Overview
- Kimi Antonelli claimed his fourth straight Grand Prix victory in Montreal, stretching his championship advantage to 43 points after inheriting the win when team‑mate George Russell stopped on lap 30 due to a Mercedes‑reported power‑unit failure.
- The Mercedes pair raced aggressively all weekend with repeated wheel‑to‑wheel duels in both the sprint and the main race that prompted team boss Toto Wolff to warn drivers against airing team disputes publicly.
- Russell reacted angrily after his retirement by throwing his headrest onto the track and later received a €5,000 suspended fine from the FIA after apologising to marshals and officials.
- Rivals and the paddock reacted loudly: Red Bull’s official social post mocked Russell’s outburst and Max Verstappen used the weekend to renew demands for 2027 engine changes that would shift power away from battery systems.
- McLaren suffered its own setback in Canada when Lando Norris retired with a gearbox failure after a tyre gamble failed, highlighting how reliability, strategy and current hybrid energy rules are already shaping results and the wider rule debate.