Canadian GP 2026, Sprint finishing order: Russell beats Norris and Kimi, but what sparks in Mercedes! Leclerc 5th ahead of Hamilton

F1 Canada, the Sprint ranking Pos.PilotaTeamGiriDistacco/RitiroGpV1G. RussellMercedes2328:50.9511:14.7022L. NorrisMcLaren23+1.2721:14.5963K. AntonelliMercedes23+1.8431:14.3804O. PlatesMcLaren23+9.7971:14.7935C. LeclercFerrari23+9.9291:14.7416L. HamiltonFerrari23+10.5451:14.6957M. VerstappenRed Bull23+15.9351:14.9748A. LindbladRacing Bulls23+29.7101:15.6539F. ColapintoAlpine23+31.6211:15.47810C. SainzWilliams23+36.7931:15.94311L. LawsonRacing Bulls23+61.3441:16.25712G. BortoletoAudi23+61.8141:15.98013E. OconHaas23+64.2091:16.84914S. Perez*Cadillac23+70.4021:16.64115N. Hülkenberg**Audi23+72.1581:16.29716L. StrollAston Martin22+1 lap1:17.12017V. BottasCadillac22+1 lap1:17.21218O. BearmanHaas22+1 lap1:16.21019A. AlbonWilliams22+1 lap1:15.71720P. GaslyAlpine22+1 lap1:16.15021I. HadjarRed Bull20+3 laps1:14.94122F. AlonsoAston Martin15Technical problem1:17.543*penalized 10″ on the race time for forcing another driver off the track.
**penalized 10″ on the race time for leaving the track and taking advantage of it. F1 Canada, the news of the Sprint Mercedes takes home with more difficulty than expected a Sprint that it should have dominated. Montreal confirms itself as a friendly track for George Russell, here on pole in the last two GPs, who beats Lando Norris and Kimi Antonelli, who arrived close to #63. Although the gaps suggest that there was a battle between the three, Sprint said otherwise. The world champion practically acts as a peacemaker between Russell and Antonelli, who tease each other in the first laps, with the #63 widening the Bolognese in turn-1. A choice that infuriates the championship leader: “It was unfair”, this is his complaint over the radio. Even Toto Wolff had to reprimand him on two occasions, postponing the discussion to the post-match debriefing. Antonelli then tries again at the Casino hairpin, but comes wide and favors the insertion of Norris, who never attacks Russell and puts the fight for the top-3 in the freezer, net of a very optimistic attempt by the Italian on the last lap, again on the outside of turn-1. The two Mercedes drivers, as soon as they get out of the car, high-five each other, but it is clear that the idyll is over in Brackley: 10 years after the internal struggle between Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg, Wolff risks finding himself in another thorny situation at home. But, for now, it’s a sweet problem, also because the latest updates work and fix the start, the biggest shortcoming of the W17. Speaking of Hamilton, he is the most active among the others. With a great start, the seven-time world champion overtakes Oscar Piastri, moving into P4 and even seems to be able to annoy Antonelli, who was in a slight crisis for a few laps due to the effort required of the tires in the various overtaking attempts. The Ferrari driver, however, drops towards the end and finishes in sixth place, behind the Australian and Charles Leclerc, author of a Sprint without high notes. The same goes for Max Verstappen, who starts seventh and finishes in the same position in a clearly fourth-placed Red Bull. In Milton Keynes we only smile about the performance of Arvid Lindblad, who closes the points, while Isack Hadjar’s race is compromised by an engine problem. Lastly, Sergio Perez put in a great performance, 12th on the track in the Cadillac only to be penalized ten seconds for forcing Liam Lawson off the track: it was just the last act between two drivers who never liked each other. F1 Canada, live coverage of the Sprint You can relive the emotions of the Montreal Sprint with our live coverage. The program and times F1 returns to the track this evening at 10pm with Qualifying, the fifth GP of the year will start tomorrow at the same time. Here are all the TV times and directions.

Automobile Magazine – F1 English News , 2026-05-24 02:46:00