Russell wins Canadian GP sprint after feisty clash with Antonelli
George Russell won the Canadian Grand Prix sprint from pole position on Saturday – but riled his Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli in the process.
Russell and Antonelli clash in the race - Mathieu Belanger/Reuters George ⁠Russell won the Canadian Grand Prix sprint from pole position on Saturday – but riled his Mercedes team-mate Kimi Antonelli in the process. Antonelli, who leads the Formula One standings, finished third but was complaining over the team radio that Russell had pushed him off after the pair almost collided when battling for the lead. “That was very naughty.
Not fair, he pushed me off,” the 19-year-old said. “That should be a penalty, I was alongside the mirror. ” Team principal Toto Wolff intervened and told Antonelli to “concentrate on the driving, please, not on the radio moaning”.
Russell’s second sprint victory of the season cut Antonelli’s lead in the drivers’ championship to 18 points. Lando ⁠Norris, McLaren’s reigning world champion and the winner of the previous sprint in Miami, was second ⁠after 23 laps of the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Canadian GP sprint race, top eight classification George Russell, Mercedes 8pts Lando Norris, McLaren +1.
272sec 7pts Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes +1. 843sec 6pts Oscar Piastri, McLaren +9. 797sec 5pts Charles Leclerc, Ferrari +9.
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