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Formula 1: Mercedes dominated and Colapinto couldn't maintain his position at the Canadian GP

George Russell gave Mercedes its first victory of the year, and Kimi Antonelli achieved his first podium. Franco Colapinto finished 13th after a challenging race

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Editorial Team

This Sunday, the Canadian Grand Prix took place, corresponding to the tenth round of the Formula 1 World ChampionshipFormula 1. The winner was George Russell, who dominated the race from the start and secured his first victory of the season, both personally and for his team, Mercedes-Benz.

On a day marked by changing weather conditions and several incidents on track, Kimi Antonelli, the other driver for the German team, was chosen as "Driver of the Day," after achieving a valuable third place (the first podium of his career) that confirms his growth in the category.

Two pilots in Mercedes Petronas uniforms walk smiling through the paddock of a Formula 1 circuit.
Mercedes dominated the Canadian GP | La Derecha Diario

Meanwhile, Franco Colapintocrossed the finish line in 13th position, after having started from tenth place. The Argentine was close to scoring his first points, but the strategy from Alpine was not the most successful and his performance also failed to stand out.

"We were on the wrong strategy, a shame, I think we had a good car for today in clean air, in dirty air it was complicated," commented the Argentine after the race. "It wasn't the Sunday we expected," he concluded. Despite losing several positions, he took advantage of the contact between the two McLaren cars at the end to recover.

An Alpine Formula 1 car with blue and pink colors driving through a corner on a racetrack
It wasn't an easy weekend for Colapinto | La Derecha Diario

Regarding the latter, as the race was ending, it seemed they were going to share fourth and fifth place; however, with only three laps remaining, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri made slight contact on a straight, causing the former to crash and subsequently retire.

In addition to the Mercedes drivers, the podium was completed by Max Verstappen (2nd), who recovered from his 10th place in Spain and continues to fight in the drivers' standings. The other drivers who scored points were: Oscar Piastri (McLaren), Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari), Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin), Nico Hülkenberg (Kick Sauber), Esteban Ocon (Haas), and Carlos Sainz Jr. (Williams).

The next round of the championship will be the Austrian Grand Prix, from June 27 to 29, at the Red Bull Ring circuit in the village of Spielberg.

Drivers' and Constructors' Standings after Canada

Drivers:

  1. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) - 198 points
  2. Lando Norris (McLaren) - 176 points
  3. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) - 155 points
  4. George Russell (Mercedes) - 136 points
  5. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) - 104 points
  6. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) - 79 points
  7. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) - 63 points
  8. Alex Albon (Williams) - 42 points
  9. Esteban Ocon (Haas) - 22 points
  10. Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) - 21 points
  11. Nico Hulkenberg (Kick Sauber) - 20 points
  12. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) - 14 points
  13. Carlos Sainz (Williams) - 13 points
  14. PIERRE GASLY (Alpine) - 11 points
  15. Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull) - 10 points
  16. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) - 8 points
  17. Oliver Bearman (Haas) - 6 points
  18. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) - 4 points
  19. Gabriel Bortoleto (Kick Sauber) - 0 points
  20. FRANCO COLAPINTO (Alpine) - 0 points
  21. JACK DOOHAN (Alpine) - 0 points

Constructors:

  1. McLaren - 374 points
  2. Mercedes AMG F1 - 199 points
  3. Ferrari - 183 points
  4. Red Bull - 162 points
  5. Williams - 55 points
  6. Haas F1 Team - 28 points
  7. Racing Bulls - 28 points
  8. Aston Martin - 22 points
  9. Kick Sauber - 20 points
  10. ALPINE F1 TEAM - 11 points
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