Watch out for the weather and Sainz predicts 12°C air temperature, gusts of wind at 17 km/h in a south-east direction and a 40% risk of rain. This is the situation from the weather forecast (accuweather.com website) for 4pm in Montreal, when the Canadian Formula 1 GP will start. And in the following two hours the forecasts are more pessimistic, with the probability of showers rising up to 60%. This incipit entirely focused on the weather report serves to explain the words spoken to journalists present in Canada by Carlos Sainz; the Spaniard is not only the representative of Williams, but is also president of the GPDA, the so-called drivers’ union. The former Ferrari driver sent a ‘warning’ to all professionals and fans, anticipating the fact that – in the event of particularly inclement weather conditions – the FIA is ready to act in a prudent manner: “The FIA will act with the utmost caution. I kindly ask journalists and enthusiasts not to be too insistent: don’t be surprised if the FIA opts for conservative solutions.” FIA READY TO ACT WITH EXTREME CAUTION As mentioned, rain and cold (11°C) in Montreal are of great concern to teams and drivers. A new combo for these cars, which could generate chaos both at the start and in the race. #Sainz (GPDA president) was very clear: “The… pic.twitter.com/mBnlUngeqf— Simone Peluso (@PelusoF1) May 24, 2026 The curiosity now would be to understand what these solutions could be: one option could be to start behind the Safety Car in the event of a wet track or interruption of the race in the case of heavy rain during the GP. All situations that have been seen from time to time even with the previous technical regulations. Another card in the hands of the federation could be – for example – to require all riders to use ‘full wet’ tyres, even if in this case there would then be the usual problem of the quantities of water ‘spary’ raised by these tyres. However, at the moment these are only suppositions: to know anything for sure it will necessarily be necessary to wait until the minutes before the start of the GP to actually evaluate which ones. will be the weather conditions and consequently what will be the visibility and grip on the track. At that point the Race Direction will make its move.
Automobile Magazine – F1 English News , 2026-05-24 22:09:00
