George Russell secures Canada GP win as McLaren’s collide

Mercedes’ George Russell has taken his first victory of the season at the Canadian Grand Prix, as the two McLarens collided late on. 

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Russell has taken his fourth career victory at the Canadian Grand Prix, at the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, as the British driver got off the line well to defend his lead into the opening corner. 

From there, the Mercedes driver was able to control his way to victory ahead of his fierce competitor, Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who could only manage second place. 

The Dutchman had to keep his weekend clean as the Dutchman has a one-race ban hanging over his head due to being on 11 of 12 penalty points. 

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It was a double podium for the Silver Arrows as Kimi Antonelli took his maiden podium in third place, ahead of McLaren’s Oscar Piastri. 

However, the race was completed under safety car conditions as the two McLarens of Piastri and Lando Norris collided on the pit straight. The two were fighting over fourth place in the dying stages of the race. 

Norris, who was wheel-to-wheel with his teammate on the back straight, tried to sniff a move on the outside of Piastri down the pit lane. The former misjudged his gap and tapped the front wing with Piastri’s rear left tyre. 

The #4 McLaren hit the barrier, damaging its suspension and retiring quickly after contact, which prompted the safety car. Norris quickly took full responsibility for the incident.

Read more Formula 1 here:

• Max Verstappen slams ‘childish’ questions of penalty points and ban
• Isack Hadjar gets three-place grid drop for Canada GP
• George Russell pips Verstappen to Canada GP pole position
• Yuki Tsunoda given 10-place grid penalty for Canada red flag breach
• Lando Norris tops final practice of Canada GP ahead of Leclerc
• Lance Stroll return confirmed ahead of F1 Canadian GP

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Hi, I'm Kamron. I created ApexMotorsports.co.uk in the dying embers of the 2021 Formula 1 world championship. It allowed me freedom to write whatever I wanted to write about which was all things motorsports, my passion. I have put a lot of effort in over the years to keep this website in its best shape and I've loved seeing the brand grow consistently, month-on-month, year-on-year. My ambition is to keep watching this brand grow into a primary outlet of news for all things motorsports whilst fueling my desire to pursue a career in sports journalism, specialising in motorsports.