One of the great things about the Canadian Grand Prix is that it always attracts plenty of famous racing faces. Double world championship, double CART champion and double Indy 500 winner Emerson Fittipaldi was a steward, while Sir Jackie Stewart celebrated his 71st birthday at Queue de Cheval restaurant on Friday evening, together with childhood friend John Lindsay who was 70 the day before…

Things settled down a little in Montreal on Saturday morning as teams found better ways to generate grip in the continuing cold conditions on the Ile Notre Dame. And McLaren got back on top courtesy of Lewis Hamilton, but Red Bull were again close and things look good for an exciting qualifying session this afternoon. Hamilton lapped his MP4-25 in 1m 16.058s, leaving series leader Mark Webber second…

As the paddock returns to Montreal for this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix, two Formula One stars – and one former driver now busy rallying – will be trying to shake off a memory from when they were last racing on the city’s Ile Notre Dame, back in June 2008…

There was plenty of action as Formula One cars once again hammered round the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on Friday morning, as Jenson Button set the pace for McLaren in opening practice for the Canadian Grand Prix. The reigning champion was on strong form with a lap of 1m 18.127s in overcast but dry conditions, but it was tight at the top as Mercedes were also in the fight…

Montreal hosted ‘Le Grand Soir’ or ‘Grand Evening’ on Thursday to welcome Formula One racing back to the Canadian city after a one-year absence. The spectacular event, staged in the old Windsor train station, saw one of the biggest ever gatherings of drivers and team principals outside of the F1 paddock, with numerous other luminaries, including Bernie Ecclestone, also in attendance…

Ferrari have announced Felipe Massa will continue to drive for the team until the end of the 2012 season. Massa started to race for Ferrari in 2006, following a stint at Ferrari-engined Sauber, and over his 69 Grands Prix with the Italian outfit has taken 11 wins, 30 podiums, 15 pole positions, 12 fastest race laps and 360 world championship points. “I am happy to be given the opportunity to drive for Ferrari for a further two seasons,” said the Brazilian

Former Montreal winners Robert Kubica and Lewis Hamilton will be among the drivers answering questions on Thursday, while on Friday the spotlight falls on team bosses from Renault, Mercedes, Red Bull and McLaren. The line-up in full…

Ferrari have selected 11-year old Canadian karter Lance Stroll to join their driver academy. The programme, which was set up at the end of 2009, was devised by the Italian team to find and support talented young drivers from around the world, with the eventual aim of helping them into Formula One racing.

Red Bull Racing announced on Monday that Mark Webber’s contract has been extended, meaning the Australian will continue to drive for the team next season. Webber, who leads the 2010 driver standings, has been with the Austrian-owned squad since 2007. With Sebastian Vettel already contracted to Red Bull for next year, it means the team’s driver line-up will remain unchanged for the third season in a row.

As a new team with two young drivers and no pre-season testing under their belt, HRT had a mountain to climb at the start of the 2010 season. Team principal Colin Kolles evaluates their performance over the opening seven races and looks ahead to closing in on the midfield as the year progresses…