MONTREAL (AP) Sebastian Vettel was so far ahead of the pack in the Canadian Grand Prix that only the walls and the curbs were in his way.

The three-time defending Formula One champion improved his chances at a fourth straight title on Sunday, surviving an early brush with a wall and late trouble in Turn 1 to earn his first victory at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Vettel's Red Bull left from pole position and led almost the entire way to finish 14.4 seconds ahead of Fernando Alonso's Ferrari. Read More...

MONTREAL (AP) Sebastian Vettel is hoping to finally convert a spot at the front of the Canadian Grand Prix grid into a place on the top of its podium.

The Formula One points leader earned his third straight pole position at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, posting the fastest lap in an abbreviated qualifying session on Saturday. In two previous starts from the front of the course, Vettel's Red Bull has finished second and fourth. Read More...

MONTREAL (AP) Mark Webber of Red Bull posted the quickest lap in an abbreviated and wet final practice session at the Canadian Grand Prix on Saturday.

Webber's best lap at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve was 1 minute, 17.895 seconds. Read More...

MONTREAL (AP) Fernando Alonso set the fastest time in Friday's chilly and damp practice sessions at the Formula One Canadian Grand Prix, boosting Ferrari's hopes of ending Mercedes' recent monopolization of pole positions.

The Spanish driver posted a lap of 1 minute, 14.818, just over a hundredth of a second faster than Lewis Hamilton, who is trying to deliver Mercedes' fifth consecutive pole. Read More...

MONTREAL (AP) Paul Di Resta of posted the fasted lap in his Force India on a wet track Friday in the first practice session at the Canadian Grand Prix.

Di Resta completed the 4.361-kilometer lap in 1 minute, 21.020 seconds, with Jenson Button second in 1:21.108 in his McLaren. Romain Grosjean of Lotus was third at 1:21.258. Read More...

LONDON (AP) A tire testing session involving Mercedes and Pirelli that was criticized by rival Formula One teams will be referred to the FIA's international tribunal as a possible breach of the sport's rules.

The ruling International Automobile Federation (FIA) said in a statement Wednesday that it had looked into the Mercedes tire session held in Barcelona from May 15-17 - and another test involving Ferrari in Barcelona during April. The inquiry included asking all F1 teams about any tests they may have carried out with Pirelli this season. Read More...