Halfway duel and apologies to the stewards Sunday’s in Montreal was a very bitter Canadian GP for George Russell. The Englishman from Mercedes, author of Sprint pole, victory in the short race and pole position on Saturday, missed out due to a technical problem that ‘switched off’ his W17 while he was leading the race and in full battle for the final success with teammate Kimi Antonelli. After the traditional ritual post-race interviews, in which he showed all his understandable bitterness, Russell entrusted social networks with a further ‘cool-headed’ reflection on what happened in the race. Lost for words breaking down from the lead! Really loved the battle with Kimi and wished to have had 40 more of those laps! Proud of my weekend in Canada otherwise with pole in the sprint, sprint race win, pole yesterday and leading the race today. Bring on the next race. photos I’m looking forward to the next race,” commented the Englishman. Apologies to the marshals & FIA for making their job harder than it needed to be. Lots of emotions in the moment. https://t.co/h7Zejcja9x— George Russell (@GeorgeRussell63) May 25, 2026 Today Russell, again via social media, also wanted to publicly apologize to the marshals of the Canadian circuit for having thrown away the headrest after retiring. An action that cost him a fine of 5000 Euros which however remains suspended for the moment. “I apologize to the commissioners and the FIA for having made their job more difficult than necessary – wrote the English #63 – at that moment I was overwhelmed by emotions”. 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 , 2026-05-25 20:56:00
