George Russell wins Canadian Grand Prix
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British driver George Russell of Mercedes has won the Canadian Grand Prix, ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen just 0.228 seconds behind, with Russell's Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli in third, 1.014 seconds behind the leader.
The race ended behind a safety car after McLaren's Lando Norris collided with his teammate Oscar Piastri and damaged his vehicle on the 67th of 70 laps. Norris took full responsibility for the error when communicating with his team on the team radio, saying he was 'stupid' for attempting the inside pass.
Piastri finished fourth after eight straight races on the podium this season.
The podium finish mirrored the results in qualifying on Saturday. Russell won the pole for the sixth time in his career. Verstappen was second, and Piastri, who leads the driver standings with 186 points, started from the third position.
Russell also started from the pole position last year at the Canadian GP, but Verstappen won that race for the third straight year.
It's Russell's fourth career F1 victory after winning the Sao Paulo Grand Prix in 2022, followed by victories last year in Austria and Las Vegas.
Montrealer Lance Stroll was the last of 17th drivers to complete the race.
This story was originally published June 15, 2025 at 3:36 PM.
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