FORMULA1 WKLY Issue #11 | Canadian Grand Prix
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ANTONELLI WINS AGAIN AS RUSSELL IS LEFT STRANDED
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Kimi Antonelli claimed his fourth consecutive victory at the Canadian Grand Prix and made F1 history in the process. He is the first driver in the sport's 76-year history to have his first four career wins come back to back. No champion before him ever did it. Not Senna. Not Schumacher. Not Hamilton.
It was not easy. George Russell led the race and was the faster driver for long stretches. But a power unit failure on lap 31 ended Russell's race and handed Antonelli the lead for good. Russell said it felt like somebody did not want him to fight for this championship. Hard to argue with that.
Antonelli said the win did not feel the way he wanted it to. But the 19-year-old leads the championship by 43 points. History does not care how it felt.
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HAMILTON'S HAPPIEST DAY IN RED
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Lewis Hamilton crossed the line second and called it the happiest day of his time at Ferrari. He battled Max Verstappen in the closing laps and held him off for his best Sunday result in red.
It was Hamilton's tenth Canadian podium and the 204th of his career. Montreal has always been kind to him. Seven wins here, level with Schumacher.
Verstappen completed the podium for Red Bull, their first of 2026. Both driver and team badly needed it after a difficult start to the season.
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MCLAREN PUT OUT OF THEIR MISERY IN MONTREAL
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McLaren gambled both cars on intermediate tyres at the start. The rain never came. Both drivers fell back immediately and pitted early to switch to slicks.
It only got worse from there. Norris retired on lap 40 with a gearbox failure. Piastri finished 11th. Zero points scored on a weekend that was supposed to close the gap on Ferrari.
Norris said the retirement put them out of their misery. McLaren now trail Ferrari by 11 points in the constructors' fight. Two more weekends like this and the gap becomes a problem.
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NEXT RACE PREVIEW
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June 5-7 · Circuit de Monaco · Round 6
Monaco is the opposite of Canada. No power unit heroics, no strategic gambles, just 78 laps of pure precision through barriers that do not forgive. Antonelli arrives with the form and the points lead, but Monaco reshuffles the deck every single year.
Russell needs a weekend without mechanical drama, and qualifying here is half the race. Watch for Hamilton too. He arrives in Monte Carlo on the back of his best Ferrari result yet.
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DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP
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Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) 131
George Russell (Mercedes) 88
Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 75
Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) 72
Lando Norris (McLaren) 58
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CONSTRUCTORS CHAMPIONSHIP
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Mercedes 194
Ferrari 117
McLaren 106
Red Bull 32
Alpine 28
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FAST FACTS
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Circuit Length: 3.337km
Race Distance: 260.286km
Number of Laps: 78
First Grand Prix: 1950
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