Kimi Antonelli won the grand prix de formule 1 du canada at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve after George Russell retired on lap 30 with an engine problem. The 19-year-old took his first Canadian Grand Prix and turned a tight Mercedes fight into his fourth consecutive career victory. Lewis Hamilton finished second and Max Verstappen was third.
Antonelli And Russell Duel
Antonelli and Russell traded the lead in a race that stayed close until the lap 30 failure changed everything. Antonelli said he did not want to win that way, and Russell said he could not remember a battle like it for years.
Antonelli was blunt on the radio during the race too, asking, “Pourquoi ? Il m’a poussé ! J’étais devant ! Quel est le but ?” That came on top of a sprint-race complaint the day before, another sign of how intense the weekend had already become for him.
Hamilton Takes Second In Montreal
Hamilton passed Verstappen on lap 62 to take second place, then called the fight “génial” and said he loved the chase. At 41 years old, he reached the Montreal podium for the 11th time in his career and added a second podium of the season.
His post-race reaction matched the result. “Ah ! man, je suis tellement heureux ! J’adore ce circuit. J’ai déjà hâte de revenir !”
Race Unraveled Behind The Leaders
Russell’s retirement was not the only break in the field. Lando Norris retired on lap 40, while Oscar Piastri spent the race recovering after a poor tire choice at the start.
That left Antonelli, Hamilton and Verstappen to define the finish in Montreal. Antonelli’s win ended with the youngest of the front-runners taking the result, Hamilton banking another podium at a circuit where he has built a long record, and Verstappen salvaging third after a dramatic race.
