Antoniel Claims 4th Straight Win; Hamilton P2, Russell Retires
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- George Russell retired from the Canadian GP with a rare power unit failure while battling teammate Kimi Antonelli for the lead, then threw his headrest down the track in frustration and was fined €5,000 suspended for 12 months.
- Kimi Antonelli won his fourth consecutive Grand Prix, extending his championship lead over Russell to 43 points — roughly the margin of a 1-2 finish — with team boss Toto Wolff warning Mercedes may need to dial the teammate battles 'down a notch'.
- Lewis Hamilton finished second, his best result for Ferrari in 29 races, sealing it with an audacious pass on Max Verstappen in the closing stages after looking 'a different driver all weekend'.
- McLaren's gamble on intermediate tires backfired when the rain cleared before the start, leaving both Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri scoreless — the eighth time in 10 years McLaren have failed to score at Montreal.
- Mercedes' upgrade moved the Silver Arrows back to the front of the pack, with a third of a second covering the top seven and the top five finishing in identical order across both the Sprint and the main Grand Prix.
Why it matters: Russell now sits 43 points behind Antonelli after retiring from a race he was fighting to win, a gap equivalent to a 1-2 finish that could prove decisive if Mercedes keeps locking out the front. Hamilton's P2 — his first meaningful Ferrari result in 29 races — shows the team finally has the pace, but Wolff's intervention hints the bigger title risk is now Mercedes managing its own drivers rather than the chasing pack.
