George Russell produced a superb performance to win the F1 2025 Canadian GP to take his first victory of the season at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, although his teammate, Kimi Antonelli, was voted the Driver of the Day.
Mercedes brought home a 1-3 finish for their best result of the season as they proved they can fight for wins in the ongoing Formula 1 campaign, as their young Italian racer backed up Russell on the podium, with Max Verstappen splitting the pair.
He showed strong pace throughout the 70 laps around Montreal as he hassled the four-time world champion and threatened to overtake him just before the pit-stop phase, although Red Bull’s strategy got the Dutchman back ahead.
Nonetheless, the 18-year-old kept his composure and kept up the speed to remain on track for a podium despite two fast-charging McLarens closing in on him as Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris battled.
Antonelli eventually secured the podium when the two championship rivals behind collided and brought out the safety car at the F1 2025 Canadian GP, to secure his first trip to the champagne ceremony of what will be a very successful career whilst also becoming Driver of the Day.
“It was so stressful but super happy,” Antonelli told F1 TV of his race. “I had a good start, managed to jump into P3 and just stayed up there at the front.
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“The last stint I pushed a bit too hard behind Max and I killed a bit the front-left, and struggled a bit at the end, but really happy to bring the podium home.
“Definitely this track has been good for us, the car has been incredible all weekend, and hopefully we can carry the same momentum into the next few races.”
Antonelli makes history at F1 2025 Canadian GP
With that podium in the bag, Antonelli now makes history once again in Formula 1 as he becomes the third-youngest podium sitter in the sport since it was officially formed back in 1950.
At the age of 18 years, nine months and 21 days, he is now just behind Max Verstappen (18yrs seven months and 15 days) and Lance Stroll (18 years, seven months and 27 days), and ahead of Lando Norris too (20 years, seven months and 22 days).
