Russell on Antonelli's 2026 title lead after Canada retirement
George Russell says the 2026 Formula 1 title is Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli’s “to lose” after Russell retired from the lead of the Canadian Grand Prix with a power unit issue that opened a 43-point gap between them after five events. Russell said: "I mean, right now it's his to lose. It's so many points ahead. It feels like... the gods don't want me to be in this fight - when I look at the safety car timing in Japan, breaking down in China Q3 [while] fighting for pole, breaking down from the lead here today. But pressure's off. Go out, enjoy every single race, try and win every single race - and I've got nothing to lose."
F1 title now Antonelli's to lose - Russell
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Russell retirement caused by battery failure
Toto Wolff said George Russell’s Canadian Grand Prix retirement on lap 30 was caused by a battery failure, after the Mercedes shut down while he was leading and fighting team-mate Andrea Kimi Antonelli into the Turn 8/9 chicane in Montreal. Wolff said: “It looks like a battery failure. The car was literally going dark, there was no electricity in the car anymore,” while Russell added: “Everything just turned off all of a sudden… engine stopped, no electronics, no proper braking.”
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George Russell has been summoned to the stewards after the Canadian Grand Prix over an alleged breach of International Sporting Code article 12.2.1.h, which covers “any unsafe act or failure to take reasonable measures, thus resulting in an unsafe situation”. The summons does not specify which incident is being investigated; Russell retired from the lead with a power unit failure and, after stopping, threw the cockpit surround from his Mercedes onto the track.
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Antonelli on Russell's Canadian GP power unit failure
Kimi Antonelli said it was “a shame” George Russell suffered a power unit failure in the Canadian Grand Prix, ending their wheel-to-wheel fight at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Antonelli said: "It was a fun battle with George. We were very much on the limit, and it was not easy with the wind. Very gusty. It was very close, and it was a shame for him with the failure, as it would have been a very cool battle."
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Hamilton on Ferrari needing to keep pushing after best result
Lewis Hamilton says Ferrari must “keep pushing” to close the gap to Mercedes after finishing second for his best result with the team since joining last year. Hamilton said: "It's definitely encouraging, given that this weekend, if you look at Mercedes, they brought a big upgrade. A lot of people brought upgrades here. We brought our big one in Miami and the team are working really hard back at the factory. We've hopefully got some other bits coming along the way... But we've got to keep pushing and keep trying to extract more."
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Verstappen on Red Bull's first podium as an F1 manufacturer
Max Verstappen said his third-place finish at the Canadian Grand Prix was an “extremely positive” result because it marked Red Bull’s first podium since becoming an F1 manufacturer. Verstappen said: "Yeah, I think so [I’m satisfied with the result]. I had some cool battles out there. Racing back up front, that is always better, right? And for us to have our first podium, of course, is really positive. Very happy with that, and with the cool battle with Lewis Hamilton as well at the end. So, we just kept pushing to the line, and in a weekend where it's not that easy to get things right, for us to be on the podium here is extremely positive, so naturally I'm very happy with that."
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Norris on McLaren's valid reasons for intermediate tyre call
Lando Norris said McLaren had “valid reasons” for starting the Canadian Grand Prix on intermediate tyres, even though he realised on the warm-up lap that the call was likely to be wrong as the track dried. Norris said: "Probably just on the warm-up lap. I think the rain already stopped a little bit by then, so, yeah, it was the wrong decision in hindsight. Obviously, it was good for a lap and kept me out of trouble... but it was the wrong decision in the end. But I don't think through any bad decision-making. There were valid reasons for doing what we did. I'm happy we went for something and stuck to it."
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👏 Franco Colapinto finishes 6th, his best finishing result as an F1 driver.
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The only driver with more podiums than Lewis Hamilton in 2026 is the championship leader Kimi Antonelli, who has 5.
Lewis Hamilton - 2
George Russell - 2
Charles Leclerc - 2
Oscar Piastri - 2
Lando Norris - 1
Max Verstappen - 1
How about that?
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🚨 Wins since they became teammates at Mercedes in 2025
Kimi Antonelli - 4
George Russell - 3
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Lewis ran over and lifted Kimi up after his Grand Prix win in Canada 😂❤️
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More history for Kimi Antonelli 🏆🏆🏆🏆
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Lewis Hamilton's mum was so happy watching her son secure P2 🥹❤️
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Most consecutive F1 seasons with a podium finish:
🥇 Lewis Hamilton - 19
🥈 Michael Schumacher - 15
🥉 Max Verstappen - 11
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The respect between two F1 GOATs 🐐
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Kimi gets the Lewis lift treatment! 😮💨😅
#F1 #CanadianGP
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🗣️ "Pressure's off. Go out, enjoy every single race."
George Russell walked away from the Canadian GP with no points - and thinks the title now looks like a very long shot:
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This podium moment ❤️
#F1 #CanadianGP
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Carlos Sainz has now scored points in back-to-back races 👏
Miami - P9
Canada - P9
Tremendous efforts.
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Lifted onto the top, TOP step of the podium! ☝😎
#F1 #CanadianGP
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🗣️ Ted Kravitz "What did you call Lewis on the radio at the end? Old G?"
🗣️ Fred Vasseur: "Luigi!" [laughs]
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🔴 Post-race interviews
⚪️ Kimi Antonelli: "It was a fun battle with George [Russell]. We were very much on the limit and it was not easy with the wind. Very gusty. Turn 10 was very difficult. It was very close and the [car failure] was a shame for him as it would have been a very cool battle. But we will take it. Another win. When I was on my own, I was trying to really manage the tyres as some graining started to appear on the front-left tyre. Now we are looking forward to the next race. "We have to keep raising the bar as George [Russell] was extremely quick this weekend. We were neck and neck. Ferrari, Red Bull and McLaren are definitely coming back so we have to keep pushing and be ready for anything." 🔴 Lewis Hamilton: "Firstly, I have to say a huge thank you to my team here. These guys have welcomed me with open arms, and it's been pretty tough over the past year and a bit, so to finally find our sweet spot and have a good weekends, it’s an amazing feeling to be back up here. Especially with these guys (Mercedes) being so quick, and I actually got to have a race with Max, which was great. "I think it’s definitely an encouraging result given that this weekend Mercedes brought a big upgrade. A lot of people brought upgrades here, we brought our big one in Miami. And the team are working really hard back at the factory, we’ve hopefully got some other bits coming along the way." 🔵 Max Verstappen: "I had some cool battles out there and racing back up front is always better, right? For us to have our first podium is really positive. I am happy with that. Cool battle with Lewis [Hamilton] at the end. "In a weekend when it's not that easy to get things right, to be on the podium is extremely positive. We need to keep improving better than our opposition. That's our target. We will see what we can do over the coming races."
Updated Standings
Drivers' Standings 1) Kimi Antonelli - 131 2) George Russell - 88 3) Charles Leclerc - 75 4) Lewis Hamilton - 72 5) Lando Norris - 58 6) Oscar Piastri - 48 7) Max Verstappen - 43 8) Pierre Gasly - 20 9) Oliver Bearman - 18 10) Liam Lawson - 16 11) Franco Colapinto - 15 12) Isack Hadjar - 14 13) Carlos Sainz Jnr - 6 14) Arvid Lindblad - 5 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) Lance Stroll - 0 22) Fernando Alonso - 0 Constructors' Standings 1) Mercedes - 219 2) Ferrari - 147 3) McLaren - 106 4) Red Bull - 57 5) Alpine - 35 6) Racing Bulls - 21 7) Haas - 19 8) Williams - 7 9) Audi - 2 10) Cadillac - 0 11) Aston Martin - 0
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All results and standings from the 2026 F1 Canadian GP
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P1) Kimi Antonelli P2) Lewis Hamilton: +10.768 P3) Max Verstappen: +11.276 P4) Charles Leclerc: +44.151 P5) Isack Hadjar: +1 lap P6) Franco Colapinto: +1 lap P7) Liam Lawson: +1 lap P8) Pierre Gasly: +1 lap P9) Carlos Sainz Jnr: +1 lap P10) Oliver Bearman: +1 lap P11) Oscar Piastri: +2 laps P12) Nico Hulkenberg: +2 laps P13) Gabriel Bortoleto: +2 laps P14) Esteban Ocon: +2 laps P15) Lance Stroll: +4 laps P16) Valtteri Bottas: +4 laps DNF) George Russell Lando Norris Arvid Lindblad Alexander Albon Fernando Alonso Sergio Perez
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Russell summoned to stewards after retirement
George Russell has been summoned to the stewards after his Canadian Grand Prix retirement on lap 31, when a power unit problem forced him to stop at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. After pulling over, Russell removed the headrest from his Mercedes and threw it onto the live track before getting out, an action the stewards are investigating because of the safety implications of leaving a piece of carbon fibre on the circuit.
George Russell facing stewards' investigation after Canadian GP retirement
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Alonso retires with seat problem
Aston Martin said Fernando Alonso retired from the Canadian Grand Prix around a third of the way into the race because of “a problem with his seat”. The team’s explanation came at the end of a difficult weekend at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, where Alonso had already crashed in sprint qualifying and Lance Stroll was made to start both the sprint and the grand prix from the pit lane after separate car issues and changes.
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Martin Brundle hails Kimi Antonelli's "quite extraordinary" Mercedes progress
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Russell retires from lead in Canada
George Russell retired from the lead of Formula 1’s Canadian Grand Prix on lap 30 of 68 after his Mercedes slowed at the Turn 8/9 chicane with a suspected power unit issue, handing the lead to team-mate Kimi Antonelli. The pair had been fighting each other for victory before the failure, prompting Mercedes to warn them over team radio: “So, we’ve got to tidy up this racing. We need to keep it clean. So if we can’t keep it tidy then we’ll have to stop you racing. Message to both cars.” Russell was also noted by the stewards after throwing his headrest out of the car when he came to a halt.
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P1) George Russell P2) Kimi Antonelli P3) Lando Norris P4) Oscar Piastri P5) Lewis Hamilton P6) Max Verstappen P7) Isack Hadjar P8) Charles Leclerc P9) Arvid Lindblad P10) Franco Colapinto P11) Nico Hulkenberg P12) Liam Lawson P13) Gabriel Bortoleto P14) Pierre Gasly P15) Carlos Sainz P16) Oliver Bearman P17) Esteban Ocon P18) Alexander Albon P19) Fernando Alonso P20) Sergio Perez P21) Valtteri Bottas Pit Lane) Lance Stroll
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