F1 2025 Canada GP LIVE: Practice news, schedule and start time in Montreal – UK Times

6. Racing Bulls – 28 points

9. Aston Martin – 16 points

As F1 makes its second trip across the Atlantic in the space of five weeks, Max Verstappen is the centre of attention once again. Before Miami in May, it was due to heartwarming reasons, as he became a father for the first time a few days earlier. Yet this weekend, ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix, the Red Bull driver knows he is on his final warning on-track.

The three penalty points accumulated at the last meet in Spain – punishment for a deliberate ram into George Russell – means the enigmatic Dutchman is just one point away from a race suspension. A suspension which, surely, would put his faint 2025 title hopes in the dust.

As such, Verstappen must keep his nose clean this weekend, and in Austria in a fortnight’s time, before two of his 11 points are wiped from his licence. Twelve across a year trigger a ban; it is a fair system, designed to curtail erratic, dangerous manoeuvres such as the one seen in Barcelona.

“To everyone that’s writing stories of me considering not racing, I literally only just started, my first year here with Ferrari and I’m here for several years,” he said, ahead of this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix.

“I’m here for the long haul. So, there is no question about where my head is at and what I’m working towards achieving with this team.

“There’s zero doubts. So, please stop making up stuff.”

A 10-point lead for Oscar Piastri at the top…

1. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) – 186 points

2. Lando Norris (McLaren) – 176 points

3. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 137 points

4. George Russell (Mercedes) – 111 points

5. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – 94 points

6. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) – 71 points

7. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) – 48 points

8. Alex Albon (Williams) – 42 points

9. Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) – 21 points

10. Esteban Ocon (Haas) – 20 points

11. Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber) – 16 points

12. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) – 14 points

13. Carlos Sainz (Williams) – 13 points

14. Pierre Gasly (Alpine) – 11 points

15. Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull) – 10 points

16. Ollie Bearman (Haas) – 6 points

17. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) – 4 points

18. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) – 2 points

19. Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber) – 0 points

20. Jack Doohan (Alpine) – 0 points

21. Franco Colapinto (Alpine) – 0 points

• Free practice 1: 6:30pm
• Free practice 2: 10pm

• Free practice 3: 5:30pm
• Qualifying: 9pm

F1 next heads to a fan-favourite venue in Montreal for the Canadian Grand Prix and round 10 of the 2025 season.