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Auto123.com will provide race fans with a Live Coverage of the Grand Prix of Canada held this weekend at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal.
Auto123.com will be in the media centre and will provide readers with behind-the-scenes information and live comments during the qualifying session on Saturday afternoon as well as during the race on Sunday starting at 1pm.
We will go live about 15 minutes prior to the start of the first qualifying round and also 15 minutes before the start of the Grand Prix.
We hope you will join us!
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| Gilles Villeneuve Circuit in Montreal. (Image: FIA) |
From GMM
F1's new future in America moved up a gear this week.
We reported on Tuesday that reigning and back-to-back world champion Sebastian Vettel will appear on David Letterman's iconic New York talkshow next week.
It now emerges that, while in the famous city, the Red Bull driver will race around the street layout of the 2013 grand prix of America amid the Manhattan skyline, in a road car supplied by team sponsor Infiniti.
Sebastian Vettel will then attend a press conference with race promoter Leo Hindery, after organisers were forced to deny Bernie Ecclestone's claims the New Jersey race is in doubt.
There have also been developments this week in Austin, Texas, the scene of November's scheduled return of the US grand prix on a bespoke circuit.
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| Latest photo released by Circuit of the Americas. |
Organisers on Tuesday revealed ticket prices and said they will go on sale this Sunday, the day of North America's other formula one race in Canada.
"In the final analysis," said a spokesman, "we wanted to make this event affordable to F1 fans around the country."
Also on Tuesday, a local county judge finally issued a 'mass gathering permit' for the US grand prix.
From GMM
Robert Kubica underwent surgery on Tuesday as the former BMW and Renault driver continues his bid to return to formula one.
Reports recently suggested the 27-year-old Pole, who was seriously injured in a rally crash early last year, would almost certainly never return to F1.
But reports in Italy on Tuesday said Kubica has been testing in a formula one driving simulator.
On the basis of those tests, he underwent orthopaedic surgery in a Verona hospital in an operation performed by Ruggero Testoni.
ANSA news agency said the surgery, which was completed successfully, involved the insertion of prostheses in order to restore mobility to Kubica's right elbow.
"Now he can turn the steering wheel completely. Before, he was unable to turn his palm down and was forced to take a hand off the wheel to perform left hand curves," Dr Testoni said.
"The operation was preceded by a series of simulator tests for a formula one car," he added.
Robert Kubica, who lives in Tuscany, will reportedly return to Verona frequently for hand function physiotherapy.
Here is the entry list for the Formula 1 race to be held this weekend on the Gilles Villeneuve circuit in Montreal.
The Formula 1 field is made of 24 drivers from 12 teams.
1 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault RB8
2 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault RB8
3 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes MP4-27
4 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes MP4-27
5 Fernando Alonso Ferrari-Ferrari F2012
6 Felipe Massa Ferrari-Ferrari F2012
7 Michael Schumacher Mercedes-Mercedes W03
8 Nico Rosberg Mercedes-Mercedes W03
9 Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault E20
10 Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault E20
11 Paul di Resta Sahara Force India-Mercedes VJM05
12 Nico Hulkenberg Sahara Force India-Mercedes VJM05
14 Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari C31
15 Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari C31
16 Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari STR7
17 Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari STR7
18 Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault FW34
19 Bruno Senna Williams-Renault FW34
20 Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault CT-01
21 Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault CT-01
22 Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth F112
23 Pedro de la Rosa HRT-Cosworth F112
24 Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth MR01
25 Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth MR01
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