George Russell Wins Canadian Grand Prix, McLaren's Title Contenders Collide
The 18-year-old Italian rookie became the third-youngest podium finisher in Formula One history, showing composure under immense late pressure from championship leader Oscar Piastri of McLaren, who managed to survive a collision with teammate Lando Norris to finish fourth.
This allowed Piastri to extend his lead in the drivers' standings to 22 points ahead of Norris, who crashed into him on lap 67 of the 70-lap race, damaging his front wing while attempting to overtake on the straight.
'Yep, I'm sorry," said Norris about his collision with Piastri. 'It's all my bad, all my fault. Unlucky, sorry. Stupid from me."
Charles Leclerc secured fifth place, ahead of his Ferrari teammate Lewis Hamilton, Fernando Alonso of Aston Martin, and Sauber's Nico Hulkenberg.
Esteban Ocon finished ninth for Haas, marking their 200th race with a solid points finish, ahead of Carlos Sainz for Williams.
Russell was thrilled to deliver his team's first win since the Las Vegas Grand Prix last year.
'It's amazing to be back on the top step. The last time was Vegas, and last year here felt like it was a victory lost. But today we obviously got the victory thanks to that incredible pole lap, and I am so happy to see Kimi on the podium as well."
Verstappen quickly congratulated both Mercedes drivers.
'It was quite a good race, although we were struggling on the tyres in the first two stints. We had an aggressive strategy and managed to hang in there. This was the maximum possible for us today."
Antonelli was warmly greeted by the large crowd at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, with his name being chanted as he took his podium place.
'It was so stressful," he said. 'But I am super happy! I had a good start, managed to jump to P3, and just stayed up there in the front. I am so happy to bring this podium home."
The top six drivers were all on medium tyres when the race started, with Russell reacting quickest to pull ahead while Antonelli overtook Piastri for third. Verstappen stayed close to Russell's early pace, remaining within a second of him for the first five laps and three seconds ahead of Antonelli as he tried to apply pressure. By lap seven, the Mercedes was 1.5 seconds ahead.
By lap 10, the gap was two seconds as the Dutchman eased off to save his tyres before pitting early on lap 13 for hard tyres. This move promoted Antonelli to second behind Russell, with Piastri in third ahead of Hamilton, Norris, and Alonso.
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Verstappen rejoined in ninth as Russell reacted and pitted, returning in seventh on hard tyres before Antonelli pitted from the lead on lap 15, leaving Piastri in the lead with Norris making it a McLaren 1-2.
Piastri pitted on lap 17 for hard tyres, giving Norris the lead after starting seventh on hard tyres.
After a bright start, Hamilton pitted on lap 16 and rejoined in 10th place, stuck in traffic, with reported damage to his car delaying his progress. On lap 26, Russell overtook Leclerc for second.
Two laps later, Leclerc pitted for more hard tyres, followed by Norris, who took medium tyres. 'I don't understand this choice," complained Leclerc, knowing it meant he had to pit again.
This sequence restored Russell and Verstappen to the lead, ahead of Antonelli and Piastri, with Norris charging in fifth, ahead of the two Ferraris. Verstappen was early to pit again on lap 37 but, with a fast out-lap, passed Antonelli as Mercedes responded in vain to the Red Bull undercut and began their second stops.
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