F1 Canadian GP LIVE: Qualifying updates and start time as Lewis Hamilton eyes shock pole

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F1 next heads to a fan-favourite venue in Montreal for the Canadian Grand Prix and round 10 of the 2025 season.
Oscar Piastri extended his championship lead with victory in Barcelona last time out, finishing ahead of McLaren teammate Lando Norris. The gap at the top of the standings is 10 points.
Yet the Spanish GP ended in controversy with Max Verstappen 's clash with George Russell and his subsequent 10-second time penalty. The Dutchman is now just one penalty point away from a race ban, and will have to keep it clean for the next two races.
Lewis Hamilton will be eyeing a major improvement after a difficult race in Spain, though his teammate Charles Leclerc did finish on the podium for the second consecutive race.
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Start times in Canada:
All times BST
Saturday 14 June
Qualifying: 9pm
Sunday 15 June
Race: 7pm
13 June 2025 23:14
FP3 REPORT:
Lando Norris landed a major boost ahead of qualifying for Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix by finishing fastest in final practice.
The British driver bemoaned McLaren 's worst day of the season so far here at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on Friday after he trailed George Russell.
Full report below:
Lando Norris quickest in final practice ahead of 'wide open' Canadian GP qualifying
The British driver bemoaned McLaren's worst day of the season on Friday but improved on Saturday
Kieran Jackson14 June 2025 20:41
Nico Rosberg on qualifying:
'Qualifying is going to be thrilling,' Rosberg tells Sky Sports F1.
'Lando is really on form, it's a drivers track, Lando doesn't necessarily have the very best car but he's driving brilliantly. Leclerc is right there, Ferrari are there.
'It's wide open.'
14 June 2025 20:37
PREVIEW: Max Verstappen is on his final warning in Canada – but it won't change a thing
As F1 makes its second trip across the Atlantic in the space of five weeks, Max Verstappen is the centre of attention once again. Before Miami in May, it was due to heartwarming reasons, as he became a father for the first time a few days earlier. Yet this weekend, ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix, the Red Bull driver knows he is on his final warning on-track.
The three penalty points accumulated at the last meet in Spain – punishment for a deliberate ram into George Russell – means the enigmatic Dutchman is just one point away from a race suspension. A suspension which, surely, would put his faint 2025 title hopes in the dust.
As such, Verstappen must keep his nose clean this weekend, and in Austria in a fortnight's time, before two of his 11 points are wiped from his licence. Twelve across a year trigger a ban; it is a fair system, designed to curtail erratic, dangerous manoeuvres such as the one seen in Barcelona.
Max Verstappen is on his final warning in Canada – but it won't change a thing
Verstappen is one penalty point away from a ban and must stay out of trouble at the next two races, yet is unlikely to alter his aggressive racing style in Montreal
Kieran Jackson14 June 2025 20:31
Williams boss James Vowles on goals for the weekend:
'Two cars in the top-10 and scoring points with both cars, it's a realistic proposition for us.
'We were competitive at all tracks this year, apart from Barcelona.
On fifth in championship: 'It would be a great result, it doesn't feel comfortable, our main goal is to fix some of the foundational things which should help us on our journey this year.'
How has Max Verstappen accumulated 11 penalty points?
3 points, 2025 Spanish GP – Causing a collision with George Russell (expires 1 June 2026)
2 points, 2024 Abu Dhabi GP – Causing a collision with Oscar Piastri (expires 8 December 2025)
1 point, 2024 Qatar GP – Driving unnecessarily slowly on a cooldown lap in qualifying (expires 1 December 2025)
1 point, 2024 Brazil GP sprint – Being under the minimum VSC delta time (expires 1 November 2025)
2 points, 2024 Mexico GP – Forcing Lando Norris off-track (expires 27 October 2025)
2 points, 2024 Austrian GP – Causing a collision with Lando Norris (expires 30 June 2025)
(12 points in a 12-month period trigger a race ban)
Kieran Jackson14 June 2025 20:11
Red Bull boss Christian Horner:
On Verstappen-Russell incident: 'He apologised in the debrief, a very frustrating race for him and the team. It was one of those things, with hindsight, I'm sure he wouldn't have done what he did.
'He's a driver who drives with a huge amount of emotion, that's the brilliance he has. Occasionally, you make misjudgements - you see it with all the greats, Senna, Schumacher. He immediately apologised to the team.'
On Ferrari rumours: 'I'm not going anywhere. It's always flattering being associated with other teams, particularly Ferrari, but I'm not going anywhere. Been here 21 years, don't have any intention on being anywhere else.'
Kieran Jackson14 June 2025 19:59
F1 constructor standings heading into Canada:
1. McLaren - 362 points
2. Ferrari - 165 points
3. Mercedes - 159 points
4. Red Bull - 144 points
5. Williams - 54 points
6. Racing Bulls - 28 points
7. Haas - 26 points
8. Sauber - 16 points
9. Aston Martin - 16 points
10. Alpine - 11 points
Kieran Jackson14 June 2025 19:52
Morocco reveals ambitious £887m plan to host African F1 race
Morocco looks set to enter the competitive race to host an F1 race in Africa with a spectacular $1.2m (£887m) plan revealed near the coastal city of Tangier.
Both South Africa – at either the Kyalami track near Johannesburg or a Cape Town street circuit, and Rwanda have expressed strong interest in hosting a grand prix, perhaps as early as 2027.
Africa is the only habitable continent that F1 does not host a race in, amidst the congested 24-event calendar. The last grand prix in Africa was the 1993 South African GP.
But now, Morocco is aiming to build a mega-project 20km south of Tangier, which will include a Grade 1 circuit fit to host F1 and MotoGP, a theme park, a shopping mall and a marina.
Full story below:
Kieran Jackson14 June 2025 19:45
Ferrari criticism 'disrespectful' and harming team's chances – Fred Vasseur
When pressed on his own future, an animated Vasseur, in his third season in charge of the Italian giants, said: 'I have to stay calm otherwise I will be reported to the stewards.
'It is not about me, because I can manage this, but it is about the people of the team and to throw their names like this is disrespectful for them and for their family.
'I don't understand the target? Perhaps it is to give s*** to the team and in this case I don't see the point. Maybe for them it is to exist? But it is clearly hurting the team.'