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'I really feel like myself' – Hamilton finds positives with Ferrari

Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton believes changes made to his engineering team has meant "I really feel like myself" ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix.

Hadjar frustrated at ‘throwing away’ Qualifying in Canada

Isack Hadjar cut a frustrated figure after Qualifying at the Canadian Grand Prix, the Red Bull driver having gone from topping Q2 to falling back to P7 in the final segment.

What the teams said – Sprint day and Qualifying in Canada

The drivers and teams report back after the Sprint and Qualifying from the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve for the 2026 Canadian Grand Prix.

What To Watch For in the Canadian Grand Prix

Chris Medland picks out five key things to keep an eye on when the lights go out on race day in Montreal.

Leclerc calls Canada 'worst weekend of my career'

Charles Leclerc admits that the build-up to the Canadian Grand Prix has so far been the "worst weekend of my career", with the Ferrari driver set to start Sunday's race from P8.

Antonelli on chat with Russell after Canada Sprint

Kimi Antonelli has shared an insight into what came from a conversation he shared with George Russell and team boss Toto Wolff following the team mates' tense battle in the Canada Sprint.

Russell admits Canada pole lap ‘came from nowhere’

George Russell will start from pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix, the Mercedes driver bouncing back from some issues in Qualifying to storm to the top of the timesheets.

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Is America Closer to Ending Daylight Saving Time?

A proposal to make daylight saving time permanent has advanced in the U.S. House of Representative, reports California news station KCRA:

A proposal to make daylight saving time permanent has advanced in the House, reigniting an age-old American debate around the twice-annual clock changes. And this time, the proposal has the president's backing. President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will work "very hard" to sign the so-called Sunshine Protection Act into law after the House Energy and Commerce Committee overwhelmingly approved the bill by a 48-1 vote.

The bill still needs to pass the full U.S. House, and then the U.S. Senate would consider taking up the measure.


The bill would allow U.S states to decide whether to "exempt themselves" from Daylight Saving Time, according to the article.

The bill's sponsor described the annual clock-switching as "inconvenient, unnecessary, and out of step with the needs of today's families and economy," while finally creating a permanent Daylight Saving would bring "more usable daylight hours throughout the year."

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Middle East crisis live: fate of strait of Hormuz hangs in balance as Trump claims Iran deal ‘largely negotiated’

US president says strait will be opened as part of the deal, but Iran’s influential Fars news agency reports that vital waterway would remain under Iranian control

Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson has posted a cryptic message on X that might be read as referring to Donald Trump.

Esmaeil Baqaei’s post says:

In the Roman mind, Rome was the undisputed center of the world. Yet the Iranians shattered that illusion; when Marcus Julius Philippus (Philip the Arab) marched east against Persia, the campaign did not result in Roman victory — it ended in a peace established on Sasanian terms: the emperor had to come to terms!

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