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Kimi Antonelli wins the chaotic 2026 Canadian Grand Prix after George Russell retires with a power-unit failure; Lewis Hamilton finishes second and Max Verstappen third amid Mercedes-related drama and late-race battles.
Kimi Antonelli won the Canadian Grand Prix after teammate George Russell retired from the lead with a suspected power-unit problem, widening Antonelli’s championship lead to 43 points; Lewis Hamilton finished second and Max Verstappen third after a late surge, while McLaren struggled with tyre strategy and Norris retired with a gearbox issue. The result reshapes the title fight as Antonelli extends his advantage.
A forecast of cold, 11–12°C air and a rain-prone Montreal layout could test F1’s 2026-era cars and Pirelli tyres in the first real wet-weather run for the new generation, with tyre-temperature challenges, potential grip loss, and race-chaos risk highlighted by Pirelli as a “perfect storm” scenario.
Live coverage of the Canadian Grand Prix qualifying at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, following the Sprint, as drivers chase the best grid for tomorrow’s race; session starts at 16:00 local time and lasts 60 minutes, with live timing and a weekend guide available.
George Russell won the Canadian Grand Prix sprint after a fraught duel with Mercedes teammate Andrea Kimi Antonelli, accompanied by tense team radio exchanges and a Wolff intervention; qualifying is due later. Norris and Piastri also featured in the sprint, while Lindblad picked up points in the wider race.
George Russell edged Kimi Antonelli to secure sprint pole at the Canadian Grand Prix with a 1:12.965, placing Mercedes on the front row ahead of Norris (P3) and Piastri (P4). Hamilton line-up fifth, followed by Leclerc, Verstappen and Hadjar as the rest of the field battled for position; Alonso crashed in SQ1 and did not race in SQ2, while Alex Albon was absent due to a marmot-related incident, shaping a dramatic Sprint Qualifying grid for Sunday.
George Russell took sprint pole for the Canadian Grand Prix ahead of teammate Kimi Antonelli, with Mercedes opening a clear gap to the rest of the field. Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri finished third and fourth, followed by Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc in fifth and sixth. Max Verstappen was seventh; Liam Lawson and Alex Albon did not participate after damage in practice. The article includes the full sprint qualifying results with all 20 drivers’ times.
Mercedes led the sole Montreal practice at the Canadian Grand Prix, but the session was disrupted by three red flags. Andrea Kimi Antonelli topped the times with Russell and Hamilton close behind as teams tested upgrades ahead of sprint qualifying.
Kimi Antonelli topped a chaotic 60-minute FP1 in Montreal as Mercedes carried upgrades and the Canadian GP sprint weekend began, with a string of incidents including Ocon’s pit‑lane breach, Russell’s spin at Turn 1, Norris’s grass moment, Colapinto’s power-unit issue and Albon’s marmot-related disruption impacting track time ahead of sprint qualifying.
FIA officials unanimously agreed to a 2027 engine redesign aimed at reducing reliance on energy harvesting and the associated speed penalties; final specs will be discussed in technical groups with teams and power-unit manufacturers, exploring methods to make harvesting less critical while managing costs and chassis constraints, with drivers welcoming the direction but saying more progress is needed.
Formula 1’s move to hybrid-electric power is being questioned, with talk of bringing back V8 engines to restore noise and spectacle during events like the Miami Grand Prix, as discussed amid FIA leadership and team coverage.
Charles Leclerc received a 20-second penalty for incidents on the final lap at the Miami Grand Prix, dropping Ferrari from sixth to eighth and promoting Lewis Hamilton to P6 and Franco Colapinto to P7, with Kimi Antonelli taking the win; no further penalties were issued to George Russell or Max Verstappen.
Teenage Kimi Antonelli wins the Miami Grand Prix from pole after strategic pit stops and a late pass, extending his season lead to 100 points and signaling McLaren's resurgence amid a chaotic sprint weekend.
Harry Benjamin’s Miami Grand Prix driver ratings crown Kimi Antonelli with a 9/10 after a weekend dominated by poles and three wins, while Norris shines with a sprint victory and a 9/10, Verstappen adds progress but is marred by a first-lap spin and a five-second pit-exit penalty, Leclerc suffers a late mistake and a 20-second post-race penalty, and Colapinto (8/10), Albon (7/10), Bearman (6/10) and Bortoleto (5/10) provide strong midfield battles as the rest of the grid trades place-determined results.
Kimi Antonelli clinched a chaotic Miami Grand Prix win after Mercedes’ bold undercut overturned a 2.2-second gap to beat Norris, with Piastri third, Russell fourth and Verstappen fifth while Leclerc spun on the final lap and later faced investigations over continuing in an unsafe condition and a Russell–Verstappen incident.