System 1 answered its critics with a improbable present from the primary to the final lap. Three drivers took turns main, and two extra had been additionally in with an opportunity of successful. 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 may see 4 of the 5 obtainable varieties in motion. Even the acute moist, which often shouldn’t be used a lot, proved aggressive on a low-energy monitor with numerous floor water. The Intermediate additionally did very lengthy stints, confirming its suitability for each very moist and virtually dry circumstances. As for the Exhausting and Medium, it’s onerous to say which labored finest because the second Security Automobile disadvantaged us of with 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 monitor was nonetheless damp.
The day on the monitor:
The race bought underway on a moist monitor. 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 wonderful grip in these circumstances in order that each drivers had been capable of cost up the order, with the Dane even making it as excessive as fourth place by lap 3, having began 14th. Nevertheless, the monitor was drying out quite rapidly, so the American group’s two drivers had 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 monitor drying, particularly on the racing line, earlier than getting moist once more following one other bathe. The vast majority of drivers made the many of the first Security Automobile interval, forty minutes into the race, to modify 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 monitor 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 had been the one drivers to finish the seventy-lap race with just one pit cease.
When slicks had been viable, the bulk (14) of drivers selected the Medium, thus searching for a greater warm-up part, whereas 5 went with the Exhausting, considering extra about put on, armed with the information that in free apply, 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 onerous, Yellow medium and Purple comfortable, in addition to the Cinturato Inexperienced Intermediate and the Cinturato Blue full moist, had been put to good use. However they weren’t the one tyres in motion, because the Ferrari Problem P Zero and Ferrari Problem had been utilized by the vehicles within the Prancing Horse’s eponymous one-make collection, 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, System 1 heads again to Europe for a long term of summer season races. The primary cease is Barcelona, which hosts the Spanish Grand Prix from 21 to 23 June. Previous to that, Pirelli might be working one other two day take a look at session, this time on the Mugello circuit on 13 and 14 June, as soon as once more with help from Scuderia Ferrari. As was the case final week at Le Castellet, Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz are on driving obligation, this time with the Monegasque tackling the primary day and the Spaniard the second.
2024 System 1 Canadian Grand Prix Race Outcomes
| Pos | No | Driver | Nation | Crew | Time | Factors | General |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1 | Max Verstappen | Netherlands | Purple Bull Racing | 1:45:47.927 | 25 | 194 |
| 2. | 4 | Lando Norris | Nice Britain | Mclaren Racing | +3.879s | 18 | 131 |
| 3. | 63 | George Russell | Nice Britain | Mercedes-AMG Petronas | +4.317s | 15 | 69 |
| 4. | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Nice Britain | Mercedes-AMG Petronas | +4.915s | 13 | 55 |
| 5. | 81 | Oscar Piastri | Australia | McLaren Racing | +10.199s | 10 | 81 |
| 6. | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Spain | Aston Martin F1 Crew | +17.510s | 8 | 41 |
| 7. | 18 | Lance Stroll | Canada | Aston Martin F1 Crew | +23.625s | 6 | 17 |
| 8. | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Australia | Visa Money App F1 Crew | +28.672s | 4 | 9 |
| 9. | 10 | Pierre Gasly | France | Alpine F1 Crew | +30.021s | 2 | 3 |
| 10. | 31 | Esteban Ocon | France | Alpine F1 Crew | +30.313s | 1 | 2 |
| 11. | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Germany | Haas F1 Crew | +30.824s | 0 | 6 |
| 12. | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Denmark | Haas F1 Crew | +31.253s | 0 | 1 |
| 13. | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Finland | Kick Sauber F1 Crew | +40.487s | 0 | 0 |
| 14. | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | Japan | Visa Money App F1 Crew | +52.694s | 0 | 19 |
| 15. | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | China | Kick Sauber F1 Crew | +1 lap | 0 | 0 |
| 16. | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Spain | Scuderia Ferrari | DNF | 0 | 108 |
| 17. | 45 | Alexander Albon | Thailand | Williams Racing | DNF | 0 | 2 |
| 18. | 11 | Sergio Perez | Mexico | Purple Bull Racing | DNF | 0 | 107 |
| 1. | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Monaco | Scuderia Ferrari | DNF | 0 | 138 |
| 15. | 2 | Logan Sargeant | USA | Williams Racing | DNF | 0 | 0 |
2024 Constructor Standings
| Pos | Crew | Factors |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Purple Bull Racing | 301 |
| 2. | Scuderia Ferrari | 252 |
| 3. | McLaren Racing | 212 |
| 4. | Mercedes-AMG Petronas | 124 |
| 5. | Aston Martin F1 Crew | 58 |
| 6. | Visa Money App F1 Crew | 28 |
| 7. | Haas F1 Crew | 7 |
| 8. | Alpine F1 Crew | 5 |
| 9. | Williams Racing | 2 |
| 10. | Kick Sauber F1 Crew | 0 |
Listed below are the team-by-team highlights:
