Overview
- Antonelli won the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday for his fourth consecutive victory, the first driver in F1 history to begin a career with four straight wins.
- George Russell retired with a motor/centralina failure around lap 30 during a 30‑lap duel with Antonelli, a mechanical problem that effectively decided the race result.
- Toto Wolff convened both drivers after the Sprint and issued team guidance that allows aggressive on‑track duels while expressly banning collisions and unsafe moves.
- Lewis Hamilton finished second after an intense fight with Max Verstappen, Ferrari showed encouraging pace, and McLaren’s decision to start on intermediates in light rain forced early stops and damaged its weekend.
- Antonelli’s points buffer has grown substantially, bookmakers have shortened his title odds, and Monaco on June 7 is the next key test that could force Mercedes to change its intra‑team policy if rivals close the gap.