George Russell He was more serious than ever to get victory in the Canada Grand Prix and dust off his triumph cap in the Formula 1 2025 World. He didn't get nervous against Max Verstappen At the exit and took enough advantage so that the Dutchman wouldn't even attack him throughout the race. A whole lesson to Lando Norriswho lost a few of these with the world's tetracampeon, although in his credit he will have given us the most entertaining action of the test … and almost the only one.
His accident with his partner three laps from the end made him lose the battle with Oscar Piastri. With fourth place, the least were the two points with which the leader of the championship enlarges his advantage with Norris. The most significant thing is that he opened the door of the fight for the title of par to the pilot who fears the most. Meritoritoros Second Post of Verstappen with the Red Bull and separate mention for Fernando Alonso.
The Asturian never gave up despite the dubious strategy of Aston Martin And he understood that in having fun chaining overtaking to pilots from behind was his opportunity to get good points. His seventh place is already the best result of the year, six points of pure faith after another magical weekend. Honors also for Carlos Sainz To trust at all times, stretch the first pneumatic game and take a point that does not know much, but that gives you confidence to continue fighting.
Kimi andre antonelli He closed the podium and the big day with double Mercedes. It opens in the top 3 in a race that died after the security car for Norris's accident, with the Ferrari far behind and Charles Leclerc in front of Lewis Hamilton. Nico Hulkenberg He broke back in the top ten, eighth, as well as Esteban Oconninth. Sauber y Haas They continue to keep Aston Martin at bay, who can only count on Alonso because Lance Stroll It was last.
Verstappen or Russell was approached … but he approaches the leadership
The departure promised strong emotions, but it ended up being clean because Russell did not let himself be intimidated by Verstappen two weeks after suffering his onslaught in Montmelon. Mercedes held pole and confirmed the most favorite of victory. There were no quarrels in the first laps between two intimate enemies and Antonelli signed the triumphal beginning of his team snatching the third place to Piastri.
A beginning in which Alonso dodged McLaren Norris and went for Hamilton with DRS to try to star in a duel from another era. He did not get it and on Tour 11 logic was imposed: the British advanced him in line with much more speed. The Asturian fell to the seventh and Sainz or moved from the sixteenth.
The middle tires began to degrade even before a third of race and Alonso, which stopped in 16, fell in the middle of a marabunta of pilots that were with hard start. Aston Martin did not plan the stop well and from the wall forced the Asturian to make up to eight advanced overtakes. In this order, he settled Pierre Gasly, Liam LawsonStroll, Alex Albon, Gabriel Bortoleto, Yuki TsunodaSainz and Ocon.
A crushing that had never had to undertake because Hamilton, who was not so far, left close to his initial position. New error and, although not heard radios, a anger of Alonso would be understandable, although knowing him, at least he had a good time on the track. With the eighth position in their pocket, the looks pointed to the cars above and how much would affect each other's degradation.
Norris puts the spicy with another disappointment
In Mercedes Nor McLaren Risgar and Russell and Piastri went to the same two stops that Verstappen, with Norris and Leclerc extending their second stint With the nth change of leader: first the British and then the Monegasco, who got angry with Ferrari for waiting to place other media. And that was all the emotion of a career coming less in Montreal. Nor the abandonment of Albon encouraged the thing when he left the track quickly and pilots like Ocon and Sainz endured within the top 10 after return 50 with the first hard game.
He was not accompanied by the Madrid either in the race and succumbed to Hulkenberg and Alonso before stopping in Tour 58. He did not give his weapons and threw himself for Franco frankntotosuccessfully, to try to return as soon as possible to Top 10. In the middle of the McLaren fight for the fourth place with a dozen points of difference at the top of the table, the Spaniards fought against Hulkenberg and Ocon for the eighth and tenth place.
Alonso threw it into the German in 58 and from 67 the action was unleashed. Norris's accident left the Asturian seventh and climbed Sainz to the tenth place. But there was even more. Verstappen, who celebrated more than ever a second place that even closer to the fight for leaders FIA.
