Race Highlights | 2026 Canadian Grand Prix

There is drizzle in the air and I'm hearing that there is a big difference in starting tyre.And it looks like the McLarens are opting for intermediate tyres to start the race.

Round 5 begins in a few moments time.And the lights have not gone out.And there must be yellow lights.An extra formation lap has been called.It's not going in good.And we will finally begin this Grand Prix when the five red lights go out.

And the Canadian Grand Prix is underway.Lando Norris with the chance, gets the launch.Lando Norris to the lead of the Grand Prix.Can he slow it down?The Mercedes did not get the launch off the line on the Red Bull slick tires.Piastri has not been able to do what his teammate could.

An amazing start for Lando Norris, who launches through.It's Antonelli in second, then it's Russell in third.Lewis Hamilton is P4.

Yeah, Piastri's gone backwards.Once again, he's lost the place to Hamilton.But Norris is on the intermediate.They're okay at this stage.They're still on the track, and they will only get better.So it's brilliant for Norris to lead.

Oh, big lock -up for Gasly further back.The slick tyres, they're coping.

Piastri bails out of it.He's not interested in the intermediate tyre anymore that our race leader is on.Max Verstappen goes up to fifth position.Antonelli will be trying to clear Norris as quickly as possible, and it looks like he's going to do so.It's time for another new race leader.Lando Norris has been called to the pit lane, and Kimi Antonelli will wait And then he will fight his teammate for the win.

McLaren gambled and it came undone.It is Antonelli, then Russell, then Hamilton for the lead in Canada.What a start to this one.And here comes Russell.He's trying to get alongside.These two about to go wheel to wheel once again.

Antonelli stays ahead.Game on between the Silver Arrows.And this is for the lead.And George Russell goes through.Antonelli nearly into the back of his teammate.An extraordinarily close moment, but it's Russell who leads the Grand Prix, our third different leader of the race.

And it's George Russell trying to take another seven points out of Kimi Antonelli's championship lead that stood at 18, and that is Max Verstappen to the inside of Lewis Hamilton.A decisive move at Turn 1, and we're getting so much overtaking at the front of the field.

Lock up for Berman.He's off.

Oh, Behrmann is going to have his exit compromised, and this is going to be an opportunity for Pierre Gasly, who takes the place.And those soft tyres struggling, and Behrmann stays ahead of the McLaren for the moment, but for not much longer.Lando Norris improves back to the points then.

The gap Colapinto to Hajar is 15, so huge field spread.Antonelli's the race leader.

Wow, Antonelli has got past Russell.Russell has got past Antonelli again.Pass and re -pass for the Silver Arrows.And Russell gets ahead by the chicane.

So, Russell must have made a mistake at the hairpin.Wow, he was really on the edge of the rear tyre out of the final corner too.Antonelli's going to have a chance here to turn one.

Dives to the inside.Can he slow it down?Jorian Palmer takes a step back because we didn't know if the championship leader would be able to scrub off the speed.What a battle across two different races this weekend we have seen from the Mercedes.Oscar Piastri is in.This is not quick for Piastri.

Was it a front wing change?Has Piastri tripped over Albon or something there?Looked like there was work going on in the front of the car for Piastri.

Oh!And that was a late lunge that Alex Albon didn't see coming.That's a 10 second time penalty for Oscar Piastri for clouting the side of Alex Albon's Williams.Albon is out of this Grand Prix.

Russell's been quick through Turn 8 all weekend.That's where his pole differences have been.It gives him enough of a chance.to stay out of the window, but...Oh, he's locked up again!

He's wide!Antonelli goes through!Not quite! standing on the power but checking the mirrors because Antonelli is right there what a show these two are putting on Russell couldn't get it slowed down and this time Antonelli is going to check the mirrors no this side by side again separated by hardly anything and this time Antonelli played the long game but he is making Russell sweat Russell waiting for this chance join the team He felt a year too late.Wide again!Antonelli with the move again.And it's damp out there at the exit of Turn 10.

Compromised once more.Antonelli will not want to wait.Antonelli will want to make the decisive move on the outside line.But for how much longer?Kimi Antonelli finally gets by.And it's a change of lead that has been coming.

Your new race leader is Kimi Antonelli, who leads in Canada once again.

Kimi's gotta just fly right now in exactly the same way as George tried to.

And going deep!And it's gonna happen again!I can't believe the amount of lead changes that we've had today!Russell retakes the lead, but for how long?On the back straight we go!Antonelli versus Russell to 200 miles an hour and Antonelli is coming back.

But it's Russell with the inside line.Are they going to make contact?Antonelli has to bail out.Russell will claim it's his corner.And these two contenders are pushing each other over the edge.

And he gets the call.Give the position back.Why mate?He pushed me off and I was ahead.Like, what's the point?We've seen many a great defensive drive, I'm thinking.

He's off!He's off!George Russell makes a mistake!Kimi Antonelli takes the lead!Russell is coming to a halt!George Russell!

is retiring from the race lead of the Canadian Grand Prix!And it's heartbreak, it's fury, and it's the end of the road for George Russell!

Hajar finds himself in fourth.Leclerc is in fifth place.Possibly had to stack behind Hamilton.They were quite close, the two Ferraris, so that's cost them.

This is the battle for 4th place at the moment.

Whoa!Don't do that!

That is huge speed!My word, that was defensive driving from Isaac Hadjar.And it's a 10 -second time penalty for Isaac Hadjar.He can move once, and they believe that he moved twice.Hadjar looking in the left -hand mirror.Charles Leclerc will appear ahead, and he goes through.

The Ferrari man gets by.

We've got an issue here.Norris is going to retire.

Something's broken in my gearbox or something.

And there is damage to the front of Sergio Perez's car.

What is he hit or who is he hit?Oh, it's a straight failure.

Well, Charles Leclerc having to catch it.And he did, but only just.And Hamilton's close once again.Ferrari close to Red Bull in the same stretch once more.Carlo Pinto checking the mirrors.He doesn't want to get in the way of this one.

Hamilton with a great chance to go up to second position.Listen to that!Montreal sees more magic from Lewis Hamilton, and the Ferrari driver is through to second place.Miantonelli wins the Canadian Grand Prix, and he leads the World Championship by 43 points.The crowd acclaim.Hamilton and Verstappen across the line.

best result of the season in second it is a Mercedes win here for the second year in a row Russell last year Antonelli this and he's on the top step for the fourth Grand Prix in a row the fourth in his career Kimi Antonelli after George Russell had retired in a league of his own