Summary

  • Max Verstappen wins to equal Ayrton Senna's total of 41 race victories

  • P2 Alonso, P3 Hamilton, P4 Leclerc, P5 Sainz, P6 Perez

  • George Russell retires despite fighting back after hitting wall

  • OUT: Russell, Sargeant

  • Verstappen leads drivers' championship by 69 points from team-mate Perez

  • Canadian Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal

  1. Postpublished at 19:41 British Summer Time 18 June 2023

    Lap 26/70

    The top three of Max Verstappen, Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton have all made a pit stop and switched from the medium tyres to the hard compounds. Ferrari in fourth and fifth are still running their original yellow rubber. Right decision by the Italian team not to come in under the safety car?

  2. Postpublished at 19:40 British Summer Time 18 June 2023

    Harry Benjamin
    BBC F1 Commentator

    News from the stewards, the unsafe releases that were being investigated, Hamilton and Alonso no further action, Lando Norris no further action, so no penalties coming their way, they have gotten away with it.

  3. Postpublished at 19:40 British Summer Time 18 June 2023

    Lap 25/70

    Encouraging news for Charles Leclerc. Carlos Sainz won't be offering him outside for a fight for fourth place. A clean lap is all the Scuderia want out of the Monegasque driver.

  4. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 19:39 British Summer Time 18 June 2023

    #bbcf1

    Paul: A sudden downpoor would make this just a little bit interesting right about now..

    Hu: Verstappens car could just die, that would be great.

    Jack: If they have left it this long, then hamilton won't get a penalty or they will change the result hours after the race finishes

  5. Postpublished at 19:39 British Summer Time 18 June 2023

    Lap 24/70

    Fernando Alonso is into the runners-up spot but Max Verstappen is three seconds up the road and not looking like he'll make a rare mistake in the Red Bull.

    fernando alonsoImage source, Getty Images
  6. Postpublished at 19:38 British Summer Time 18 June 2023

    Lap 24/70

    Carlos Sainz is in fifth tells his engineer he's got "a bit of pace" as he tries to hunt down his team-mate Charles Leclerc for fourth.

    carlos sainzImage source, Getty Images
  7. Postpublished at 19:36 British Summer Time 18 June 2023

    Lap 23/70

    The Aston Martin and Mercedes reach the final chicane and Fernando Alonso can spot a gap. The Spaniard pulls out to the side and breezes by the Silver Arrow. Second place for Alonso is now safe.

  8. Postpublished at 19:35 British Summer Time 18 June 2023

    Lap 22/70

    Fernando Alonso clocks the fastest lap of the race, which is encouraging for the two-time world champion, as he has another multiple title winner in his sights, Lewis Hamilton.

  9. Postpublished at 19:34 British Summer Time 18 June 2023

    Lap 20/70

    Kevin Magnussen now finds Valtteri Bottas on his tail and the Dane finds himself down in ninth place. It gets even worse for the Haas man as Lando Norris is on the prowl and is able to pick him off with ease.

    kevin magnusenImage source, Getty Images
  10. Postpublished at 19:33 British Summer Time 18 June 2023

    Oliver Askew
    Former Formula E driver

    Of all the unsafe releases that we saw, I don't think Lewis' release was the worst of those, I will be surprised if he gets a penalty for that.

  11. Postpublished at 19:33 British Summer Time 18 June 2023

    Lap 20/70

    Alex Albon goes through on Oscar Piastri as Esteban Ocon picks off the Haas of Kevin Magnussen.

  12. Top 10published at 19:32 British Summer Time 18 June 2023

    1. Max Verstappen

    2. Lewis Hamilton

    3. Fernando Alonso

    4. Charles Leclerc

    5. Carlos Sainz

    6. Sergio Perez

    7. Kevin Magnussen

    8. Valtteri Bottas

    9. Esteban Ocon

    10. Lando Norris

    verstappen leads hamilton and alonsoImage source, Getty Images
  13. Postpublished at 19:31 British Summer Time 18 June 2023

    Andrew Benson
    BBC Sport’s chief F1 writer in Montreal

    Magnussen, Bottas, Ocon, running in seventh, eighth and ninth places, are all under investigation for potentially overtaking while the safety car was out so they could be in trouble.

  14. Postpublished at 19:30 British Summer Time 18 June 2023

    Lap 18/70

    The stewards are busy. Hamilton and Alonso and Norris and Albon are all being investigated for their pit lane shenanigans under the safety car.

  15. Postpublished at 19:29 British Summer Time 18 June 2023

    Lap 17/70

    Phew. Safe restart for every driver. Max Verstappen leads the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton and the Aston Martin of Fernando Alonso. The Dutchman is 1.281 seconds of seven-time world champion Hamilton.

    max verstappenImage source, Getty Images
  16. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 19:28 British Summer Time 18 June 2023

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    Ron Martin: That’ll be a 5 second penalty for Hamilton. Just can’t do that

    Lisa: George for the win!!! Shades of JB

  17. Postpublished at 19:28 British Summer Time 18 June 2023

    Oliver Askew
    Former Formula E driver

    Lewis on the previous radio just wondering that the damage wasn't coming off his car because maybe he saw black Mercedes bodywork scattered across the track. I'm still in shock on how George has continued this race, surely there is some kind of bent parts on that car now, we will see where his lap times fall.

  18. Go! Go! Go!published at 19:28 British Summer Time 18 June 2023

    Here we go again!

  19. Postpublished at 19:28 British Summer Time 18 June 2023

    Lap 16/70

    Max Verstappen is weaving... when is he going to go?

  20. Safety car endingpublished at 19:27 British Summer Time 18 June 2023

    Lap 16/60

    Safety car ending after this lap.