Overview

• Mercedes has installed one or two new components designed to optimise brake temperatures and balance in cooler Montreal conditions, according to technical director James Allison.
• Qualifying at Le Mans saw 15 Hypercars advance to Thursday’s two-stage Hyperpole session under a revised format that expands the final shootout.
• Alex Lynn delivered a provisional pole for Cadillac with a record 3:22.847 lap in his #12 V-Series, topping the Hypercar field.
• Mick Schumacher’s Alpine retained its tenth-place slot despite a stewards’ investigation into a yellow-flag infringement after his fastest lap was set post-incident.
• Porsche’s #6 entry was disqualified from the qualifying session for failing to meet minimum weight requirements, relegating it to the back of the Hypercar grid.