McLaren has admitted that it made a mistake in sending out Jenson Button on option tyres in the first phase of yesterday's qualifying session. read more »

In terms of strategy we'll be assessing different options. Tyre degradation is very low here, so we could see a few teams attempt a one stop race. read more »

Lewis Hamilton, 2nd: "I was very happy with my lap - I squeezed every last ounce out of the car and didn't expect to be so far up the grid. In fact, I struggled a... read more »

Fernando Alonso, 3rd: "I am happy with the way things have gone so far this weekend, especially because the car has proved to be competitive, even on a track which... read more »

Paul Hembery: “The difference between the two compounds was less than many people anticipated in this afternoon’s warmer conditions, with approximately half... read more »

Nico Rosberg, 5th: "Today's qualifying session went pretty well and P5 is a good starting position to gain a strong result here in Montreal. I can still hope for a... read more »

Sebastian Vettel, 1st: "We were clear about the car today and able to improve step by step in qualifying. I’m very happy with the result and the laps at the end... read more »

Sebastian Vettel leads Hamilton by 0.001 seconds, who is only 0.025 seconds ahead of Fernando Alonso. Fourth placed Schumacher is just 0.085 seconds off Vettel's time.... read more »

Pitpass' recent Q3 Tyre Survey has revealed that an overwhelming 87% of fans would much rather see drivers on track shooting for pole position that strategically saving... read more »

F1 technical directors admitted on Friday that they were still struggling to fully understand how to get the best out of the 2012 Pirelli tyres, despite a wealth of data... read more »

Paul di Resta, 5th: "The weather was a bit of a worry today with the constant threat of rain so we had a very busy morning and probably did more laps in FP1 than we... read more »

Fernando Alonso, 2nd: "I am rather pleased with the way things went this Montreal Friday. This morning, we concentrated mainly on evaluating some new updates, while in the... read more »

Michael Schumacher, 7th: "Our work was pretty typical of a normal Friday, however we used the softer tyre this morning to make sure that we could complete our full... read more »

HRT focused through FP1 on tyre evaluation, expecting that rain would fall during the afternoon. In the afternoon the team continued to test the upgrades which were... read more »

The Canadian GP weekend has started very differently for the Williams drivers. Pastor Maldonado had a positive day during which all planned items, including aerodynamic and... read more »

Caterham had a good day for both Kovalainen and Petrov. The day went very smoothly for Vitaly with no issues and 64 laps on his tally. Heikki unfortunately crashed halfway... read more »

Lewis Hamilton, 1st: “I’m very happy with my start to the weekend: happy that the rain held off for both sessions today and happy that we got... read more »

Sebastian Vettel, 4th: “We ran the super soft tyres this morning thinking there would be rain this afternoon; in the end it didn’t come but you never know... read more »

Kamui Kobayashi, 6th: "I am happy as we had a very smooth day today. It was nice that the weather conditions remained stable and the rain only came after the second free... read more »

Heikki Kovalainen: “First I want to say thank you to the team for doing a great job and getting the car fixed and ready for most of FP2. I made a mistake on the exit... read more »

As the 2012 F1 season moves into its seventh round in Canada, discovering the magic touch with tyres remains the hot topic. Although teams may be closer to understanding how to... read more »

Nico Rosberg believes Mercedes ever stronger form is set for a further boost soon, with the team confident it can unlock the secrets of the 2012 tyres read more »

As the teams get ready to kick off the Canadian GP weekend, Fernando Alonso faced the press to talk about the circuit and his prospects for the race. Surprisingly, he downplays... read more »

Jacques Villeneuve has hit out at the current state of Formula 1, ranging from the unpredictable nature of the recent results, the Pirelli tyres and the 'childish'... read more »

Pedro de la Rosa: "I really like the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve because I've always done well there. The races are very open, with a lot of overtaking opportunities,... read more »