Russell and Antonelli tensions erupt in fraught Canada sprint
George Russell held on to victory in Formula 1's Canadian Grand Prix sprint race, after coming to blows with his Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli
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Lewis Hamilton is under FIA investigation after the Canadian Grand Prix Sprint for a possible “leaving the track and gaining an advantage” incident during his late battle with Oscar Piastri and Charles Leclerc. Hamilton had been running fourth for much of the Sprint but dropped to sixth by the flag after contact with the Wall of Champions and losing out to both Piastri and Leclerc in the closing stages, with the FIA opening the investigation after the race.
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Antonelli on reviewing Russell clash in Montreal sprint
Kimi Antonelli said he needs to “review” his battle with Mercedes team-mate George Russell in the 23-lap sprint race at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, after contact at Turn 1 left him cutting across the grass and Toto Wolff told him to calm down on the radio. Antonelli said: "It was a tough battle, to be fair. We were there in terms of pace, but it was not easy. I tried to make my move, and I need to review that because I was well alongside, and I got pushed off, but it is what it is."
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Russell on early sprint battle with Antonelli in Canada
George Russell said he was glad he and Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli “are standing here after the race” following their early battle in the sprint at the Canadian Grand Prix. Russell said: "Yeah, it was a cool race. It was a good battle with Kimi and, you know, glad we both are standing here after the race."
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Updated Standings
Drivers' Standings 1) Kimi Antonelli - 106 2) George Russell - 88 3) Charles Leclerc - 63 4) Lando Norris - 58 5) Lewis Hamilton - 54 6) Oscar Piastri - 48 7) Max Verstappen - 28 8) Oliver Bearman - 17 9) Pierre Gasly - 16 10) Liam Lawson - 10 11) Franco Colapinto - 7 12) Arvid Lindblad - 5 13) Isack Hadjar - 4 14) Carlos Sainz Jnr - 4 15) Gabriel Bortoleto - 2 16) Esteban Ocon - 1 17) Alexander Albon - 1 18) Nico Hulkenberg - 0 19) Valtteri Bottas - 0 20) Sergio Perez - 0 21) Fernando Alonso - 0 22) Lance Stroll - 0 Constructors' Standings 1) Mercedes - 194 2) Ferrari - 117 3) McLaren - 106 4) Red Bull - 32 5) Alpine - 23 6) Haas - 18 7) Racing Bulls - 15 8) Williams - 5 9) Audi - 2 10) Cadillac - 0 11) Aston Martin - 0
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🔴 Post-sprint Interviews
⚪️ George Russell: "It was a cool race, very difficult to get a gap around here. It felt quite easy to follow and the slipstream felt quite powerful with the Overtake Mode. It was a good battle with Kimi. I'm glad we are both standing here after the race. "I was never really concerned. I knew Miami was a bit of a bogey track and there was this huge break in the calendar. Lots of people had a lot of things to say but ultimately I wanted to get back racing and it kind of feel like the season will really start now with six races in eight weeks." 🟠 Lando Norris:"It was a good race - and good to watch [Kimi and George] go at it for a while! We were there to pick up the pieces when things happened. Mercedes were quick. Kimi caught me back up pretty quickly and I was pretty worried but it was fun on a tough track. Today was a good result for us." ⚪️ Kimi Antonelli: "It was a tough battle to be fair. We were all there in terms of pace. It was not easy. I tried to make my move but I need to review on that because I was well alongside and got pushed off. It is what it is. Then I made a mistake into Turn 8 because I took a big bump, locked up then I compromised my race from there but it was a good battle."
Wolff tells Antonelli to focus
A handful of laps into Saturday’s 24-lap Canadian Grand Prix sprint, Kimi Antonelli accused Mercedes team-mate George Russell of forcing him off at Turn 1 as the pair fought over the lead. Antonelli briefly jumped ahead with a move that took him across the grass, then went off again soon after and dropped to third behind Lando Norris, before telling the team Russell should be punished: “That was very naughty!... That should be a penalty, I was alongside the mirror!” Antonelli continued to complain about the incident over the radio before Mercedes boss Toto Wolff stepped in and told him: “Kimi, concentrate on the driving, please, not on the radio moaning.”
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⏱️ Sprint Result
P1) George Russell P2) Lando Norris: +1.272 P3) Kimi Antonelli: +1.843 P4) Oscar Piastri: +9.797 P5) Charles Leclerc: +9.929 P6) Lewis Hamilton: +10.545 P7) Max Verstappen: +15.935 P8) Arvid Lindblad: +29.710 P9) Franco Colapinto: +31.621 P10) Carlos Sainz Jnr: +36.793 P11) Liam Lawson: +1:01.344 P12) Gabriel Bortoleto: +1:01.814 P13) Esteban Ocon: +1:04.209 P14) Sergio Perez: +1:10.402 P15) Nico Hulkenberg: +1:12.158 P16) Lance Stroll: +1 lap P17) Valtteri Bottas: +1 lap P18) Oliver Bearman: +1 lap P19) Alexander Albon: +1 lap P20) Pierre Gasly: +1 lap P21) Isack Hadjar: +3 laps DNF Fernando Alonso
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F1 2026 Canadian Grand Prix – Sprint Race Results
Canada F1 sprint results 2026
🏁 Final Sprint Starting Grid
P1) George Russell P2) Kimi Antonelli P3) Lando Norris P4) Oscar Piastri P5) Lewis Hamilton P6) Charles Leclerc P7) Max Verstappen P8) Isack Hadjar P9) Arvid Lindblad P10) Carlos Sainz P11) Nico Hulkenberg P12) Gabriel Bortoleto P13) Franco Colapinto P14) Esteban Ocon P15) Fernando Alonso P16) Sergio Perez P17) Lance Stroll P18) Liam Lawson Pit Lane) Oliver Bearman, Pierre Gasly, Valtteri Bottas, Alexander Albon
Antonelli on mistakes in messy Canada Sprint qualifying
Kimi Antonelli said mistakes left him “thrown off” during a “messy” Sprint qualifying session in Canada. Antonelli said: "The lap was quite bad to be fair, the session was not clean at all, and I made a mistake in SQ2, and that threw me off a little bit. Then I decided to go for one lap on the softs without doing prep, and the tyres were a bit cold, and it was just a messy session. But I am still P2, and very close, so the potential is definitely there, and we will do better [on Saturday]."
Kimi Antonelli concedes to mistake that nearly handed George Russell advantage
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Leclerc on Ferrari catching Mercedes on power-unit performance
Charles Leclerc says Ferrari will find it “very difficult” to catch Mercedes on power-unit performance, even if it receives an additional upgrade under the FIA’s ADUO system after the Canadian Grand Prix. Charles Leclerc said: "I think it's going to be very difficult [to catch Mercedes]. I think they have a very big advantage. And ADUO, I mean I obviously don't know yet if we are in – I'll be surprised if not because I can see sometimes in the straight that we are lacking a little bit compared to the Mercedes or even Ford power unit – I think it will definitely be a help to try and get closer. Whether it will be enough to close the gap, I don't know."
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Komatsu on refusing to discuss Ocon's Haas future
Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu says he will not be drawn on whether Esteban Ocon will stay with the team next season, arguing any answer would be taken out of context amid reports questioning the Frenchman’s future. Komatsu said: "I think a question like this is going to create some shit, right? Because then people are going to take my words and say, 'Oh, Ayao said this, you decide now, you're going to continue with Esteban, not continue with Esteban'. They will take it completely out of context, so I am not going to answer that question."
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Mekies on further steps to ensure teams race independently
Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies says the team would support further steps to ensure Formula 1 teams race independently, after McLaren reiterated its concerns to the FIA about alliances and ownership links between teams. Mekies said: "We all want 11 teams racing independently on track, and we have made many steps as a sport in recent weeks, months, and years, to try to ensure more and more independence from every team. If any stakeholders, let it be another team or anyone else, would feel that more steps are needed to ensure 11 teams racing independently, we would support [it]."
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Antonelli and Lindblad given warnings
After sprint qualifying in Montreal, the stewards issued official warnings to Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Arvid Lindblad for driving too slowly on their cool-down laps, with no effect on their starting positions of second and ninth. Charles Leclerc, who qualified sixth, told Ferrari to raise the issue after the session and said: "We should complain about the cool-down laps, they are for sure, for sure illegal." In both decisions, the stewards said "The driver did not let any cars [past] and therefore deemed he was driving unnecessarily slowly."
Antonelli and Lindblad warned by stewards after Leclerc complains about “illegal” cool-down laps
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Antonelli on Mercedes' Montreal upgrade package performance
Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli says the team’s Montreal upgrade package has given it “a little bit of an edge” after Mercedes locked out the front row for the Sprint at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Kimi Antonelli said: "Yeah, for sure. We brought the upgrade, and that's what it was giving us in terms of performance. Of course, we still need to understand the package a little bit more because the balance has changed slightly. But overall, yeah, it seems to have given us a little bit of an edge against the others. We'll focus on it tomorrow."
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Hadjar on learning from a difficult Miami weekend
Red Bull driver Isack Hadjar said the Miami Grand Prix weekend, where he was significantly slower than team-mate Max Verstappen and crashed early in the race, taught him “many things”, including how to react when things go wrong. Hadjar said: "I definitely learned from the weekend where I got kind of beaten up. I do have to say that I learned many things, also how to react when things go wrong. I think I didn't really do a good job in Miami and I learned from it. And I'll start again this weekend with more experience."
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