Mercedes driver George Russell held off Purple Bull’s Max Verstappen for his fourth profession race win, whereas McLaren teammates Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris collided on Sunday on the Canadian Grand Prix.
Russell began on pole for the second consecutive 12 months in Montreal and held the benefit a lot of the race on a sunny, 24 C afternoon at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
The British driver grew to become the fourth race winner this 12 months, becoming a member of Formulation One chief Piastri, Norris and Verstappen.
Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli grew to become the third-youngest F1 podium finisher, putting third behind Verstappen after overtaking Piastri on the opening lap.
Whereas Russell and Verstappen made contact on the Spanish GP two weeks in the past, the fireworks this time concerned two teammates and standings leaders.
The 2 McLarens got here collectively on the 67th lap out of 70 when Norris, then in fifth, tried to go Piastri a number of instances. Norris finally bumped into Piastri and dropped out of the race, drawing a security automobile for the ultimate laps.
McLaren driver Lando Norris, of the UK, walks away from his automobile following a collision throughout Formulation One auto racing motion on the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal, Sunday June 15, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
Piastri completed fourth, ending an eight-race podium streak relationship again to the second race of the season. McLaren as a group failed to achieve the highest three for the primary time this 12 months.
Piastri arrived in Montreal – the tenth of 24 stops this season – with a 10-point lead over Norris amid a dominant season for the papaya colored vehicles.
The Australian driver prolonged his benefit to 22 factors over his teammate. Verstappen, ranked third within the drivers’ championship, now trails Norris by 21 factors. A race win is price 25.
Ferrari pilots Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton had been fifth and sixth, respectively. Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso, Sauber’s Nico Hulkenberg, Haas’ Esteban Ocon and Williams’ Carlos Sainz Jr. rounded out the highest 10.
Leclerc, after holding off on a second pit cease, was the chief till the 54th lap when he lastly swapped tires.
That arrange a five-man race to the end between Russell, Verstappen, Antonelli, Piastri and Norris within the closing 16 laps. A bit of greater than 5 seconds separated the drivers.
Mercedes driver George Russell, of the UK, leads the pack throughout Formulation One auto racing motion on the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal, Sunday, June 15, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
Montreal’s Lance Stroll – the lone Canadian on the 20-driver grid – was seventeenth after beginning 18th. The Aston Martin driver obtained a 10-second penalty for forcing Alpine’s Pierre Gasly off the monitor on the forty seventh lap.
An introduced 352,000 spectators – together with actor Ben Stiller, swimming star Summer time McIntosh and Montreal Canadiens captain Nick Suzuki – made the journey to Île Notre-Dame over three sunny days, a stark distinction to the torrential rain and hail that disrupted final 12 months’s occasion.
The Canadian GP returns to Circuit Gilles Villeneuve subsequent 12 months. The racetrack is underneath contract with F1 till 2031.
Subsequent up, the F1 collection strikes throughout the pond for the Austrian Grand Prix on June 29.
