Official 2026 Canadian Grand Prix Thread ***SPOILERS***

[Piginapoke]

The stop- start- stop F1 season is back on, and we re in Canada. A proper circuit will plenty of walls to punish any errors. This will be a more challenging race than Miami for the power units, so expect a bit more super-clipping.

All eyes will be on Antonelli and Russell as George won here last year and he needs to get the show on the road. I ll be interested whether Red Bull can keep up its recent progress with the RB22. And Williams/Alpine will be worth watching. Mclaren is bringing more updates and Norris is my tip for the win.

Here s to a great race.

Date(s): Friday 22 to Sunday 24 May 2026

UK Broadcast Timings (and track time)

All sessions are live on Sky F1. Channel 4 is showing highlights of all competitive sessions.





2025 Highlights: George win, McLaren s collide

https://youtu.be/93ZnZF_zWds?si=YJlu4PIMRPFYnYEG

Tyres:

Soft compounds: C3 C4 C5



2025 Result:

Edited by Piginapoke on Saturday 16th May 11:05

Edited by Piginapoke on Sunday 17th May 06:34

Edited by Piginapoke on Sunday 17th May 06:37

Edited by Piginapoke on Sunday 17th May 06:40

[Likes Fast Cars]

Thanks as always for the thread PiaP.
No option to vote for a Piastri win?

[brownspeed]

thanks as usual PiaP. I think Mclaren will be strong here. also hoping that the Ferraris are there or there abouts
PS- is that the correct circuit map, or has the circuit been changed this year?

[CanAm]

Lando is The People's Choice, by far!!! (Well so far, anyway)

[HocusPocus]

Thanks PiaP

With signs of RB revival, I'd like to see Hadjar have a strong race. Think he and any RB number 2 driver is overdue a performance.

[Blib]

This is the first real test of the regulation tweaks.

Will they be enough? Or, will the relative lack of heavy braking mean that the cars will be energy deficient?

[Petrus1983]

Thanks PiaP

As ever I've gone for Kimi but I wouldn't be surprised if we see a different winner. Let's hope for a good race.

ETA - forecast

Edited by Petrus1983 on Saturday 16th May 08:14

[Piginapoke]

Likes Fast Cars said:

Thanks as always for the thread PiaP.
No option to vote for a Piastri win?

My bad! Will fix that

[Blib]

Piginapoke said:

Likes Fast Cars said:

Thanks as always for the thread PiaP.
No option to vote for a Piastri win?

My bad! Will fix that

While you're at it .........

piginapoke said:

[PhilAsia]

Thanks as always for the Greatest Ongoing PH Topic PiaP!!

Sadly, this season is really testing my patience with F1 again tbh...

[Piginapoke]

Blib said:

Piginapoke said:

Likes Fast Cars said:

Thanks as always for the thread PiaP.
No option to vote for a Piastri win?

My bad! Will fix that

While you're at it .........

piginapoke said:

Doh- it was early!

[Roofless Toothless]

CanAm said:

Lando is The People's Choice, by far!!! (Well so far, anyway)

Are Antonelli and his brother both racing?

[Josemartinez]

Seeing this thread got my hopes up that the race was this weekend. Unfortunately have to wait another week.

Can't really see past Mclaren or Mercedes, unfortunately I think Ferrari will do a Ferrari, get our hopes up with one of their lightning starts but then go backwards as the race progresses. Might even throw in a dodgy strategy call too.

[MustangGT]

Thanks PIAP, though you may want to swap out last years' Miami results for the Canadian ones

[TheDeuce]

Do mercedes have their update this weekend?

[Ste-EVo]

Norris to break the run of Mercedes wins.

Hamilton on the podium on a circuit he loves.

Russell 3rd after Kimi succumbs to the pressure. However I do enjoy the seeing the underdog beating the experienced team mates in F1.

[Big Nanas]

TheDeuce said:

Do mercedes have their update this weekend?

Yes, that's what was mentioned last race.

So I really think that Mercedes are going to dominate Canada.

[Milkyway]

Big Nanas said:

TheDeuce said:

Do mercedes have their update this weekend?

Yes, that's what was mentioned last race.

So I really think that Mercedes are going to dominate Canada.

I heard on the grapevine that they won't be using any updates this weekend.

Edited by Milkyway on Saturday 16th May 18:14

[TheDeuce]

Milkyway said:

Big Nanas said:

TheDeuce said:

Do mercedes have their update this weekend?

Yes, that's what was mentioned last race.

So I really think that Mercedes are going to dominate Canada.

I heard on the grapevine that they won't be using any updates this weekend.

Edited by Milkyway on Saturday 16th May 18:14

A dependable grapevine or a clickbaity one...?

Given that they've remained ahead of McLaren without applying any updates so far, as and when they do update, if it's even slightly positive they should be well clear.

I think it's quite likely that by the midpoint of the season McLaren might pass them in terms of performance - but it'll likely be too late then to swing the points balance. Until next season, but no one really seems to know what might change next season so...

[Derek Smith]

Thanks PiaP. A great boost. Reality is back after the depressing PM threads.