Motorsport - International Press Comments on the Canadian Grand Prix

MONTREAL (DPA) – Formula 1 world champion Max Verstappen extended his world championship lead by winning the Canadian Grand Prix. The Red Bull driver finished just ahead of Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz in Montreal and Lewis Hamilton at Mercedes.

His teammate Sergio Pérez was ruled out with a technical fault and finished second in the World Championship. The international press writes about:

Great Britain

‘The Sun’: ‘Red Bull is clearly the big winner of the Canadian Grand Prix, with Verstappen claiming another victory, but it was not a flawless victory. Sergio Pérez’s retirement with a suspected gearbox problem suggests his car continues to struggle (…) (…)

“Daily Mail”: “Yes, Hamilton was behind winner Max Verstappen, who took the pressure off late and secured his sixth win of the season, and was behind Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz. But when the champagne was sprayed and Hamilton was harvested On a sunny day, the 37-year-old Briton looked alive again at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, where he claimed his first 103 wins in 2007.

France

“Le Figaro”: “A breakthrough with which he (Verstappen) was able to consolidate his lead in the drivers’ standings. He is now 46 points ahead of Mexican Sergio Pérez, who retired on the ninth lap, and Monegasque Charles Leclerc, The one who crashed was penalized on Saturday and started from behind, but eventually finished fifth.”

Italy

“Gazetta dello Sport”: “Verstappen confirmed as best. Sainz struggles to the end, Leclerc puts on a show. Top performances for Hamilton, Russell and Alonso too”

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Spain

“As”: “Sainz moves closer to his first victory in Formula 1 before more Verstappen and hairpin turns than ever. (…) But overtaking in Gilles Villeneuve is not easy, as only straights provide opportunities And the fastest car in The Straits is Verstappen the champion won a hard-fought Canadian GP, probably the toughest fight of the year for him (…).”

Austria

“Courier”: “Red Bull drivers were able to celebrate five times in a row in Formula 1. A sixth consecutive Grand Prix success was anything but a certain success on Sunday in Montreal. Max Verstappen was at the Grand Canadian Prix literally at the finish line The world champion had a Ferrari, but this time it was driven not by permanent rival Charles Leclerc, but by Carlos Sainz.

Switzerland

“Blick”: “Clever Verstappen keeps Sainz under control.”