Canadian Grand Prix results, highlights & more

Sebastian Vettel has pole, while Lewis Hamilton, the points leader, will start sixth for the F1 Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday. We’ll be live-blogging all the action.

Lap 44/70

Raikkonen is getting some alerts from his car but his radio tells him they aren’t anything to worry about. On Lap 42, Vettel’s gap to Bottas is 6 seconds, as it Bottas’ gap to Verstappen. Ricciardo is about 4 seconds back of Verstappen. Oh no, it looks like Alonso is having trouble with his car. This is his 300th Grand Prix weekend, but he’ll be the third car to retire from the Canadian GP.

Lap 39/70

Raikkonen is closing the gap to Hamilton. It’s under a second as of Lap 36. Hamilton is told to push by his radio, and he tells them he’s doing his best. Bottas is coming in to pit on Lap 37, probably due to all the traffic just ahead of him and Vettel. He’s hoping he’ll be able to get through with more speed than Vettel. Vettel comes in himself and fits the supersofts, comfortably ahead of Bottas.

Lap 34/70

Raikkonen pits, and Hamilton barely makes it ahead of Raikkonen after the stop. Sirotkin delayed Hamilton right near the pit exit and nearly allowed Raikkonen to jump the Mercedes, but Hamilton manages to stay ahead. Meanwhile, on Lap 34, Vettel is back to 5 seconds up on Bottas.

Lap 31/70

Raikkonen is essentially clear of Hamilton if he stops. Verstappen is about 13 seconds back of Raikkonen. Hamilton is struggling to gain ground on the Red Bulls ahead of him. Bottas is closing on Vettel, shaving off about two seconds in a couple laps’ time. Ricciardo’s team radio tells him to keep up with Verstappen if the pace picks up. There is an “incorrect cooling configuration” with Hamilton’s car, which is causing it to overheat. Ocon is struggling to get past Grosjean, which is hurting his chances of competing with Renault.

Also, they apparently added some cooling to Hamilton’s car during his pit stop, which is a bit of a surprise because it was a fast stop.

Lap 22/70

Ricciardo has narrowed the gap to Hamilton to under a second. Both Verstappen and Hamilton are coming into the pits! It’s a fast stop for both drivers. Both come out ahead of Leclerc. Ricciardo pits on the next lap, and it’s going to be close. Ricciardo jumps Hamilton and comes out right behind Verstappen! Another purple lap for Vettel, and his radio tells him they are on “plan B.” Does that mean a one-stopper?

So, Vettel, Bottas and Raikkonen have yet to stop as of Lap 20. Vettel’s lead is up to 4.9 seconds, and Raikkonen is about 13 seconds back of Bottas.

Lap 15/70

It’s unclear what Hamilton’s issue is, but he’s 1.3 seconds back of Verstappen as of Lap 11. Vettel sets another purple, and Perez pits, likely due to some damage. He fits the supersoft tires. The Renaults are still chasing Ocon. Hulkenberg comes over the team radio saying he can’t get past Ocon. But Ocon comes into the pits, and fits the supersoft tires as well. Vettel is 3.7 seconds up on Bottas on Lap 12, with Verstappen 2.4 seconds back of Bottas.

Stewards announce no further action regarding the incident involving Perez and Sainz. Another purple for Vettel, a 1:15.349 so the pace is good. Hulkenberg pits to put the supersofts on — he had the hypers previously. Ocon had a very slow pit stop — replay shows the right rear tire didn’t want to cooperate. Hamilton is 10.6 seconds off the lead. Sainz pits for Renault. When will the top six come in?

Lap 9/70

Perez, Sainz, Hartley and Stroll are all under investigation for their incidents. Lost in the shuffle previously is that Vandoorne pit under the safety car and is running in 18th place. Vettel sets a purple, and then another one. Perez comes over the team radio and says that Sainz should be black flagged for their incident. Hulkenberg, in the upgraded Renault engine, is chasing down Ocon for seventh, with Sainz right behind him. Vettel’s lead is about 2.3 seconds on Lap 8.

Leclerc makes it past Alonso, and Alonso tries to take it back around the next turn, but he can’t make the move stick. Hamilton comes over the team radio with a concerning message:

Lap 5/70

During all the fracas, Ricciardo made it past Raikkonen, but the top six is otherwise unchanged. Perez also lost out to Hulkenberg and Sainz, dropping to 10th on the grid. The race is going again on Lap 4. All of the top drivers get away fine — Vettel especially so. Perez goes wide on Turn 1, and he’s now in 13th!

Lap 2/70

The Mercedes and Ferrari are both starting on used ultrasoft tires, while the Red Bulls are starting on used hypersofts, as are the two Force Indias behind them. We’ve got lights out. Verstappen has a great start and challenges Bottas around the first corner, but the Mercedes driver hangs on. And we’ve got yellows immediately when Hartley and Stroll collide and go into the wall. Both drivers are out of the race! We’ve got a safety car.

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Sebastian Vettel has pole position for the Formula One Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday, with Valtteri Bottas of Mercedes just behind him on the front row. The race is set to begin at 2 p.m. ET from the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal.

The race will be broadcast by ABC in the United States, with an exact start time closer to 2:10 p.m. Live online streaming of the race can be had via WatchESPN, the ESPN App or the recently-launched F1 TV Pro.

Daniel Ricciardo, winner of the Monaco Grand Prix the last time out, will start sixth on the grid, behind Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes. Kimi Raikkonen of Ferrari is third, with Max Verstappen, Ricciardo’s temamate, starting fourth.

Hamilton currently leads the Drivers’ Championship with 110 points, but Vettel is right behind him with 96 points. Ricciardo, Bottas and Raikkonen are all still in it at 72, 68 and 60 points, respectively. Then it’s Verstappen with 35 points, which will be awfully hard to come back from at this point.

The streak of bad luck continued for Romain Grosjean of the American-owned Haas F1 Team. Grosjean has had some kind of car issue or crash in just about every race this season, and even hit a marmot in practice for Canada’s race. He then had engine troubles and was unable to set a qualifying time, and will start from the back of the grid.

Below is all you need to know to watch the race on Sunday.

How to watch the 2018 F1 Canadian Grand Prix

Date: Sunday, June 10

Location: Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal

Time: 2 p.m. ET

TV: ABC

Online Streaming: WatchESPN, ESPN App, F1 TV Pro