Red Bull fired a dig at George Russell on social media after the Briton retired from the Canadian Grand Prix following a shock Mercedes power unit failure.
Pierre Gasly hit a groundhog during qualifying at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve 24 hours after Alexander Albon did the same.
Mercedes Team Principal Toto Wolff has given his verdict on the clash between Kimi Antonelli and George Russell in the Canadian Grand Prix Sprint, stating “you can’t expect to have a lion in the car and a puppy outside” regarding the Italian teenager.
Lewis Hamilton believes he performed better in qualifying for the sprint race because he did not work on Ferrari’s simulator beforehand.
Charles Leclerc admits that the build-up to the Canadian Grand Prix has so far been the “worst weekend of my career”, with the Ferrari driver set to start Sunday’s race from P8.
Oscar Piastri admitted McLaren still has work to do to match Mercedes after the team qualified on the second row for sprint qualifying at the Canadian Grand Prix. The post Piastri realistic over McLaren deficit in Canada appeared first on ApexF1.com.
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George Russell has taken provisional pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix sprint race for Mercedes ahead of Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Lando Norris.
Full Sprint results from the 2026 Canadian Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneueve where George Russell took victory The post Canadian GP: Sprint Results appeared first on ApexF1.com.
Kimi Antonelli has extended his lead in the Drivers’ Championship after winning the Canadian Grand Prix, with Mercedes team mate George Russell forced to retire with a power unit issue.