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Montoya warns F1 rivals that Antonelli's winning comfort is hardest thing to stop
Juan Pablo Montoya says Kimi Antonelli's growing ease at the front of the grid should alarm the rest of the paddock after the 19-year-old claimed a fourth consecutive grand prix victory at the Canadian Grand Prix, extending his championship lead to 43 points.
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Antonelli 'won't be bullied' by Russell in Mercedes title fight, says Schiff
Analyst Naomi Schiff says Kimi Antonelli has shed his 'little brother' status at Mercedes after the 19-year-old won four of the team's five races to open the 2026 season, including a tense battle with team-mate George Russell in Canada.
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Brundle sees no gap between Russell and Antonelli after tense Canadian GP battle
Martin Brundle says there is 'nothing to choose' between George Russell and Kimi Antonelli following their fierce Canadian Grand Prix duel, which ended with Russell's retirement due to a battery failure and Antonelli extending his championship lead to 43 points.
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Brundle says Antonelli is lucky to have Wolff and Bono after Canada sprint meltdown
Martin Brundle has praised the steadying influence of Toto Wolff and race engineer Peter Bonnington on Kimi Antonelli after the 19-year-old's frustrations boiled over during the Canadian Grand Prix sprint race against team-mate George Russell.
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Scientists name 98-million-year-old wasp species after McLaren's Oscar Piastri
Three palaeontologists have named a newly discovered Cretaceous wasp species Gwesped piastrii in honour of McLaren F1 driver Oscar Piastri, citing his Formula 1 achievements and the amber's resemblance to McLaren's iconic orange livery.
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Antonelli's four-win streak draws comparisons to young Hamilton and Vettel
Former F1 broadcaster Will Buxton has likened championship-leading Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli to Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel in their breakthrough seasons. The 19-year-old leads the 2026 drivers' standings by 43 points after winning his first four races consecutively.
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Gilles Villeneuve's final race helmet sells for record $1.25 million at auction
The GPA helmet worn by Gilles Villeneuve at the 1982 San Marino Grand Prix has sold for $1.25 million, setting a new world record for a racing helmet and surpassing the previous mark held by an Ayrton Senna helmet sold for £720,000.
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Ferrari and Red Bull hold wet-weather testing edge over McLaren ahead of Canadian GP
McLaren team principal Andrea Stella has acknowledged that Ferrari and Red Bull may hold a meaningful advantage at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal, after both rivals completed Pirelli wet-weather development running that McLaren did not participate in.
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Bearman qualifies 16th as Haas struggles to dial in new Canada package
Ollie Bearman could only manage 16th on the grid for the Canadian Grand Prix after Haas spent the weekend fighting to get its new sidepods and floor upgrade working on Montreal's bumpy Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Team-mate Esteban Ocon was eliminated in Q1.
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Hamilton cleared of impeding Gasly and keeps fifth on Canadian GP grid
Lewis Hamilton will start Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix from fifth on the grid after FIA stewards cleared him of impeding Alpine's Pierre Gasly during Q1 qualifying at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Gasly's team confirmed they did not consider the incident unnecessary impeding.
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Verstappen mocks McLaren's costly tyre gamble as Antonelli wins Canadian GP
Max Verstappen took third place at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal after McLaren's decision to start on intermediate tyres immediately backfired, leaving Lando Norris retired and Oscar Piastri 11th. Verstappen joked the call was "a great one" — for him.
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Red Bull backs McLaren's push for stronger F1 team independence rules
Red Bull team principal Laurent Mekies has expressed support for tighter governance around team alliances in Formula 1, aligning with McLaren CEO Zak Brown's formal letter to the FIA raising concerns over dual ownership and sporting integrity.
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Antonelli leads F1 championship by 43 points but refuses to think about the title
Kimi Antonelli holds a 43-point lead in the 2025 Formula 1 standings after four consecutive race wins, including a dramatic victory in Montreal. The 19-year-old Mercedes driver insists he is focused only on maximising each race weekend rather than contemplating a world championship.
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Haas to decide 2027 driver line-up by mid-summer with Ocon's seat under threat
Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu says the American outfit will make its 2027 driver decisions around May to July, with Esteban Ocon's place far from guaranteed after being outperformed by rookie team-mate Oliver Bearman across two seasons.
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Gucci becomes Alpine F1's title partner from 2027 in landmark fashion deal
Alpine F1 will race as Gucci Racing Alpine from 2027 after signing a multi-year title partnership with the luxury fashion house, making Gucci the first of its kind to hold such a role in Formula 1. The deal follows the conclusion of Alpine's existing arrangement with BWT.
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Leclerc calls Canadian GP weekend a disaster as Hamilton outqualifies him twice
Charles Leclerc has described the 2025 Canadian Grand Prix as the trickiest weekend of his career, citing brake problems and persistent tyre temperature issues. Team-mate Lewis Hamilton has outqualified the Monegasque in both sessions, and cold, wet race-day conditions threaten to deepen Leclerc's struggles.
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Russell snatches Canadian GP pole from Antonelli with final-lap surge
George Russell denied team-mate Kimi Antonelli pole position at the Canadian Grand Prix with a last-gasp lap of 1:12.578 at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, edging the teenager by 0.068 seconds. Pundit Jamie Chadwick believes Antonelli will feel the sting of the result despite showing stronger pace across the session.
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Verstappen reveals Red Bull ignored his set-up advice before Canadian GP qualifying struggle
Max Verstappen qualified sixth at the Canadian Grand Prix after Red Bull overruled his set-up preferences, with the four-time world champion admitting he accepted the team's direction partly to prove it would not work.
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Canadian GP qualifying head-to-head: Norris leads Piastri 5-3 as Verstappen extends advantage over Hadjar
The 2026 Canadian Grand Prix qualifying session has updated the season-long teammate battle standings. Lando Norris holds a 5-3 edge over Oscar Piastri, while Max Verstappen leads rookie Isack Hadjar 6-2 across all sessions including sprints.
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Gasly warns Canadian GP could become an 'elimination game' if rain falls on Montreal
Pierre Gasly has cautioned that Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix could descend into chaos if wet conditions arrive, citing concerns shared across the paddock about Pirelli's new-for-2026 wet tyres struggling to generate heat at low temperatures.
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