George Russell secured Mercedes' first win of the season in the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday as McLaren's championship-chasing drivers crashed in the final laps of an intriguing and hectic race.

After briefly overtaking him with a divebomb at Turn 10, Piastri regained the position on the run down to the final chicane after maximising the slipstream and DRS from Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli ahead.

Max Verstappen and George Russell made a bold comparison between Lewis Hamilton and the Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri crash at the Canadian Grand Prix.

Echoes of the past chimed loudly as the Canadian Grand Prix came to a messy end for Lando Norris. Images of Lewis Hamilton’s squeeze between Jenson Button and the pitwall in 2011 came rushing back, as Norris came to grief in similar fashion in a disastrous attempt to pass Oscar Piastri.

There have been plenty of occasions where Norris is too hard on himself and almost looks like he is looking for reasons to shoulder blame when he actually should cut himself more slack. But the Canadian Grand Prix was not such a day,

Max Verstappen needs McLaren’s rivalry to ignite with Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris “shooting each other down” to win the title. The reigning World Champion, who is seeking to secure the title for a fifth year running,