wasn’t as keen to throw Ricciardo under the bus but concedes he is going through some “challenges”.The race restarted on lap 30 of 70 with Verstappen leading from Russell.

that is the reason I kept it flat – because I trusted that he would leave me the space since he’d seen me.Sauber/Kick/Stake F1 duo Valtteri Bottas and Guanyu Zhou will both start the Canadian Grand Prix from the pit lane after the rear wing specifications changed on their cars.

including misjudging the kerb at Turn 8 and making contact with Oscar Piastri.which has seen dividends in performance on track along with other improvements the former World Champions have brought to the W15 this season.

“I think it was much easier for the car behind to kind of do the opposite.we are still slightly struggling in terms of single-lap pace – thats mostly it.