Montoya: “Antonelli has the luck of a champion, in Canada he has never paid a high price for his mistakes”

Montoya agrees with Villeneuve George Russell’s technical knockout in the Canadian GP allowed Andrea Kimi Antonelli to score his fourth consecutive victory, extending himself to +43 in the Drivers’ standings. The Italian driver had ample chances of winning even without the technical problem his teammate had because he seemed faster than Russell. Juan Pablo Montoya is of the same opinion, but he also underlined a significant aspect. “I agree with Villeneuve, Antonelli at the moment has the luck of a champion – said Montoya reached by sports betting – he makes mistakes, but he never pays the price for them. On at least three occasions in Canada between the Sprint and the GP he risked significant damage to his Mercedes by going off the track and nothing has ever happened. He must be careful, however, because sooner or later this luck will end and the tendency to make mistakes could backfire. In Monaco, for example, if you make a mistake you hit the wall and risk a 25 to 0. The championship is obviously not over, we have seen how much Lando Norris and Max Verstappen have come back one year, but it is clear that the pressure is now all on George Russell also because I think that in Canada Antonelli was slightly faster than him”. Click here to add Formula Passion as your favorite source on Google Discover: you will find our content more easily!

Automobile Magazine – F1 English News , 2026-05-28 16:00:00