Lando Norris crashed out of the Canadian Grand Prix following a sensational 200mph collision with McLaren team-mate and championship rival Oscar Piastri.
As George Russell delivered a faultless drive to win from pole position ahead of Red Bull rival Max Verstappen, Norris banged into the back of Piastri as they duelled for fourth place with three laps to go.
Norris attempted to pass Piastri across the start-finish line but he misjudged the move and hit his team-mate's car.
Norris was forced to park his damaged McLaren and immediately accepted blame for the incident. "It is all my bad," he said on the radio "All my fault. Unlucky. Stupid from me."
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F1 CANADIAN GRAND PRIX - LATEST UPDATES
- George Russell wins the Canadian GP; Verstappen 2nd; Antonelli 3rd
- APPEAL! Red Bull protest George Russell post-race
- Click HERE for the top-10 in Montreal
- CRASH! McLaren teammates Norris and Piastri collide at the end - NORRIS OUT!
- Lewis Hamilton runs over animal in ‘horrible’ incident at Canadian GP
Still we wait...
00:40 , Kieran JacksonIt’s dark in Montreal and we still await the final result of the race!
We’re also awaiting outcomes on safety car infringements involving: Antonelli, Piastri, Ocon, Leclerc, Sainz, Gasly and Stroll.
Long night!
VIDEO: One half of the Red Bull protest
00:19 , Kieran JacksonTwo opposing views on this moment between George Russell and Max Verstappen 👇#F1 #CanadianGP pic.twitter.com/nqcypxzjWH
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What do FIA regulations say?
00:05 , Kieran Jackson“In order to avoid the likelihood of accidents before the safety car returns to the pits, from the point at which the lights on the car are turned out, drivers must proceed at a pace which involves no erratic acceleration or braking, nor any manoeuvre which is likely to endanger other drivers or impede the restart.”
Russell and Verstappen are out the stewards room...
23:53 , Kieran JacksonChristian Horner:
23:35 , Kieran Jackson"Two protests that we've put to the stewards, that we've asked them to have a look at. Firstly, relating to the erratic driving behind the safety car, where George very heavily braked, obviously looking in his mirror for Max."
"The second one is very clearly the distance that was left behind the safety car that was well in excess - I think at least three times in excess - of the permitted distance.
“So it's within our right to obviously protest that. So we've lodged the protest."
Horner confirms protest is over Russell's driving behind safety car:
23:25 , Kieran JacksonHorner confirms the protest is over Russell’s ‘erratic driving’ behind the safety car in front of Max Verstappen and also for not leaving the right gap behind it.
Both drivers in the stewards room now. We know what happened last time...
Confirmation of Red Bull protest
23:15 , Kieran Jackson
Red Bull protest
23:06 , Kieran JacksonFirst thought is that it may be to do with Russell’s driving behind the safety car at the end of the race.
Verstappen overtook Russell late on, with the Dutchman saying Russell was braking too much.
Something to do with that? Otherwise, I’m at a loss.
BREAKING: Red Bull have launched a protest against George Russell's win in Canada
22:58 , Kieran JacksonWe don’t know what it’s about, but both Russell and Verstappen have gone to see the stewards in Montreal!
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Lewis Hamilton, after finishing P6:
22:13“It was feeling decent up until then. Good start, held position, I was feeling optimistic and then I didn’t see it happen, hit a groundhog. That’s devastating, so horrible! Never happened to me here, but the floor has a hole in it.
“Given that, had a brake issue, we stayed out too long in the first stop. One thing to another, greatful I could just finish and bag those points, we’re in need of an upgrade, a lot of things to change for us.
“Don’t talk about it much! I don’t know if it’s much, don’t think it’ll be a lot. Just one of those years.”
Lando Norris, after retiring from the race:
21:42 , Kieran Jackson“Pretty much. No one to blame but myself, sorry to the team and Oscar for going for something a bit too silly, at least it didn’t ruin his race.
“This was more silly. It wasn’t even ‘that’s racing’, just silly from my part. I go to bed tonight, apologise to everyone and then crack on.”
Time for the podium!
21:28 , Kieran JacksonA proud moment for George Russell as “God saves the King” plays out on the podium! His 4th win in Formula 1!
The German national anthem also plays as a result of Mercedes’ first win of the season!
Max Verstappen, after finishing P2:
21:05 , Kieran Jackson“It was quite a good race
“It’s a long season, you need to go race by race.
On Austria: “We’ve had some great results there.”
Brief and quick from the Dutchman...
TOP-2 IN WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
20:51 , Kieran Jackson1. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) – 198 points
2. Lando Norris (McLaren) – 176 points
The gap is 22 points between the McLaren drivers now!
Kimi Antonelli, after his first F1 podium in third:
20:47 , Kieran Jackson“It was so stressful but super happy, had a good start, jumped into P3, stayed up there. I pushed a bit too hard at the end, but really happy to bring the podium home.
“That’s the goal, this track has been good for us, car been good all weekend, hopefully can carry this momentum into this weekend.”
To chants of “Kimi, Kimi” in the background!
George Russell, after winning the race:
20:46“Amazing day for the team, feels good!
“The strength of our car is in these cooler conditions, we’ll enjoy it for now. Time will tell, we won Austria last year, maybe that’s a big omen. We had high expectations going into this weekend… a good day!”
TOP-10 IN THE CANADIAN GP
20:45 , Kieran Jackson1. George Russell
2. Max Verstappen
3. Kimi Antonelli
4. Oscar Piastri
5. Charles Leclerc
6. Lewis Hamilton
7. Fernando Alonso
8. Nico Hulkenberg
9. Esteban Ocon
10. Carlos Sainz
George Russell on team radio:
20:42 , Kieran Jackson“Brilliant job! Well done team, I made up for last year! Congrats to Kimi!”
George Russell wins the Canadian Grand Prix!
20:36 , Kieran JacksonWhat a terrific weekend from George Russell!
He set up that win with his pole position yesterday! His 4th career win and the 4th different winner this season!
Max Verstappen comes home in second, with Kimi Antonelli securing his first podium in F1!
4-10: Piastri, Leclerc, Hamilton, Alonso, Hulkenberg, Ocon, Sainz
VIDEO: Norris-Piastri collision!
20:34 , Kieran JacksonTHE MCLARENS COME TOGETHER AND LANDO NORRIS IS OUT OF THE RACE! 😱🟠 pic.twitter.com/aFRdK2Lqdo
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Verstappen overtakes Russell under safety car? (Lap 69/70)
20:34 , Kieran JacksonVerstappen overtook Russell under the safety car, with the Dutchman saying the Brit braked aggressively.
Verstappen’s engineer: “Don’t fall for the gamesmanship.”
I think common sense will prevail - nothing to rule here.
Final lap is under the safety car - the racing is done here in Montreal!
Lando Norris:
20:30 , Kieran Jackson“Yep I’m sorry, it’s all my bad, all my fault, unlucky, sorry, stupid from me.”
That has cost Lando Norris 10 points!
SAFETY CAR!
Norris and Piastri come together! (Lap 67/70)
20:29OH MY WORD!
Norris and Piastri come together on the main straight!
Norris made a move down the inside of turn 10, overtook Piastri, but the Aussie got him back on the back straight!
Yet on the home straight, Norris clipped Piastri at the rear, broke his wing and Norris is OUT!
Piastri continues in fourth!
Norris can't find a route past Piastri! (Lap 65/70)
20:25 , Kieran JacksonSo close for Lando but there’s not enough room down the main straight to make a move!
The laps left continue to tumble..
Russell, meanwhile, looking good out in front with a 2.6-second lead on Verstappen. In third, a first F1 podium on the line for 18-year-old Kimi Antonelli...
Top-10: Russell, Verstappen, Antonelli, Piastri, Norris, Leclerc, Hamilton, Alosno, Hulkenberg, Ocon
Norris and Piastri racing here! (Lap 62/70)
20:22 , Kieran JacksonNo team orders down at McLaren - the championship protagonists are racing here!
Norris just 0.5 seconds off Piastri with eight laps to go!
Russell extends his lead in front to 2.2 seconds...
Piastri struggling in traffic! (Lap 60/70)
20:19 , Kieran JacksonThe frontrunners having to navigate the backmarkers here and Piastri is losing out on time to Antonelli!
Norris is now right on the tail of his teammate, with DRS!
Out in front, the gap has narrowed: Russell’s lead to Verstappen is 1.8 seconds.
10 laps to go!
Liam Lawson retires (Lap 57/70)
20:16 , Kieran JacksonTough day for the Racing Bull.
Started in the pit-lane, the Kiwi now has to retire due to a power unit issue.
Charles Leclerc pits! (Lap 54/70)
20:13 , Kieran JacksonLeclerc does now pit onto mediums!
He drops to P6, a stonking 21 seconds ahead of Hamilton!
Russell retakes the lead, with a 2.2 second lead on Verstappen.
Eight seconds covers the top-five here though, Piastri now has DRS on Antonelli!
Top-5: Russell, Verstappen, Antonelli, Piastri, Norris
McLaren on the march! (Lap 52/70)
20:10 , Kieran JacksonBoth Piastri and Norris pumping in fastest laps here!
Piastri, in P4, is within one second of Antonelli now in third.
Top-10: Leclerc, Russell, Verstappen, Antonelli, Piastri, Norris, Hamilton, Ocon, Sainz, Hulkenberg
When will Leclerc come in?
“I don’t get it, the medium tyre is a good tyre.” Leclerc wants to pit!
Lance Stroll gets a 10-second time penalty (Lap 50/70)
20:06 , Kieran JacksonStroll forced Gasly onto the grass in battle down the back straight!
The Canadian is punished by the stewards - 10 seconds.
Stroll currently down in P17...
Alex Albon retires! (Lap 49/70)
20:05 , Kieran JacksonAlbon has pulled into an exit route by turn 10 and is the first car to retire!
He was running in P20 anyway...
Piastri pits (Lap 46/70)
20:02 , Kieran JacksonChampionship leader Piastri pits - 2.2 seconds - and files out behind Kimi Antonelli, in sixth.
Norris in P1, Leclerc in P2.
Hamilton also pits - 2 seconds - and gets out ahead of Fernando Alonso...
Top-10 (Lap 45/70)
20:00 , Kieran Jackson1. Piastri
2. Norris
3. Leclerc
4. Russell
5. Verstappen
6. Antonelli
7. Hamilton
8. Alonso
9. Ocon
10. Sainz
George Russell pits (Lap 43/70)
19:58 , Kieran JacksonThe Mercedes man makes his move now, pitting and coming out in fourth - 3.5 seconds ahead of Max Verstappen, now in fourth.
Piastri now leads, with Norris in second - a temporary McLaren one-two!
Max Verstappen keeps second! (Lap 39/70)
19:54 , Kieran JacksonBrilliant out-lap from Verstappen!
It’s so close out of the pits as Antonelli went in and out, but the Red Bull JUST stays ahead!
Top-10 now: Russell, Piastri, Norris, Leclerc, Verstappen, Antonelli, Hamilton, Alonso, Ocon, Sainz
Max Verstappen pits (Lap 38/70)
19:52 , Kieran JacksonVerstappen pits for the second time, under pressure from Antonelli, and comes out in a nice gap in sixth
Russell is 6.6 seconds clear of his teammate. Will Antonelli respond straight away?
Lewis Hamilton, down in 7th: (Lap 37/70)
19:51“Yeah I’m nowhere in this race mate, I don’t know what’s happened.”
Hamilton is seven seconds off teammate Leclerc ahead of him... another frustrating Sunday for the seven-time world champion!
Out in fromt, Russell has extended his lead to 5.5 seconds over Verstappen. Antonelli, meanwhile, is within DRS of the Red Bull driver
Leclerc on team radio:
19:42 , Kieran Jackson“Why have we boxed? Why did we box? I was telling you the tyres were fine!”
Leclerc NOT happy about that pit-stop!
Lando Norris pits (Lap 30/70)
19:41 , Kieran JacksonNorris now pits, switching the Brit onto mediums, with a 2.2-second stop.
Norris files out in front of Leclerc for fifth in this race.
Russell back into the lead, with Verstappen 1.9 seconds behind
3-10: Antonelli, Piastri, Norris, Leclerc, Hamilton, Ocon, Sainz, Alonso
Charles Leclerc pits (Lap 29/70)
19:40 , Kieran JacksonLeclerc dives into the pits, onto hards! He’ll have to pit again then, for a new compound!
Leclerc: “I don’t understand this choice.”
Leclerc files out in sixth, four seconds clear of Lewis Hamilton in seventh!
George Russell takes second! (Lap 26/70)
19:37 , Kieran JacksonFresher tyres and Russell - de facto leader - now takes second place from Charles Leclerc down the back straight!
Lando Norris - the actual leader - is two seconds down the road...
Charles Leclerc on radio (Lap 25/70)
19:35Engineer: “Plan B.”
Leclerc: “I think plan C.”
The usual alphabetical messaging from the Scuderia! Is that one or two stop?
Lando Norris leads (Lap 22/70)
19:32 , Kieran JacksonNorris has a 2.8-second lead to Leclerc behind him, with Russell (who has stopped) 1.9 seconds behind the Ferrari.
4-10: Verstappen, Antonelli, Piastri, Hamilton, Ocon, Sainz, Tsunoda
When will the top-two pit?!
Meanwhile Albon, who was in 10th, urges Williams not to pit their man and he gets overtaken by Tsunoda for the last points position now...
Oscar Piastri pits! (Lap 17/70)
19:25 , Kieran JacksonPiastri also pits - 2.1 secs - and is back out in seventh, behind Antonelli by three seconds.
Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc are now the top-two - both on hard tyres!
Lewis Hamilton pits! (Lap 16/70)
19:24 , Kieran JacksonHamilton also decides to pit... 2.3 seconds... he comes out in 10th, between the Haas’ of Ocon and Bearman.
Field all mixed up now!
Antonelli now pits! (Lap 15/70)
19:22 , Kieran JacksonAntonelli dives into the pits - a 2.4-second stop and he comes back out on track just behind Max Verstappen!
Piastri now in P1; Hamilton 2nd; Norris 3rd
Are the current top-3 going to go for a one-stop?
George Russell pits (Lap 14/70)
19:21 , Kieran JacksonMercedes are covering the undercut... a quick stop for the leader, and Russell comes out ahead of Hulkenberg and Verstappen!
Russell now P7. Antonelli takes the lead of the race!
Max Verstappen pits! (Lap 13/70)
19:20 , Kieran JacksonEarly stop for Verstappen - 2.6 seconds!
Switches to hards... and heads into the pits just as Antonelli was going to overtake him!
Verstappen rejoins in ninth... let’s see how this plays out!
Norris takes sixth from Alonso (Lap 12/70)
19:18 , Kieran JacksonNorris with such superior speed and he gets the move done before the back straight!
Norris up to P6!
Russell now two seconds clear of Verstappen, but Antonelli is within half-a-second of the Red Bull driver.
Could we get a Mercedes one-two here?!
Charles Leclerc on hards: (Lap 11/70)
19:17“These tyres are not great.”
Norris also on hards, but right on the gearbox of Fernando Alonso now..
Oscar Piastri: (Lap 9/70)
19:15 , Kieran Jackson“Front deg is better than FP2, rear deg is worse.”
Piastri currently two seconds behind Antonelli in third...
Russell breaks DRS (Lap 7/70)
19:13 , Kieran JacksonVerstappen got very close - four-tenths - a few laps ago but Russell has broken away, now leading by 1.2 seconds!
Those on mediums will now want to think about conserving their tyres...
Top-10: Russell, Verstappen, Antonelli, Piastri, Hamilton, Alonso, Norris, Leclerc, Hulkenberg, Colapinto
Verstappen has DRS on Russell (Lap 3/70)
19:07 , Kieran JacksonVerstappen has DRS, within 0.6 secs off first place - Russell holding him off for now though!
3-10: Antonelli, Piastri, Hamilton, Alonso, Norris, Leclerc, Hulkenberg, Colapinto
Russell keeps lead at start!
19:05 , Kieran JacksonBrilliant reaction from Russell, who is clear going down into turn 1!
Verstappen keeps second, but Antonelli takes third place from Piastri heading into turn 3! More speed down the inside.
And they’re all away cleanly!
