George Russell executed an excellent getaway from his first pole place of the season within the Canadian Grand Prix, keeping off Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri to take care of the lead across the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve.
It was a frenetic begin to the race because the Mercedes driver managed the launch nicely, establishing a small hole to Verstappen on the primary lap because the lead McLaren was equally unable to problem for P1.
LIVE COVERAGE: Russell holds lead ahead of Verstappen in Canada
In a continuance of McLaren’s robust weekend, Piastri got here beneath strain from rookie driver Kimi Antonelli simply behind, who was capable of move him and make sure that each Mercedes have been within the prime three.
Elsewhere, Alex Albon and Franco Colapinto battled in the direction of the tail finish of the highest 10 – their scuffle resulted within the Williams chopping a nook to keep away from contact, which then allowed Nico Hulkenberg to cost by way of and take two positions in a single transfer.
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