Russell takes Sprint victory in Canada after close battles with teammate Antonelli

The Sprint race took place under ideal conditions with temperatures around 19 degrees Celsius. There were no crashes and tough battles between both Mercedes drivers. Antonelli eventually finished third behind Norris and Piastri took fourth in front of both Ferrari drivers.

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Many cars started the race from the pitlane and most of the cars used medium tires. Lance Stroll in Aston Martin faced some front suspension issues as the mechanics started fixing his car on the grid. Despite the problem Stroll participate in the Sprint race.

The start was calm, both Russell and Antonelli managed to keep their positions and the only overtake on Lap 1 happened on fourth position when Lewis Hamilton overtook Oscar Piastri. Russell kept the top position and drove some fastest laps.

On Lap 5 Isack Hadjar in Red Bull reported engine issue and drove to the boxes. He was there for one lap and later got back on the track to collect race data for the team.

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On lap 6 Antonelli attacked Russell multiple times but wasn’t successful. When he outbroke too hard Lando Norris saw an opportunity and overtook Antonelli which later complained on the radio and demanded a penalty for his teammate.

On lap 10 Hamilton battled with Antonelli for third position but Mercedes driver kept the position while Norris had a small gap to Russell of only 0.4 seconds.

On lap 16 Pierre Gasly overtook Nico Hulkenberg and two laps later Fernando Alonso in Aston Martin retired his car.

With three laps to go there were first three cars within one second. Hulkenberg received a 10 second penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage which put him on 15^th place.

On final lap Antonelli tried to make a move on Norris to get the second place back but he finished third with the McLaren driver and Russell in front.

Sprint race results:

1st – George Russell (Mercedes)

2nd – Lando Norris (McLaren) – +1.272

3rd – Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) – +1.843

4th – Oscar Piastri (McLaren) – +9.797

5th – Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – +9.929

6th – Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) – +10.545

7th – Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) – +15.935

8th – Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) – +29.710

9th – Franco Colapinto (Alpine) – +31.621

10th – Carlos Sainz (Williams) – +36.793

11th – Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) – +61.344

12th – Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) – +61.814

13th – Esteban Ocon (Haas F1 Team) – +64.209

14th – Sergio Perez (Cadillac) – +70.402

15th – Nico Hulkenberg (Audi) – +72.158

16th – Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) – +1 Lap

17th – Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac) – +1 Lap

18th – Oliver Bearman (Haas F1 Team) – +1 Lap

19th – Alexander Albon (Williams) – +1 Lap

20th – Pierre Gasly (Alpine) – +1 Lap

21st – Isack Hadjar (Red Bull Racing) – +3 Laps

22nd – Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) – DNF

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Karin Gerlová

Karin is a journalism student at Palacký University with a focus on motorsport coverage. She specializes in reporting on Formula One and MotoGP, bringing fans closer to the action on and off the track. Her goal is to create articles that are not only informative, but also relatable and easy to understand, helping audiences connect with stories in a natural and meaningful way.