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Brendon Hartley admitted he felt frustrated to end a strong Canadian Grand Prix weekend with a crash on the opening lap of the race that left the Toro Rosso Formula 1 driver requiring a visit to hospital.

Brendon Hartley has been given the all-clear by a local hospital in Montreal following his crash with Lance Stroll on the opening lap of the Canadian Grand Prix, the FIA has confirmed.

Brendon Hartley has responded to reports Toro Rosso looked to replace him for the remainder of the Formula 1 season with McLaren youngster Lando Norris by saying it is “silly for me to comment on rumours.”

The rumour mill has been bubbling away for a few weeks now about Brendon Hartley’s future with Toro Rosso in Formula 1 after a difficult start to the season.

McLaren has rejected a mid-season approach from Toro Rosso to field its current reserve driver Lando Norris in Formula 1 this year, understood to be in place of the struggling Brendon Hartley.

Brendon Hartley believes that Toro Rosso is starting to truly unlock the potential of its STR13 Formula 1 car after the team ran in the thick of the mifeld fight throughout the Monaco Grand Prix weekend.

Charles Leclerc felt like a “passenger” during his late-race crash with Brendon Hartley in Monaco on Sunday after suffering a brake failure on his Sauber Formula 1 car.

Formula 1 stewards have decided to take no further action following an investigation into the crash involving Charles Leclerc and Brendon Hartely in the closing stages of the Monaco Grand Prix.

Brendon Hartley says he is “pissed off” an early elimination from Monaco Grand Prix qualifying stopped him from challenging for a first-ever Q3 appearance in Formula 1. 

Brendon Hartley was surprised to learn of speculation about his future with Toro Rosso in Formula 1 after a difficult start to the 2018 season, but is eager to bounce back with a clean maiden outing in Monaco this weekend.

Brendon Hartley has stressed he will not lose confidence despite seeing his difficult start to the 2018 Formula 1 season continue with one of the biggest crashes of his racing career during practice for the Spanish Grand Prix on Saturday afternoon.

Toro Rosso has confirmed that Brendon Hartley will take no part in Formula 1 qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix after his car sustained severe damage in a crash at the end of FP3 on Saturday afternoon.

Toro Rosso Formula 1 teammates Pierre Gasly and Brendon Hartley insist there are “no hard feelings” between them following their clashes at the start of 2018. 

Brendon Hartley refused to get too excited about scoring his first Formula 1 point during Sunday's Azerbaijan Grand Prix, conceding that Toro Rosso lacked the pace to fight with the midfield for much of the Baku weekend.

Toro Rosso Formula 1 drivers Pierre Gasly and Brendon Hartley have revealed their collision at the Chinese Grand Prix was the result of “miscommunication” over a pre-planned position swap. 

Toro Rosso Formula 1 chief Franz Tost is confident that Brendon Hartley can bounce back from two point-less races to start the season and match teammate Pierre Gasly for pace soon.

Sergio Perez and Brendon Hartley were both handed 30 second penalties from the Formula 1 stewards for failing to follow the correct procedure on the Bahrain Grand Prix formation lap. 

Pierre Gasly may have joked on Thursday that he wouldn't be shaving his beard until the end of the Formula 1 season in the hope it would bring him good luck, yet after his display in qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix, you wouldn't blame him for thinking it had worked.

Brendon Hartley will be able to draw on his experience of racing in both Bahrain and China in the next two Formula 1 race weekends thanks to previous appearances at the circuits as part of Porsche's LMP1 line-up.

Brendon Hartley says he is already about ensuring he stays in Formula 1 beyond the end of the 2018 season following his surprise entry to the sport last year with Toro Rosso.

Now a Honda works-backed team, Toro Rosso will be looking to succeed where the partnership with McLaren failed.

Brendon Hartley believes the new Hypersoft Formula 1 tyre compound will help to spice up qualifying through the 2018 season as drivers chase a "huge" lap time at the possible expense of a brief opening stint of the race.

Brendon Hartley insists the atmosphere within Toro Rosso has shifted since new Formula 1 engine partner Honda came onboard, providing the team with a “real sense of opportunity” heading into 2018. 

Toro Rosso’s Brendon Hartley says Honda has “definitely delivered” on its pre-season hopes of producing a competitive and reliable Formula 1 engine for the 2018 season.