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Race - selected team and driver quotes

Sun, 2013-06-09 21:56
Caterham's Giedo van der Garde and Sauber's Nico Hulkenberg on the collision that ended both their races; Williams' Valtteri Bottas on finishing in 14th from his third-place grid slot; Toro Rosso's Jean-Eric Vergne on his career-best sixth place; Ferrari's Fernando Alonso and Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton on their late-race battle for second; and Sebastian Vettel on taking his - and Red Bull's - first Canadian victory. All the drivers and senior team personnel report back on Sunday's action…
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Race - Vettel cruises to runaway victory in Canada

Sun, 2013-06-09 21:48
Ferrari's Fernando Alonso and Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton kept the crowd entertained in a fierce late-race scrap for second place in Canada on Sunday afternoon, but Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull were in a class of their own as they finally broke their Montreal duck in dominant style. Such was Vettel's initial pace that he seemed to be on a three-stop strategy, but it soon became clear that he wasn't and that nobody was going to be able to challenge him. He was even able to brush a wall out on the back of the circuit on the 10th lap, and then make an uncharacteristic mistake in the first corner on the 52nd, without being even remotely threatened.
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Raikkonen, Ricciardo get two-place grid penalties

Sat, 2013-06-08 23:37
Lotus's Kimi Raikkonen and Toro Rosso's Daniel Ricciardo have been given two-place grid penalties for not queuing up correctly at the pit exit when Q2 resumed in Montreal on Saturday following the red flag for Felipe Massa's accident
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FIA post-qualifying press conference - Canada

Sat, 2013-06-08 22:48
Drivers: 1 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing); 2 - Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes); 3 - Valtteri Bottas (Williams). Q: Sebastian, you seemed to be on top of those extraordinary conditions all the way through qualifying. Was that the case? Sebastian Vettel: Well it was very, very tricky, especially because you never knew what the conditions were like the next time you were out
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Qualifying - selected team and driver quotes

Sat, 2013-06-08 19:51
Force India's Paul di Resta on failing to make it through to Q2 for a second successive race; Ferrari's Felipe Massa on crashing out and prompting red flags; Valtteri Bottas on being the first Williams driver to compete in the top-ten shootout this season; and Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel on claiming his third successive Canadian pole. All 22 drivers and senior team personnel report back on Saturday's action…
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Qualifying - Vettel on pole as Bottas stars in rain-hit Canada

Sat, 2013-06-08 19:30
Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel will start from pole position for the Formula 1 Grand Prix Du Canada 2013 after a qualifying session in which the track steadfastly refused to dry out after rain at lunchtime. Vettel will be joined on the front row by a revitalised Lewis Hamilton for Mercedes, with surprise-of-the session Valtteri Bottas placing his Williams third ahead of Nico Rosberg in the other Mercedes
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Final practice - Webber tops truncated session in Montreal

Sat, 2013-06-08 16:47
Red Bull's Mark Webber claimed the fastest time in the dying minutes of Saturday morning's final practice session in Canada, edging out Force India's Adrian Sutil by 0.353s. The hour-long session was delayed half an hour after an accident in the preceding support race, and began in damp conditions which improved steadily to the point where there was a late rush on to slicks
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Practice Three delayed for barrier repairs

Sat, 2013-06-08 15:04
The start of Saturday morning's final practice session for this weekend's Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada 2013 has been delayed due to the need for repairs. The safety barriers at Turn 11, which are believed to have been damaged in an earlier support event, are currently being repaired.
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FIA Friday press conference - Canada

Fri, 2013-06-07 23:18
Team representatives - Martin Whitmarsh (McLaren), Christian Horner (Red Bull Racing), Stefano Domenicali (Ferrari), Monisha Kaltenborn (Sauber), Ross Brawn (Mercedes). Q: Monisha, gentlemen, I'm sure most of my colleagues here would like to hear your views and opinions regarding the tyre test carried out at Barcelona last month
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Friday practice - selected team and driver quotes

Fri, 2013-06-07 21:42
Force India's Paul di Resta bested McLaren's Jenson Button and Lotus's Romain Grosjean in the wet-dry conditions of Friday morning's session to secure the top spot, but in the afternoon Ferrari's Fernando Alonso took charge of the timesheets. The drivers and senior team personnel report back on the opening day in Canada…
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