Victory from pole position in Canada for George Russell. The Mercedes driver held off Max Verstappen at the start, who was lined up beside him, and won his first race of the season with remarkable authority. Andrea Kimi Antonelli achieved his first-ever Formula One podium. Andrea achieved his first podium in Formula One. Kimi Antonelli, in his tenth Grand Prix, overtakes World Championship leader Oscar Piastri at the start (who was alongside him on the second row) and then surpasses him under the checkered flag, closing off a very hard-fought GP with a thrilling finale. Drama unfolded three laps from the end (and the Safety Car remained out until the checkered flag) during a clash between Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris. The British driver was disqualified after crashing into the pit wall due to a series of risky moves: he briefly overtook his teammate, was pushed back at the chicane before the finish line, and collided with Piastri’s McLaren at the line while attempting to slip through a non-existent gap between the car and the wall.