George Russell made the best out of his pole position to win the Formula One Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday, while his Marcedes team-mate and rookie Kimi Antonelli claimed his first podium finish and McLaren had a day to forget.
Russell snatched pole from Max Verstappen on Saturday with a fantastic lap and only lost his position at the front in the pit stop rounds.
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He reclaimed the lead and becomes the first driver other than Verstappen and McLaren duo Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris to win this season.
Antonelli was third, behind the Red Bull of four-time defending champion Verstappen, who was on the podium for the first time in over a month.
But constructors' champions McLaren had a terrible day in Canada as they were out of the top three for the first time this season and Norris didn't complete the race after a collision with team-mate Piastri with three laps to go.
The two McLarens had a fierce fight in the final laps, going wheel to wheel on lap 67. Piastri went ahead, but Norris braked too late and ran into the back of the championship leader.
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"I'm sorry, all my bad, all my fault. Sorry, stupid from me," Norris said over the radio. The race finished with all the cars behind the safety car, which was deployed due to the crash.
Piastri now tops the drivers' standings with 198 points, 22 ahead of Norris.
Next on the calendar is the Austrian Grand Prix on June 29.
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