Mercedes teen Antonelli wins Canadian GP for fourth straight F1 victory
Kimi Antonelli won the Canadian Grand Prix after George Russell retired with engine failure, giving Antonelli a fourth straight Formula 1 win.
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Antonelli turned a tense battle with Mercedes teammate George Russell into another victory when Russell's car failed late in Montreal. The result extended Antonelli's winning streak and widened his lead in the championship.
A young driver named Kimi Antonelli won a big race in Canada. He was racing hard against his teammate George Russell, but Russell's car broke near the end.
That meant Antonelli could keep going and win. It was like two kids running a race and one bicycle gets a flat tire near the finish line.
The win matters because Antonelli is now way ahead in the season points. In racing, points are like gold stars, and having more of them makes the championship easier to win.
Analysis
Race swing in Montreal
Kimi Antonelli, 19, won the Canadian Grand Prix after a race-long fight with Mercedes teammate George Russell ended when Russell's car suffered an engine failure. The two Mercedes drivers traded the lead several times over 30 laps and were close enough to risk contact before Russell dropped out.
Antonelli said the duel was "really fun" and acknowledged how close the battle became before the failure. Once Russell retired, Antonelli had a clear path to the finish and crossed the line more than 10 seconds ahead of Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton.
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The win gave Antonelli a 43-point lead over Russell after five of 22 races. He has now won in China, Japan, Miami and Canada after Russell opened the season with victory in Australia.
Russell's weekend had looked strong before the failure: he won Saturday's sprint race from pole and started Sunday's Grand Prix from the front. After the car stopped, he reacted angrily before leaving the circuit, then said he wished he had "40 more of those laps" to keep fighting.
Hamilton's second-place finish was his best result since joining Ferrari, while Charles Leclerc was fourth and Red Bull's Isack Hadjar finished fifth. In the constructors' standings, Mercedes led Ferrari by 72 points, with McLaren third after failing to score on Sunday.
Key points
- Kimi Antonelli won the Canadian Grand Prix for his fourth straight Formula 1 victory.
- Mercedes teammate George Russell led parts of the race but retired with engine failure.
- Antonelli now leads Russell by 43 points after five races.
- Lewis Hamilton finished second for Ferrari, his best result since joining the team.
- Mercedes leads the constructors' standings over Ferrari by 72 points.
