Russell wins Canadian GP sprint race

George Russell of Mercedes secured a crucial victory in the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix sprint race, battling fiercely with his teammate Kimi Antonelli. Russell crossed the finish line first with a time of 28 minutes, 50.951 seconds, successfully defending his position against a charging Lando Norris, who finished second.

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maintained his position from the pressure of Lando Norris, who took second place.

The win is a significant boost for Russell in the drivers' championship. It narrows the points gap to Antonelli, who had been on a three-race winning streak, to just 18 points. Antonelli ultimately finished third after making several errors, including going off-track multiple times, which allowed Norris to briefly take second place.

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Antonelli had to settle for third place after losing momentum several times due to going off-track.

The sprint race was intense from the start, with Russell and Antonelli maintaining a Mercedes one-two in the opening laps. The battle heated up on lap six when Antonelli attempted an overtake on Russell but went wide. He made another mistake later on the same lap, braking too late and running off-track again, which Norris capitalized on to move into second.

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The competition became heated on the sixth lap when Antonelli tried to overtake Russell from the outside of the first corner.

Despite Norris's pressure, Russell maintained his pace to claim the win. Antonelli made aggressive attempts to regain second place in the closing laps but again went off-track. Behind the leading trio, Oscar Piastri finished fourth, Lewis Hamilton was sixth, and Max Verstappen ended the sprint race in seventh.

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He was late on the brakes at the eighth corner and slid through the grass area on the chicane.