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Its Race Day! 11 PM (TSN/RDS, Canada only)

The Canadian Grand Prix will be on Bell Media’s CTV broadcast network. Again, the split between the US and the rest of the world — where home Grands Prix are not even available to local broadcasters.

https://www.bellmedia.ca/the-lede/press/tsn-and-rds-are-canadas-exclusive-home-of-the-2026-fia-formula-one-world-championship-season-beginning-march-7/

Max Verstappen was critical of the cars after he spun on his first flying lap into the first turn, with a crash that will put him in a pit lane start.

“Car just foxtrot locked on the rear axles. Fantastic.”

https://speedcafe.com/f1-news-2026-australian-grand-prix-max-verstappen-comments-interview-crash-reaction-albert-park-melbourne/

George Russell takes pole:

https://speedcafe.com/f1-news-2026-australian-grand-prix-qualifying-results-pole-position-albert-park-max-verstappen-crash-george-russell-mercedes/

63 RUS 1:19.51 1:18.93 1:18.52 22
12 ANT 1:20.12 1:19.44 1:18.81 8
6 HAD 1:20.02 1:19.65 1:19.30 19
16 LEC 1:20.23 1:19.36 1:19.33 24
81 PIA 1:19.66 1:19.53 1:19.38 26
1 NOR 1:20.01 1:19.88 1:19.48 26
44 HAM 1:19.81 1:19.92 1:19.48 25
30 LAW 1:20.49 1:20.14 1:19.99 24
41 LIN 1:20.41 1:19.97 1:21.25 25
5 BOR 1:20.50 1:20.22 No Time 14

ELIMINATED IN Q2
27 HUL 1:21.02 1:20.30 18
87 BEA 1:21.25 1:20.31 18
31 OCO 1:20.76 1:20.49 18
10 GAS 1:21.14 1:20.50 18
23 ALB 1:21.05 1:20.94 19
43 COL 1:21.20 1:21.27 18

ELIMINATED IN Q1
14 ALO 1:21.97 10
11 PER 1:22.61 7
77 BOT 1:23.24 8
3 VER No Time - Crash T1 0
55 SAI No Time - Did not attempt
18 STR No Time - Did not attempt

The Blue State Revolution in Victoria continues. Feeney defeats Kostecki in a battle to see which team gets Blue State Supremacy.

https://speedcafe.com/supercars-news-2026-melbourne-supersprint-broc-feeney-brodie-kostecki-report-result/

F2: Race 1 was Friday afternoon (US EST).

https://www.fiaformula2.com/Latest/5WC0TF3Z4pE6UvC0yjEo1Y/sprint-race-duerksen-goes-back-to-back-in-melbourne