It's one of the best races of the season, it's time for Montreal.

Organisers of this weekend's Canadian grand prix have called off a scheduled "open house" day. The promoters of the Montreal race had planned to allow spectators to attend the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve and tour the F1 pitlane for free on Thursday. La Presse newspaper said the open day has taken place since the early 90s, with 12,000 taking advantage last year. But according to the Canadian Press, it has been called off in 2012 due to "security concerns", amid threats made by protesting university students […]

Vitaly Petrov has expressed how he prefers racing in wet conditions, and is hoping the Canadian Grand Prix on Montreal’s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve will be wet which would enable Caterham to be more competitive with the midfield teams such as Toro Rosso and Force India. Last years Canadian Grand Prix was struck by torrential rain, which red flagged the race after 25 laps. The race was eventually able to continue, and was undeniably the race of the season as Jenson Button took victory on the […]

Kamui Kobayashi is optimistic of a good performance from Sauber in next weekend's Canadian Grand Prix. Kobayashi was eliminated from the Monaco Grand Prix in the early stages after making contact with Romain Grosjean's stricken Lotus. " I think Montreal is one of the places where we can be strong", said the Japanese driver, "In case it is cold there, a key will be how the tyres work. I really like the city and the track, although, unfortunately, I have never had a great result there. […]

Nico Rosberg believes that his Mercedes W03 should be suited to the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. Rosberg finished as runner-up to Mark Webber in last weekend's Monaco Grand Prix. The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal is a great track, and I'm really looking forward to our visit there", said Rosberg, "With its low downforce and slow corners, a little bit like Monza, the track should suit our car. We've made good progress over the past few weeks, and that was clear from the performance in Monaco. So I'm […]

Williams Chief Operating Engineer Mark Gillan has said he is disappointed with the outcome of the Monaco weekend for the British team. Pastor Maldonado's race ended on the opening lap following a collision with Pedro de La Rosa, while Bruno Senna could only managed a point courtesy of tenth place. "The car was good enough for a P4 or P5 qualifying position", Gillan said in a team press release, "Our race pace was also good so it is disappointing not to have come away from […]

Montreal has been warned to spend around $15 million on the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve or risk losing the Canadian grand prix. La Presse reports that Bernie Ecclestone has said only a major redevelopment of the circuit will lead to talks about a new contract beyond 2014. The report said that, in light of the F1 chief executive's warning, Montreal mayor Gerald Tremblay has appealed to higher levels of government for the necessary money. "Negotiations are underway between the three levels of government and the bodies […]

This is the start of an important week for Formula 1, the last one given over to testing before heading off to Australia and the start of the 2012 World Championship, which gets underway at the Albert Park circuit on 18 March. For Fernando, the week began on track, but not at the wheel of the F2012, nor at the Catalunyan one which hosts official testing in a few days. Instead, he was at Jarama, on the outskirts of Madrid, in the cockpit of a […]

Sebastien Buemi is not getting excited despite preparing to clock up a career milestone this weekend. Blick newspaper points out that the 22-year-old Swiss, who debuted for his current team Toro Rosso as a teenager in 2009, will contest his fiftieth consecutive grand prix in Singapore. He will therefore draw level with Luca Badoer and move ahead of the career tallies of predecessors including Christian Klien and Derek Daly, and even race winner Jean-Pierre Jabouille as well as Mike Hailwood. And Buemi, with 27 points […]

Jul.7 (GMM) The other major race at Montreal's Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is in danger of being scrapped.

In addition to hosting the grand prix, Montreal is the only Canadian stop on the NASCAR schedule.

But AP reports that the Quebec government turn...

Jun.21 (GMM) As in Canada, there will be two 'DRS' overtaking zones on the streets of Valencia this weekend, but only one 'detection point'.

The new-in-2011 adjustable rear wing innovation contributed to a plethora of overtaking on the Circuit Gilles...

Jun.16 (GMM) Not long after some were calling time on Michael Schumacher's poor comeback, the seven time world champion raced almost to the podium in the chaotic Canadian grand prix.

"That's sport; the situation changes quickly," said Mercedes' motor...