Just as in Saturday’s sprint race, Mercedes drivers George Russell and Kimi Antonelli drew attention with an intense intra-team battle. The two came close to colliding several times and were urged to calm down, although that warning became unnecessary midway through the race when Russell retired with car trouble.
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Max Verstappen and Isack Hadjar both complained about the ride of the Red Bull RB22 in Sprint Qualifying ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix, with the former stating “my feet were flying off the pedals”.
Kimi Antonelli admits that he will “need to review” the incident between himself and team mate George Russell during the Canadian Grand Prix Sprint, with the Mercedes driver initially suggesting he was “pushed off”.
George Russell says the 2026 Formula 1 title is now Kimi Antonelli’s to lose after a dramatic Canadian Grand Prix that ended with the Briton retiring while leading the race. The post ‘Gods don’t want me in this fight’: Russell condemns F1 title hopes appeared first on ApexF1.com.
Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff twice told his driver Andrea Kimi Antonelli to stop “moaning” about his clash with George Russell.
Live coverage of Sunday’s Formula 1 Lenovo Grand Prix du Canada 2026.
The 2026 Canadian Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in pictures.
Alexander Albon was forced to miss sprint qualifying at the Canadian Grand Prix after a bizarre collision with a groundhog during the opening practice session caused major damage to his Williams. The post Albon absent from F1 sprint qualifying after hitting groundhog appeared first on ApexF1.com.
Isack Hadjar recorded his best Grand Prix finish of the season in Canada, coming home fifth for Red Bull just behind Charles Leclerc. But the result does not tell the full story of a chaotic race that included two penalties that cost the Frenchman a huge chunk of time.
George Russell won the Canadian Grand Prix sprint race for Mercedes and cut Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s lead to 18 points.