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MOTOR:Piastri fourth in sprint as gloves are off at Mercedes

Oscar Piastri has lost more ground in the championship race after finishing fourth in the Canadian Grand Prix sprint - but McLaren could take heart from an extraordinary bust-up between Mercedes' pacesetting drivers as George Russell celebrated victory.

The gloves really looked to be off at the German team in Montreal on Saturday after young championship leader Kimi Antonelli ended up raging about what he called a "naughty" move from Russell which he felt had shoved him off the track.

The furious teenager, who went off the track twice while battling for the lead with Russell, even demanded his teammate get a penalty, and ended up being scolded by team principal Toto Wolff to "stop the radio moaning".

Ultimately, though, Russell took the victory and the eight points to Antonelli's six, which reduces the third-placed Italian's championship lead to 18 points,

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