“One thing that stands out here in Montreal is the fans,” says Naomi Schiff, F1 analyst and ambassador, speaking from the American Express Elite Suite at the Canadian Grand Prix. “They bring great energy to the track—you can really tell it’s a dedicated audience.”

The Formula 1 racing series is in Montreal this weekend, at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve. Start time for the Canadian Grand Prix is 2 p.m. EDT Sunday, and you can watch on ABC and ESPN Deportes or livestream on fubo TV (FREE trial) or DIRECTV (FREE trial and discount).

Britain's George Russell won the Canadian Grand Prix to record his first race victory of the Formula 1 season on Sunday in Montreal. (June 16)

George Russell completed a flag-to-flag victory at the Canadian Grand Prix, where champoinship leader Oscar Piastri collided with McLaren teammate Lando Norris.

McLaren driver Oscar Piastri of Australia crosses the finish line to win the Spanish Grand Prix Formula One race at the Barcelona Catalunya racetrack in Montmelo, near Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, June 1, 2025. (Albert Gea/Pool Photo via AP) AP

Yesterday's race in Montreal will not be remembered as one of the all-time great Canadian F1 races. Well, perhaps it will by the Mercedes team, which scored its first win of the year with George Russell,

Lewis Hamilton ran over a groundhog on the 13th lap of the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal, perhaps costing him the race on Sunday, June 15. But his final position was the least of the British race car driver’s concerns.

Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton expressed his grief after killing a groundhog during his 13th lap of the Canadian Grand Prix: “I love animals and that’s so, so sad.”

The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is, like other venues on the Formula 1 calendar, the indirect result of a city hosting a major event unrelated to racing. In this case, of the Expo 67, the World’s Fair held in 1967 in Montreal. The track is located on Île Notre-Dame, a man-made island in the St. Lawrence River.

Sky Sports pundit Nico Rosberg addressed the collision between McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri during the Canadian Grand Prix.

F1 Academy headed to Canada alongside F1 for its fourth round, comprising three races after the cancelled Race 2 in Miami. Doriane Pin won Race 1, Emma Felbermayr won Race 2, and Chloe Chambers won Race 3.