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Оксана Юрченко
  • 6/15/2025

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00:00:00him lose five six seconds getting through that lot at least
00:00:03and Ted Kravitz down to you
00:00:05you would have thought so and he's safe his gap to Max Verstappen at the moment George Russell
00:00:09but for the moment still no sign of any mechanics outside the Mercedes pit box
00:00:14I expect to see them out at any moment
00:00:17just a reminder you need what 18 seconds 19 seconds under normal race running to make your stop don't you Crofty
00:00:23yeah and he's got what at the moment 23 George to Max
00:00:28yeah but he would right at the moment he'd come out behind Leclerc
00:00:31they're just starting to come out they are coming out now
00:00:34yeah it's a no-brainer to get Russell in on this lap because
00:00:37he's got such look at that lot he's got catching all that lot
00:00:42as they're all fighting each other like crazy as well
00:00:46and either this lap or the next but probably this lap
00:00:49they'll want to get him a nice clean stop and feed him back in
00:00:53the problem he's got is Charles Leclerc
00:00:56there is the Alpine
00:00:59as I was going to say bring George Russell back in
00:01:02Pierre Gasly got past Liam Lawson
00:01:04Ollie Bearman took to the escape road
00:01:06Russell's coming into the pit lane
00:01:07I was going to say Martin
00:01:08best thing Mercedes can do is keep him away from all this
00:01:11and pit him now
00:01:13because it's about the right time after Verstappen pitted
00:01:16what four laps ago
00:01:18yeah the thing is with Russell's pace and fresh tyres
00:01:21he'll not be that long before he's with them again
00:01:23but then that goes for the rest of the pack
00:01:26at least in that track position
00:01:27but he's kind of negated the lapping nightmare once
00:01:34but he might have to do it twice
00:01:36Piastri's the new race leader from Norris and Leclerc
00:01:38Russell comes out well ahead of Verstappen in fourth
00:01:41he must have been a scrappy pit stop
00:01:43because he's a long way behind Leclerc
00:01:45doesn't he
00:01:46so I don't know what the pitch that time was
00:01:48we didn't see it
00:01:49yeah anyway
00:01:52he seems further behind Leclerc than I thought he would be
00:01:55yeah
00:01:55and he's lost about two seconds to Max Verstappen as well
00:01:59by staying out a bit longer
00:02:00but he has got four lap old fresher tyres
00:02:03five lap old fresher tyres
00:02:05then Max Verstappen has an apple paid dividend
00:02:08towards the end of this race
00:02:09and here goes Franco Colapinto
00:02:11on Gabriel Bortoletto
00:02:13nothing doing there
00:02:14his team mate Pierre Gasly
00:02:15has the same sinking feeling
00:02:17trying to get past Islay
00:02:18how do you think a rookie can go down to you?
00:02:21yeah just a line on the two McLarens
00:02:22there's a bit of battle
00:02:24there's a battle all the way down here
00:02:26but racing balls stay ahead of Alpine
00:02:29ahead of Haas and Aston Martin
00:02:30Lando Norris has been given the hurry up
00:02:33so they're not going to do the one stop
00:02:35he's been told to push
00:02:36and they're going to bring the target
00:02:37minus three
00:02:38so he's been unleashed for a bit of pace
00:02:43and you can see last time round
00:02:44four tenths quicker than Piastri
00:02:46Piastri at the moment
00:02:48will come out about a second behind Antonelli
00:02:50so they're going for an offset
00:02:52as we see a replay of Russell's stop
00:02:54left rear
00:02:55who didn't tighten up properly
00:02:57that's why it was a slower stop
00:02:58yeah just to finish up
00:02:59so when I mean offset
00:03:01they're hoping that he'll have
00:03:02fresher tyres to attack Antonelli
00:03:04towards the end of the Grand Prix
00:03:06thank you very much
00:03:08personal best lap from Max Verstappen
00:03:10on the last lap
00:03:11three and a half seconds
00:03:13at the end of lap 43
00:03:14behind George Russell
00:03:16yeah so that cost Russell
00:03:20a third of the lead
00:03:22that he'd managed to build up
00:03:23but it's not the end of the world for him
00:03:25Alex Albon's still losing time
00:03:29at the back
00:03:29Lewis Hamilton is starting to lose
00:03:31a chunk of time too
00:03:33he's been on those hard tyres
00:03:35for 28 laps
00:03:37same as Fernando Alonso
00:03:39behind it
00:03:39but Alonso's round about
00:03:41half a second quicker
00:03:43on that last lap
00:03:44albeit a lot further
00:03:45back down the road
00:03:47the guitar is getting hard
00:03:49on the drive
00:03:50for his day
00:03:51that car is really great
00:03:52general loss of grip then
00:03:56coming from that
00:03:57Piastri still leads the Grand Prix
00:03:59of course
00:03:59but should he pit now
00:04:01he will come out behind Antonelli
00:04:04if he yes
00:04:05and round about
00:04:08round about eight seconds
00:04:10off the man is probably
00:04:11the net leader of this race
00:04:13which is George Russell
00:04:14who's currently in fourth
00:04:16Leclerc, Norris and Piastri
00:04:18as Piastri is told
00:04:20he is going to box
00:04:21at the end of this lap
00:04:23unless that was an old message
00:04:24because they're telling him to box
00:04:25and he's only going through
00:04:26turn eight at the moment
00:04:27but they've got
00:04:28they've got to
00:04:28because Leclerc is so much faster
00:04:30in the Ferrari
00:04:31so much faster than them
00:04:33well he's going to
00:04:34he's definitely stopping again
00:04:35Norris and Piastri
00:04:36don't technically have to
00:04:37but Piastri is going to
00:04:39and Norris we think will
00:04:41yeah I think so too
00:04:42they're not fast enough
00:04:44at the moment
00:04:44in Leclerc
00:04:45it's not quite working out
00:04:47for them
00:04:47here comes an overtake
00:04:49potentially
00:04:50Lance Stroll
00:04:51defending
00:04:51and putting onto the grass
00:04:53there
00:04:53Pierre Gasly
00:04:55he was trying to squeeze past
00:04:56but the room just wasn't there
00:04:57and Stroll maintained
00:04:59his line
00:04:59and wasn't in the mood
00:05:01for letting him past
00:05:02and stays
00:05:02in 17th place
00:05:04Piastri
00:05:04now pits
00:05:05Norris will carry on
00:05:07because
00:05:07a double stack here
00:05:08is very
00:05:09very difficult
00:05:10it's quite a tight pit lane
00:05:12and there wasn't the gap
00:05:13between Norris and Piastri
00:05:14to bring both McLarens in
00:05:15on the same lap
00:05:17so on go the new hard tyres
00:05:20to the end of the race
00:05:21for Oscar Piastri
00:05:22and he should come out
00:05:23as we say
00:05:24behind
00:05:24Kimi Antonelli
00:05:25who's going into
00:05:26the first corner now
00:05:28and you can see him
00:05:29on your screen
00:05:30in turn two
00:05:31and ahead
00:05:32that move by Antonelli
00:05:34on the first lap
00:05:35of the race
00:05:36I mean not only
00:05:37helping his chances
00:05:38but really really
00:05:39hindering Oscar Piastri
00:05:41in this race
00:05:41as Hamilton
00:05:43pits
00:05:45from P7
00:05:47in this race
00:05:48and will he get out
00:05:49ahead then
00:05:50of Fernando Alonso
00:05:51here comes
00:05:52Fernando Alonso
00:05:53now in the Aston Martin
00:05:54this is going to be
00:05:55a little bit nip and tup
00:05:56but Hamilton and the Ferrari team
00:05:58have it all covered
00:05:59and he does manage
00:06:00to stay ahead
00:06:01of the Aston Martin
00:06:03who's been on those tyres
00:06:04for 30 laps
00:06:05Leclerc
00:06:08keeping a solid distance
00:06:10behind Lando Norris
00:06:11up front
00:06:12but
00:06:12this is looking
00:06:14very very good indeed
00:06:16for George Russell
00:06:17if he can
00:06:17maintain that pace
00:06:19and keep
00:06:20Max Verstappen at bay
00:06:21he's got it
00:06:22he's got it covered
00:06:23but still
00:06:24a decent way to go
00:06:25we saw there how Stroll
00:06:26managed to force his way
00:06:28down the inside
00:06:28against Pierre Gasly
00:06:29this is when Gasly
00:06:30came back at him
00:06:32does Stroll
00:06:33give him enough space
00:06:34no
00:06:35you've got to leave
00:06:35a car's width
00:06:36yeah that's a penalty
00:06:37push me wide
00:06:38understood we're looking at it
00:06:41let me on the glass
00:06:42yeah
00:06:43we see
00:06:44that's unquestionably
00:06:46against the regulations
00:06:47you've got to leave a car
00:06:49I always think
00:06:49you've got to leave a car's width
00:06:50and a little bit more
00:06:51in the braking zone
00:06:53if you can defend
00:06:54but you're allowed
00:06:55to move back
00:06:56on line
00:06:57towards the line
00:06:58in the braking zone
00:06:59you must give your rival
00:07:00at least a car's width
00:07:02and that wasn't
00:07:03so the stewards
00:07:04might be looking at that
00:07:05race control
00:07:06have noted it
00:07:07and the stewards
00:07:08are looking at that
00:07:09as towards the inside
00:07:11goes Yuki Tsunoda
00:07:12around the outside
00:07:13Nico Hülkenberg
00:07:14will have to try
00:07:15and he's not able
00:07:16to get past
00:07:17on this occasion
00:07:18this is a battle
00:07:19for 11th place
00:07:20currently
00:07:20as Lando Norris
00:07:21will come in
00:07:22in a few moments time
00:07:23for his second pit stop
00:07:24in the race
00:07:25yeah
00:07:25it could be a world
00:07:26championship point
00:07:27at stake
00:07:27or even two
00:07:28couldn't there
00:07:28for this pair
00:07:29neither of them
00:07:32have pitted
00:07:32yeah
00:07:33sorry
00:07:34Hülkenberg has
00:07:35Tsunoda hasn't
00:07:36Sainz hasn't pitted
00:07:37Ocon hasn't pitted
00:07:38as well
00:07:39so yeah
00:07:39these are points
00:07:40at stake
00:07:41as I mentioned
00:07:42Lando Norris
00:07:42coming in
00:07:43to make his pit stop
00:07:45George Russell
00:07:46will cross the line
00:07:47now in his Mercedes
00:07:49behind Charles Leclerc
00:07:51who leads this race
00:07:53then George Russell
00:07:54is the net leader
00:07:55of this race
00:07:55then Verstappen
00:07:56Antonelli
00:07:57and Piastri
00:07:582.4 seconds
00:07:59stationary
00:07:59for Lando Norris
00:08:01who can now charge
00:08:02to the end
00:08:02so if McLaren
00:08:04want a McLaren
00:08:05like 2025 result
00:08:07they've got a lot
00:08:08of overtaking to do
00:08:09they have
00:08:10but they're hoping
00:08:11that fresher tyres
00:08:12and a slight advantage
00:08:14where they're not
00:08:14overworking their tyres
00:08:16as much
00:08:16will help them
00:08:17with that pace
00:08:18and we could be on
00:08:19for a barnstorming
00:08:20finish here
00:08:21and there's plenty
00:08:21of time
00:08:22for that barnstorming
00:08:23finish to happen
00:08:24Lando Norris
00:08:25will be very satisfied
00:08:26to see that
00:08:27Oscar Piastri
00:08:28is only just up the road
00:08:29yeah he's managed
00:08:31to lap Liam Lawson
00:08:32as Oscar Piastri
00:08:34and he's got a few
00:08:34more ahead of him
00:08:35to try and get past
00:08:36and we're back on board
00:08:37with Nico Hülkenberg
00:08:38in 12th place
00:08:39still behind
00:08:40Yuki Tsunoda
00:08:41in the Red Bull
00:08:42harvesting into the corner
00:08:44that's why you see
00:08:44those flashing red lights
00:08:46and all the bits
00:08:47all the bit frustrating
00:08:49here for Nico Hülkenberg
00:08:52and probably frustrating
00:08:53for those trying to lap him
00:08:54Liam Lawson's been noted
00:08:56for ignoring blue flags
00:08:57and that is a Williams
00:08:58pulling out of this race
00:09:00and parking
00:09:01it's Alex Albon
00:09:02who would like to forget
00:09:03I'm sure
00:09:04this year's Canadian Grand Prix
00:09:06and that won't
00:09:07so that means that DRS
00:09:09is disabled
00:09:10in that zone
00:09:11it doesn't
00:09:13it doesn't
00:09:14it's like Lando Norris
00:09:15we're hearing
00:09:15has had a big slide
00:09:16that car is well
00:09:17out of harm's way
00:09:19so unsurprisingly
00:09:20it's green flags
00:09:22yeah
00:09:22well done to Alex Albon
00:09:24pulling into
00:09:25exactly the right place
00:09:26where there's an escape road
00:09:27there so it doesn't
00:09:28hold up anything
00:09:29or bring out
00:09:30any potential
00:09:31safety cars
00:09:32at this stage
00:09:33although safety car
00:09:34would have really helped
00:09:35his teammate Carlos Sainz
00:09:36who of course
00:09:36hasn't pitted yet
00:09:38Lance Stroll's got a penalty
00:09:39for forcing another driver
00:09:41off the track
00:09:42a 10 second time penalty
00:09:44for him
00:09:45and in the nick of time
00:09:47Nico Hülkenberg
00:09:48gets past Yuki Tsunoda
00:09:50and up now
00:09:50into 11th place
00:09:52yeah
00:09:52so good
00:09:53the DRS would have been
00:09:54re-enabled there
00:09:56for Hülkenberg
00:09:57out of the yellow zone
00:09:58and that's
00:09:59it's a good move
00:10:00isn't he driving well
00:10:01this year
00:10:01Nico Hülkenberg
00:10:02certainly is
00:10:03comes into this race
00:10:05of course
00:10:05off to the
00:10:06off the back
00:10:06of a very impressive
00:10:08performance in Spain
00:10:10where he got his best
00:10:11Grand Prix result
00:10:12in six years
00:10:13follow that up
00:10:15with his best grid spot
00:10:16of the season
00:10:16here too
00:10:17so Charles Leclerc
00:10:19out in front
00:10:21but he does
00:10:22need to stop again
00:10:23because he's run hard
00:10:24and hard
00:10:25in terms of his tyre compound
00:10:27and he's only
00:10:28well
00:10:281.7 seconds
00:10:30clear of
00:10:30George Russell
00:10:31who has a nice
00:10:32three seconds
00:10:33or so gap
00:10:34over Max Verstappen
00:10:36with 20 odd laps
00:10:37to go though
00:10:38can Verstappen
00:10:39close in a little bit
00:10:41he's starting to find
00:10:42a bit more pace
00:10:43than George Russell
00:10:44but they're all
00:10:44making their way
00:10:45aren't they
00:10:45through some
00:10:46back markers
00:10:47and that might be
00:10:48affecting their race
00:10:49pace a little bit
00:10:50yeah so Leclerc stock
00:10:51now he'd come out
00:10:52about five seconds
00:10:53behind Norris
00:10:55in what would then
00:10:55be sixth place
00:10:56for him
00:10:57so maybe he should
00:10:58have stayed longer
00:10:59on those tyres
00:11:00and had some fresh tyres
00:11:01at the end
00:11:02of the Grand Prix
00:11:02but that particular
00:11:04gamble has not
00:11:05worked for Ferrari
00:11:06and then it's going
00:11:08to revert back
00:11:09Russell Verstappen
00:11:10Antonelli
00:11:10Piastri
00:11:11and then Norris
00:11:12and there will be
00:11:14between them
00:11:1511 seconds
00:11:16Alex Albon
00:11:19then the one
00:11:19retiree from
00:11:20this race
00:11:21and for a second
00:11:22year running
00:11:23here
00:11:24and a second
00:11:25successive Grand Prix
00:11:26running too
00:11:27Portoleto makes
00:11:29his stop
00:11:29only Liam Lawson
00:11:30behind him
00:11:31Behrman and Hadja
00:11:32have been noted
00:11:33for a little
00:11:34turn 13 incident
00:11:35maybe when Behrman
00:11:36came across
00:11:37the escape road
00:11:39that we saw
00:11:40a few laps ago
00:11:41and Oscar Piastri
00:11:42now the fastest man
00:11:43on this racetrack
00:11:45with those
00:11:46brand new
00:11:46hard compound
00:11:47tyres on
00:11:48he's got the
00:11:49gap down
00:11:49to under a
00:11:51second and a
00:11:51half between
00:11:52himself and
00:11:52Kimi Antonelli
00:11:53until Norris
00:11:54just beat it
00:11:56so McLaren
00:11:57on the march
00:11:58another
00:12:04Mercedes
00:12:05power units
00:12:06issue
00:12:06they were telling
00:12:07him at the
00:12:08early in the race
00:12:09weren't they
00:12:09that they got
00:12:09the same problem
00:12:10but not as bad
00:12:11but it's reared
00:12:12its head up
00:12:12and he's out
00:12:14of the Grand Prix
00:12:15the only retiree
00:12:16you might have
00:12:17just said that
00:12:17the only retiree
00:12:18so far
00:12:19Fernando Alonso
00:12:21pits from
00:12:228th place
00:12:23is it a worry
00:12:25I wonder
00:12:25to the works
00:12:26team
00:12:26they've had
00:12:28their issues
00:12:28as well
00:12:28haven't they
00:12:29with the
00:12:29power unit
00:12:30and they think
00:12:44that George
00:12:45is not part
00:12:46of that
00:12:46of that
00:12:47fight
00:12:48I wonder
00:12:48I just think
00:12:49about George
00:12:49qualifying in
00:12:50Monaco
00:12:50Antonelli and
00:12:52Imola
00:12:52and of course
00:12:52in Spain
00:12:53Fernando Alonso
00:12:54in Monaco
00:12:55they're all
00:12:56Mercedes power
00:12:57units
00:12:57they've all
00:12:58gone a bit
00:12:59pop
00:12:59so Leclerc
00:13:01then fading
00:13:02away
00:13:03Norris
00:13:03absolutely
00:13:04flying
00:13:05the gap
00:13:05down to
00:13:06Russell
00:13:06now
00:13:079 seconds
00:13:09this is going
00:13:10to be a thriller
00:13:10towards the end
00:13:11and McLaren
00:13:12then with that
00:13:13pace advantage
00:13:13but it's very
00:13:14much not with
00:13:15track advantage
00:13:16Ted
00:13:17couple of things
00:13:18from down here
00:13:18just to explain
00:13:19the Leclerc drop
00:13:20in pace
00:13:21he's being told
00:13:22to lift and coast
00:13:23at the end
00:13:23of the straights
00:13:24whether that's
00:13:24for engine
00:13:25temperatures
00:13:25brake temperatures
00:13:26or fuel
00:13:27we do not know
00:13:28but
00:13:28what are we
00:13:30waiting for
00:13:31to stop
00:13:32we don't want
00:13:34to do too many
00:13:34laps on the
00:13:35medium
00:13:35I don't get it
00:13:37the medium
00:13:37probably
00:13:38good try
00:13:38Leclerc's been
00:13:41all about that
00:13:42he said
00:13:42have you realised
00:13:43how good the
00:13:44medium was
00:13:45but his pace
00:13:46has been okay
00:13:46on the hard
00:13:47so maybe
00:13:47that's an
00:13:48argument
00:13:48they can have
00:13:49later
00:13:49but he really
00:13:49wants back
00:13:50on the medium
00:13:50quickly
00:13:51and just
00:13:52quickly
00:13:52further down
00:13:53Kimi Antonelli
00:13:54against Piastri
00:13:55is going to be
00:13:55very interesting
00:13:56looks like Piastri
00:13:57has got this
00:13:58pace
00:13:58but don't
00:13:59underestimate
00:13:59how much
00:14:00Antonelli
00:14:01wants this
00:14:01stroll
00:14:02is in to
00:14:03serve as
00:14:03penalty now
00:14:04he does
00:14:05but he's got
00:14:05seven laps
00:14:06of extra
00:14:07wear on those
00:14:08tyres
00:14:08compared to
00:14:09Piastri
00:14:09who's now
00:14:10got DRS
00:14:10as well
00:14:11and will
00:14:12sit I'm sure
00:14:12for the next
00:14:14half a lap
00:14:15two thirds of a
00:14:16lap
00:14:16behind the
00:14:17Mercedes
00:14:17because he
00:14:18couldn't get him
00:14:18in the DRS
00:14:19zones
00:14:19we're on board
00:14:20with Oscar Piastri
00:14:22we're riding as well
00:14:23on board
00:14:23with Charles Leclerc
00:14:24who I'm sure
00:14:25also Martin
00:14:26would like to get in
00:14:26get rid of those tyres
00:14:27and have a bit of time
00:14:29on track
00:14:29to do something
00:14:30to do something
00:14:30with the new
00:14:30with the Salaminiers
00:14:31see if he can
00:14:32re-catch Norris
00:14:33when he comes back
00:14:33out
00:14:34yeah don't go away
00:14:35this is
00:14:36this is going to
00:14:36concertina right up
00:14:38in the closing stages
00:14:39with McLaren
00:14:40catching
00:14:41the three cars
00:14:43ahead of them
00:14:43and whether George
00:14:44Russell is just
00:14:45sitting back a little bit
00:14:46behind Charles Leclerc 2
00:14:48or whether George
00:14:49Russell's just managing
00:14:50his pace
00:14:50or whether Max
00:14:51Verstappen
00:14:51has got a bit more
00:14:53pace than George
00:14:53Russell
00:14:54the gap between them
00:14:55is about 2.3
00:14:562.4 seconds
00:14:57so Verstappen's
00:14:59got that gap down
00:15:00in his fight
00:15:01with George Russell
00:15:02who I'm sure
00:15:03like Charles Leclerc
00:15:04would like to see
00:15:04the Ferrari
00:15:05come into the pits
00:15:06very very shortly
00:15:07Norris is on a
00:15:09stonking lap
00:15:09at the moment
00:15:10and is coming
00:15:12into the pits
00:15:13right so that
00:15:13now frees
00:15:14George Russell
00:15:15and there you see
00:15:16Oscar Piastri
00:15:17behind Kimi Antonelli
00:15:19through the final
00:15:20chicane they go
00:15:20he's got a very good run
00:15:22out of that final
00:15:23corner
00:15:23but he's too far back
00:15:25to make the move
00:15:26into turn one
00:15:27top five
00:15:27all in the pit
00:15:28straight now
00:15:29and in the pit lane
00:15:31Oscar Piastri
00:15:33sorry
00:15:33Charles Leclerc
00:15:35who will come out
00:15:36still ahead of his
00:15:37team mate
00:15:37Lewis Hamilton
00:15:38down in seventh
00:15:38and losing a huge
00:15:40amount of downforce
00:15:41due to damage
00:15:41and not helping his
00:15:42times at all
00:15:44in this race
00:15:45Russell from Verstappen
00:15:47Antonelli
00:15:48from Piastri
00:15:49from Norris
00:15:49that's the top five
00:15:51and crucially
00:15:52for the championship
00:15:53leader Piastri
00:15:54he is ahead of his
00:15:56nearest rival
00:15:57but Verstappen at the
00:15:58moment
00:15:58albeit starting a long
00:16:00long way back
00:16:01of the two McLaren
00:16:02drivers
00:16:03before this race
00:16:04he's going to pick up
00:16:06quite a few points
00:16:07against them
00:16:08if he can hold on
00:16:09to that second
00:16:09or maybe even make it
00:16:10into the top spot
00:16:127.7 seconds
00:16:14Piastri now covers
00:16:15the top five
00:16:16as you'll see
00:16:17there is Norris
00:16:18in the foreground
00:16:19you know
00:16:20it's always easier
00:16:21to chase
00:16:22than be chased
00:16:23and that's what he's
00:16:24got at the moment
00:16:24Piastri in the DRS
00:16:26as well
00:16:27and there we have it
00:16:28second place
00:16:29third
00:16:29fourth
00:16:30and fifth
00:16:31in the background
00:16:32this will be hurting
00:16:34Piastri's tyres though
00:16:35the longer he spends
00:16:36this close to
00:16:37Kimi Antonelli
00:16:38maybe DRS being offset
00:16:41here by extra
00:16:42energy deployment
00:16:44in the Mercedes
00:16:45of Antonelli
00:16:45might need
00:16:46Oscar Piastri
00:16:47to pick
00:16:48an opportune moment
00:16:49where Antonelli
00:16:50is not quite expecting
00:16:51the overtake to come
00:16:52wherever that may be
00:16:55incredible isn't it
00:16:57the cornerstone
00:16:57of Formula 1
00:16:58is you must make
00:16:59your own car
00:16:59you can share
00:17:00power units
00:17:00but these cars
00:17:02are so different
00:17:03made by 1500 people
00:17:05in each team
00:17:06and yet they're so close
00:17:08as we're 55 laps
00:17:10into this race
00:17:11and in those 55 laps
00:17:12Esteban Ocker
00:17:13and Carlos Sainz
00:17:14have run
00:17:15the same set of tyres
00:17:17they still haven't
00:17:18pitted in this race
00:17:19Tsunoda is another one
00:17:20that hasn't pitted
00:17:21in this race
00:17:22Hulkenberg
00:17:23trying to get past
00:17:24Carlos Sainz
00:17:24and frustrated
00:17:25once again
00:17:26safety car now
00:17:27have pushed them
00:17:28right back
00:17:28into contention
00:17:30for points as well
00:17:31right what can
00:17:32Oscar Pan Piastri
00:17:33do with DRS
00:17:35and 16 km an hour
00:17:36of extra pace
00:17:37down the end
00:17:38of the straight
00:17:39he just seems
00:17:40a bit too far back
00:17:42coming out of that
00:17:43hairpin
00:17:43to try and make
00:17:44a comfortable move
00:17:45and
00:17:46an opportune move
00:17:48a lot closer
00:17:48this time around
00:17:49off the final corner
00:17:50but this straight
00:17:51is a lot shorter
00:17:52as I'm sure
00:17:53you've worked out
00:17:54by now
00:17:54here comes Piastri
00:17:55down the inside
00:17:56and still
00:17:57Kimi Antonelli
00:17:58stays ahead
00:17:59and in third place
00:18:00and meanwhile
00:18:01Norris is homing in
00:18:02very quickly
00:18:03as these two
00:18:03start squabbling
00:18:04it helps Verstappen
00:18:05gives him some
00:18:06breathing space
00:18:07and hurts
00:18:08themselves
00:18:09basically
00:18:09and brings Norris
00:18:11into play
00:18:12quite a long way
00:18:13to go in this
00:18:13Grand Prix yet
00:18:14considering
00:18:15they haven't got
00:18:15a pit again
00:18:16and how close
00:18:17they are
00:18:17Liam Lawson's
00:18:19first ever race
00:18:20for the RV
00:18:22and racing balls
00:18:23as they are now
00:18:23starting in the pit lane
00:18:24and not going to
00:18:25points finish
00:18:26but starting
00:18:27from the pit lane
00:18:28today he's going to
00:18:28end up with a
00:18:29retirement
00:18:30he's been told to
00:18:31box and retire
00:18:32the car he was
00:18:33running
00:18:34last on the road
00:18:35no further
00:18:36investigation
00:18:37better than
00:18:37for leaving the track
00:18:41and not following
00:18:41the race director's
00:18:42instructions
00:18:43and right
00:18:44here we go
00:18:45Antonelli
00:18:45and Piastri
00:18:46and this time around
00:18:48Antonelli has got
00:18:49a car in front of him
00:18:50Isaac Hadja
00:18:51in the one remaining
00:18:52racing balls
00:18:53but look how far
00:18:55ahead of Piastri
00:18:56he is
00:18:56down that straight
00:18:57there might be a car
00:18:58in between
00:19:00the Mercedes
00:19:00and the McLaren
00:19:01as they go through
00:19:02those two corners
00:19:03there is
00:19:04and that
00:19:06cost Piastri
00:19:07on the exit
00:19:08into the pit straight
00:19:09look at the gap
00:19:10that's cost him now
00:19:11and all the while
00:19:14we're focusing on this
00:19:15the question I asked
00:19:16about George Russell
00:19:17is he managing his pace
00:19:18was he being held up
00:19:20by back markers
00:19:21or did the red ball
00:19:22of Max Verstappen
00:19:23have a bit more race pace
00:19:24is starting to become
00:19:26a bit clearer
00:19:26because that gap
00:19:27is one and a half seconds
00:19:28between Russell
00:19:29and Verstappen
00:19:30Verstappen is gaining
00:19:31on the race leader
00:19:33here
00:19:33so we've got
00:19:34Loris gaining
00:19:35on his team mate
00:19:35Piastri
00:19:36Piastri trying to get
00:19:37past Antonelli
00:19:38and being thwarted
00:19:39at every turn
00:19:40or at least two of them
00:19:41and Verstappen
00:19:42now gaining
00:19:43on George Russell
00:19:44thank you
00:19:46sorry mate
00:19:46it's a hard day
00:19:47and this is the
00:19:49cherry on top
00:19:50but we had to
00:19:51take care of this peel
00:19:53the new one
00:19:54that they put in
00:19:54overnight
00:19:55don't see too many
00:19:57cherries in that one
00:19:58but a bad day
00:19:59for them
00:20:01and
00:20:02yeah
00:20:03this is getting
00:20:04frantic isn't it
00:20:05really frantic now
00:20:06and Hülkenberg
00:20:07has got past
00:20:08Carlos Sainz
00:20:09and up into ninth place
00:20:10and Sonoda
00:20:10has finally allowed
00:20:11to come into the pits
00:20:12and that's Max Verstappen
00:20:14threading his way
00:20:14through some back markers
00:20:15and still
00:20:16Oscar Piastri chasing after
00:20:18Kimi Antonelli
00:20:19and he is keeping his head
00:20:20and keeping his cool
00:20:21as the young 18 year old
00:20:22very impressively indeed here
00:20:24and holding on to that podium spot
00:20:26and Verstappen is getting
00:20:27very close now
00:20:28to getting in the DRS range
00:20:30one second range of George Russell
00:20:32he's flying along
00:20:33and taking Antonelli
00:20:34Piastri
00:20:35and Norris with him
00:20:365.6
00:20:37covers the top five
00:20:38as they threaded their way
00:20:40through the back markers
00:20:41he was very much the one
00:20:42making up the time
00:20:43was Max Verstappen
00:20:45as George Russell now
00:20:47has got free
00:20:49of those back markers
00:20:51maybe
00:20:52he can start the stretch
00:20:53he's advantage
00:20:53and he's doing so
00:20:54by a couple of tenths
00:20:55on this lap
00:20:56Piastri manages to get past
00:20:58the Haas of Oli Behrmann
00:21:00but he's just losing time
00:21:02hand over fist here
00:21:03to Antonelli
00:21:05who he wants to get after
00:21:06but all these back markers
00:21:07are getting in his way
00:21:08yeah he's hit them all
00:21:09at the wrong point
00:21:10unfortunately
00:21:11and they can't evaporate
00:21:13but it's just not working out
00:21:16for Piastri
00:21:18as Norris will get a good
00:21:19slingshot out of there
00:21:20as well
00:21:21so there goes Verstappen
00:21:23there's Antonelli
00:21:24DRS for Piastri
00:21:25and for Norris as well
00:21:27who will clear Oli Behrmann
00:21:29and of course you get DRS
00:21:31amongst the back markers
00:21:32as well
00:21:32it's not just
00:21:33the people you're racing
00:21:34Carlos Sainz now pits
00:21:36it means everyone
00:21:37has visited the pits
00:21:38at least once
00:21:39in this race
00:21:40and the top seven
00:21:42all on a two-stop strategy
00:21:44right
00:21:45suddenly
00:21:46Lando Norris
00:21:47is behind
00:21:48his teammate
00:21:49Oscar Piastri
00:21:49and there is no one
00:21:50in the middle
00:21:51and that is Colapinto
00:21:52and Sainz going wheel
00:21:54to wheel
00:21:54and Colapinto
00:21:56in 11
00:21:57Sainz in 12
00:21:58another nasty bit of traffic
00:21:59for Piastri
00:22:00he's caught them all
00:22:01at the wrong time
00:22:02as you say Martin
00:22:02and has managed to put
00:22:04Esteban Ocon
00:22:04who's just come out
00:22:05of the pits
00:22:05in between himself
00:22:07and his teammate
00:22:08yeah so Russell's
00:22:11found a bit of pace
00:22:12he's built himself
00:22:13a bit more of a breathing
00:22:14space back to the
00:22:15Statman
00:22:15yeah getting through
00:22:18the back markers
00:22:19has not been
00:22:20an easy jump
00:22:21here this afternoon
00:22:23it's a 2.7 mile track
00:22:25and everybody
00:22:26at the moment
00:22:27bar about four
00:22:28five drivers
00:22:29is sharing
00:22:30round about
00:22:31one third
00:22:32of that track
00:22:33is non
00:22:34Lando Norris
00:22:35has got DRS
00:22:36on his teammate
00:22:37here
00:22:37this is how much
00:22:38Piastri's been held up
00:22:39Norris
00:22:40has now got DRS
00:22:42to try and close down
00:22:43and no back markers
00:22:44in the way
00:22:44interesting conversation
00:22:46about to happen
00:22:46at McLaren
00:22:47I suspect
00:22:47as to what to do
00:22:49about this
00:22:49but it's given
00:22:50Antonelli a bit of
00:22:51breathing space
00:22:52as well
00:22:52hasn't it
00:22:52the conversation
00:22:55I'm sure
00:22:56will be
00:22:56from one side
00:22:57of the garage
00:22:58or maybe the cockpit
00:22:58let me through
00:23:00on the faster car
00:23:01and the team
00:23:02going
00:23:02no no no
00:23:02you want to get through
00:23:03you go and get through
00:23:04we're racing here
00:23:05and that's
00:23:06that's how we like it
00:23:08top four
00:23:10or top five
00:23:11separated
00:23:12by under six seconds
00:23:13at the ends
00:23:14of lap 59
00:23:15we often see
00:23:19changes of lead
00:23:21changes of position
00:23:22and podiums
00:23:22towards the end
00:23:23of the race
00:23:24here in Montreal
00:23:25no McLaren
00:23:26on the podium
00:23:27at the moment
00:23:28that's a bit of an outlier
00:23:29for this season
00:23:29isn't it
00:23:30it certainly is
00:23:31the McLaren team
00:23:32who so far
00:23:32have had 16 podiums
00:23:34in the opening nine
00:23:35races of this season
00:23:37and of those podiums
00:23:40he has to be
00:23:40with five wins
00:23:41and Norris with two
00:23:42they said it might not
00:23:43suit the strengths
00:23:44of their car
00:23:44this track
00:23:45and it's playing out
00:23:46that way
00:23:46now Russell appears
00:23:48to as he has had
00:23:49all afternoon
00:23:50an answer
00:23:51to Max Verstappen
00:23:52speed
00:23:52and pulling away
00:23:54nicely now
00:23:55beautiful drive
00:23:56he's had out front
00:23:57unflustered
00:23:57and look at Norris
00:23:59then cruising up
00:24:00to the gearbox
00:24:01of his teammate
00:24:02remember
00:24:03they're fighting
00:24:04for a world championship
00:24:05as well
00:24:05and they need to
00:24:06keep an eye
00:24:06on the likes
00:24:07of George Russell
00:24:08and Max Verstappen
00:24:09in that world championship
00:24:10there's an awful lot
00:24:11way to go yet
00:24:12and I'm absolutely
00:24:14amazed
00:24:15there hasn't been
00:24:15some radio calls
00:24:16so far
00:24:17maybe they have
00:24:19from Lando Norris
00:24:20say I'm faster than
00:24:21him
00:24:21I want to get through
00:24:22I can have a go
00:24:23at Antonelli
00:24:24it's only a two-point swing
00:24:25but every point
00:24:26could be precious
00:24:27that Lando Norris
00:24:28would definitely like
00:24:29an extra couple of points
00:24:30at the expense
00:24:31of his teammate
00:24:32four-point swing
00:24:33isn't it
00:24:33Lando if there was
00:24:34a safety car
00:24:35we would have
00:24:35a free stop
00:24:36would you take it
00:24:37for a stop
00:24:37yep
00:24:38cool
00:24:39of course he would
00:24:41it's teared down to you
00:24:42just to underline
00:24:43that what you're saying
00:24:44about Mercedes
00:24:44they're saying
00:24:45that all is fine
00:24:45with Russell
00:24:46just making his way
00:24:47through the traffic
00:24:47and now they believe
00:24:49that he has the tyres
00:24:50and has the pace
00:24:51to stretch his legs
00:24:52a little bit
00:24:52and build a little bit
00:24:54of a bigger gap
00:24:55to Verstappen
00:24:55and that is what
00:24:56he is doing
00:24:582.3 seconds
00:24:59Russell over Verstappen
00:25:01Antonelli
00:25:01a second and a half back
00:25:03and clear of any DRS threat
00:25:05behind him
00:25:06from Piastri
00:25:06but Piastri's got Norris
00:25:07right on his tail here
00:25:08and Norris has got DRS
00:25:10and can he make a move
00:25:12at the end of this
00:25:12back straight
00:25:13no not on this occasion
00:25:14no he got too wide
00:25:16in turn 10
00:25:16at the hairpin
00:25:17Norris and had to
00:25:18do a bit of a wall of death
00:25:20around the outside
00:25:21so he'll have to wait
00:25:22until another lap
00:25:23he needs to be tied
00:25:24here in 10
00:25:25there's a bit of damage
00:25:26limitation
00:25:27for the championship
00:25:28leader here
00:25:29Oscar Piastri
00:25:30and he dearly would love
00:25:32to hang on to that
00:25:33fourth place
00:25:33and not surrender
00:25:34any points
00:25:35to his team mate
00:25:37but he's going to have
00:25:37to fight that
00:25:38between now
00:25:39and the checkered flag
00:25:41other battles going on
00:25:42Sainz closing in
00:25:43on Esteban Ocon
00:25:44and the scrap
00:25:44for the last points
00:25:46position here
00:25:46Alonso behind
00:25:48Nico Hülkenberg
00:25:49and just within DRS range
00:25:51of the Sauber
00:25:53in the battle
00:25:53for eighth position
00:25:54Hamilton running in seventh
00:25:56and pretty much running
00:25:57his own race
00:25:57at the moment
00:25:58Leclerc now on the
00:25:59medium tyres
00:26:00won 14.7
00:26:01on that last lap
00:26:02but he's still half a second
00:26:03behind Lando Norris
00:26:04just watching Norris
00:26:06with a big tail slide
00:26:08coming out of nine
00:26:09and this is where
00:26:10he needs to be tidy
00:26:11and he gets in there
00:26:14there's a tack-offs
00:26:16go while he doesn't
00:26:16have DRS
00:26:17and he hasn't got DRS
00:26:21because he's
00:26:22he's more than a second
00:26:23behind
00:26:24Kimi Antonelli
00:26:25here comes Lando Norris
00:26:27got close into the hairpin
00:26:28got close into the final
00:26:29chicane
00:26:30thought about it
00:26:31and then thought
00:26:32better of it
00:26:33now
00:26:33is there a chance
00:26:35down towards
00:26:36this
00:26:36first corner
00:26:38just needs a little bit
00:26:39more straight
00:26:40doesn't he?
00:26:40yeah he's got a bit
00:26:41more patient
00:26:42into the final corner
00:26:43because he put himself
00:26:44a little bit offline
00:26:45there
00:26:45with a bit of a fake
00:26:48overtake move
00:26:49he needed a neat
00:26:49tidy last chicane
00:26:51then used the DRS
00:26:52down the pit straight
00:26:53it probably won't be enough
00:26:54if the truth be known
00:26:55we've got to get a good exit
00:26:56out of turn 10
00:26:57at the far end of the circuit
00:26:58just looking at the time set
00:26:59he's probably got one more lap
00:27:01has Lando Norris
00:27:02before Oscar Piastri
00:27:03gets DRS assistance
00:27:05behind Kimi Antonelli
00:27:07so whilst patience
00:27:09is always a good thing
00:27:11when you're trying to
00:27:12work out an overtake
00:27:14and making it stick
00:27:15he can't afford to be
00:27:16patient for too long
00:27:18going into this race
00:27:20Lando Norris
00:27:21saying it's inevitable
00:27:22that at some stage
00:27:23this season
00:27:23we're going to clash
00:27:24Oscar and myself
00:27:25and they've kept it
00:27:26very clean so far
00:27:28but are those words
00:27:30going to come back
00:27:30and serve as a reminder
00:27:32if the two McLarens
00:27:34get a little bit closer
00:27:35Piastri's now got
00:27:36within a second
00:27:38of Antonelli
00:27:39but not through
00:27:39the DRS detection area
00:27:41there goes Lando Norris
00:27:42having a look once more
00:27:43nothing doing there
00:27:45if he can get
00:27:45a really good exit
00:27:46out of the final chicane
00:27:48there is a chance
00:27:49because he's still
00:27:50Oscar Piastri
00:27:50hasn't got that DRS
00:27:52into turn 1
00:27:53it's holding station
00:27:55yeah
00:27:55no point wandering around
00:27:56in Piastri's mirrors
00:27:57it will not put him off
00:27:58he'll be totally
00:27:59unflustered by that
00:28:00and will not be
00:28:01defending fresh air
00:28:02so Lando might as well
00:28:03keep it neat
00:28:04tidy and save the metres
00:28:0512 points
00:28:07the championship lead
00:28:08will be at the end
00:28:09of this race
00:28:10if it stays as it is
00:28:11if Lando Norris
00:28:13gets past Oscar Piastri
00:28:14becomes 8 points
00:28:15that championship lead
00:28:16George Russell
00:28:17meanwhile
00:28:18will be
00:28:19putting his name
00:28:20on the roster
00:28:22of winners
00:28:22in 2025
00:28:23if he can keep
00:28:24that advantage
00:28:25over Max Verstappen
00:28:26he's just set
00:28:27a new fastest lap
00:28:28of the race
00:28:29we've had Red Bull
00:28:32McLaren
00:28:33and McLaren
00:28:34winning in 2025
00:28:35Mercedes
00:28:36are they on
00:28:38for their
00:28:39first victory
00:28:40of the season
00:28:41so not only has
00:28:42Norris been told
00:28:43attack him
00:28:44while you've got DRS
00:28:45and he hasn't
00:28:46you've got battery
00:28:47use it
00:28:48use your battery
00:28:48so he's being
00:28:50coaxed by his team
00:28:51to have a bona fide
00:28:53go
00:28:53passing his teammate
00:28:54but look at Piastri
00:28:55he's got the wing
00:28:56open as well now
00:28:56see Piastri can also
00:28:59use his battery
00:29:01and the DRS
00:29:02to defend
00:29:03and get a bit closer
00:29:04to Antonelli
00:29:05who it is worth saying
00:29:06Antonelli
00:29:07driving a terrific race
00:29:09here
00:29:09the Mercedes
00:29:10is a strong car
00:29:11and has been a strong car
00:29:12throughout this entire race
00:29:14but
00:29:14that move on Piastri
00:29:15on the opening lap
00:29:16setting up
00:29:17a potential podium finish
00:29:19for
00:29:20Kimi Antonelli
00:29:22yeah
00:29:22you forget
00:29:23he's a teenage rookie
00:29:24don't you
00:29:24because he's just
00:29:25in there
00:29:26looking for all the world
00:29:28as composed
00:29:30and as fast
00:29:30as the much more
00:29:31experienced drivers
00:29:32fourth place
00:29:34in Australia
00:29:35his best finish
00:29:36so far
00:29:37in a Grand Prix
00:29:38on course
00:29:39to become the third
00:29:40youngest podium
00:29:41finisher of all time
00:29:42behind
00:29:42Lance Stroll
00:29:43and
00:29:44Max Verstappen
00:29:46you have to say
00:29:47I think
00:29:48it looks like
00:29:49Norris has got a little
00:29:50bit more pace
00:29:50at this time
00:29:51and all the help
00:29:51by the double DRS
00:29:53effectively
00:29:53he's getting
00:29:54this is the critical
00:29:55traction zone
00:29:57of the turn 10
00:29:57hairpin
00:29:58because it
00:29:59catapults you
00:29:59down the next straight
00:30:00Piastri has not been
00:30:02closer to Antonelli
00:30:03in the last 10 or so
00:30:04laps than he is now
00:30:05Norris is hot
00:30:07on the heels
00:30:08we know that
00:30:09of Oscar Piastri
00:30:10is Antonelli
00:30:11starting to struggle
00:30:12a little bit
00:30:12with his tyres
00:30:14as well
00:30:14they are
00:30:15seven laps
00:30:16older
00:30:16than Oscar Piastri's
00:30:18Piastri's got to look
00:30:19at his mirrors
00:30:19because here comes
00:30:20Lando Norris
00:30:21towards turn one
00:30:22and they stay
00:30:23as it was
00:30:24third, fourth
00:30:24and fifth
00:30:25these cars look
00:30:26brutally stiff
00:30:27on the bumps
00:30:28don't they
00:30:28and Piastri
00:30:29a little bit
00:30:30slow
00:30:30on the apex
00:30:31of turn two
00:30:31there
00:30:32there's not
00:30:32really anywhere
00:30:33to go
00:30:33in three
00:30:34and four
00:30:35and there's
00:30:36no DRS
00:30:37yet
00:30:37until you've
00:30:38passed
00:30:38the turn 10
00:30:39hairpin
00:30:40so Piastri
00:30:41got close
00:30:42and then he's
00:30:42just dropped
00:30:43back a bit
00:30:44from behind
00:30:44the Mercedes
00:30:45he had a wobble
00:30:46in turn two
00:30:46it's just
00:30:48cost him
00:30:48a little bit
00:30:49there
00:30:49he needs
00:30:49a little
00:30:49dab on the brakes
00:30:51a little later
00:30:52to try and set up
00:30:53something coming
00:30:54down that back straight
00:30:55we'll see what happens
00:30:56next time we get
00:30:57to turn 10
00:30:58yeah
00:30:59all the DRS does
00:31:02in the early part
00:31:02of the lap
00:31:02just keep you in touch
00:31:03so this is where
00:31:05Norris needs to be
00:31:06super tight
00:31:07and he's going to have a look
00:31:07at the inside
00:31:08and catches Piastri
00:31:10maybe by surprise
00:31:12goes a bit deeper
00:31:13Piastri saw him coming
00:31:14he thinks he can get him
00:31:15on the exit
00:31:16and he is fractionally ahead
00:31:18and they've both got DRS
00:31:20and they're both going
00:31:21wheel to wheel
00:31:21and it's two McLarens
00:31:23powering down the back
00:31:24straight
00:31:25down the inside
00:31:26goes Oscar Piastri
00:31:27to hold on to that position
00:31:29wow
00:31:30Lando Norris
00:31:31caught him by surprise
00:31:32Piastri
00:31:32really reacted well
00:31:35he's into the grass
00:31:36and they have touched
00:31:37the front wing
00:31:38has gone
00:31:38and Lando Norris
00:31:40is out of this race
00:31:41and he said inevitably
00:31:42the two McLarens
00:31:44would come together
00:31:45at some point
00:31:46and that point
00:31:47on lap 67
00:31:48in Canada
00:31:49has arrived now
00:31:51and has that damaged
00:31:52Piastri's McLaren
00:31:54as well
00:31:54that would have been
00:31:55right underneath
00:31:56the McLaren pit wall
00:31:58where they made contact
00:31:59and we're going to have
00:32:01a safety car
00:32:02we're going to be
00:32:03it's in a dangerous position
00:32:05yes
00:32:06safety car deployed
00:32:07it's got to be a safety car
00:32:08for that
00:32:09and
00:32:10well
00:32:11and we've got to
00:32:11we've got enough
00:32:12there might still be
00:32:13one more racing lap yet
00:32:15Andrea Stella
00:32:16the team principal
00:32:17will have felt that
00:32:18physically
00:32:19and emotionally
00:32:20as well
00:32:21literally
00:32:22right underneath
00:32:22their feet
00:32:23wasn't it
00:32:23well
00:32:24and we've seen
00:32:25incidents
00:32:26late on
00:32:27here in Canada
00:32:28we've seen
00:32:28changes of position
00:32:30in the top parts
00:32:32and we've seen
00:32:33Lando Norris
00:32:34hunting down
00:32:35Oscar Piastri
00:32:36McLaren
00:32:37letting their drivers race
00:32:38and it is the fairest
00:32:39way to do it
00:32:40he thought that the gap
00:32:41was there
00:32:42there definitely wasn't
00:32:43a gap
00:32:44because that's the end result
00:32:46and we'll have a look
00:32:47at the replay
00:32:47and there will be a big team
00:32:49debriefing
00:32:49on what has just happened
00:32:51it's not cost them
00:32:52a race victory
00:32:53but it has cost
00:32:54precious championship points
00:32:56let's go through it again
00:32:58initially
00:32:59super move
00:33:00by Lando Norris
00:33:01down the inside
00:33:02Piastri
00:33:02is half a car
00:33:03at the head
00:33:04but not for long
00:33:05yeah and critically
00:33:06they both got DRS
00:33:07because Piastri still had it
00:33:09from the Mercedes
00:33:11ahead of him
00:33:11and that
00:33:12Piastri was tight
00:33:13into the final chicane
00:33:14so slow out
00:33:15and now Norris
00:33:16gets his rear wing
00:33:17open again
00:33:18goes left
00:33:19did they even touch?
00:33:22I think he went for a gap
00:33:23that wasn't there
00:33:24did they even touch?
00:33:25potentially
00:33:26let's have a look
00:33:27I think he's thought
00:33:28that there's a gap
00:33:29on the inside
00:33:30I've got to do something
00:33:31to catch him by surprise
00:33:32to try and get past
00:33:33and there's the gap
00:33:34oh no it's not
00:33:35they did touch
00:33:35his front wing
00:33:36touched the rear
00:33:37tyre surface
00:33:38of Piastri
00:33:39are you alright dude?
00:33:42yeah I'm sorry
00:33:43all my bad
00:33:44all my fault
00:33:46unlucky
00:33:47sorry
00:33:48stupid for me
00:33:50Lando taking
00:33:52full responsibility
00:33:54for that
00:33:55incidence
00:33:55that we can see now
00:33:57from Oscar's
00:33:59vantage point
00:33:59yeah
00:34:00it was his front wing
00:34:02touching the rear
00:34:03surface
00:34:04of
00:34:04so Piastri's
00:34:07taking the normal
00:34:08racing line
00:34:09and there was a point
00:34:11there
00:34:12where Lando's
00:34:13still thinking
00:34:14he can do it
00:34:15yeah
00:34:15there's not really
00:34:16space around there
00:34:17and Lando's put his
00:34:19put his both hands up
00:34:21basically
00:34:21hasn't he
00:34:22on that one
00:34:22and I think he's
00:34:24and I think he's right
00:34:24to do that
00:34:24very reminiscent
00:34:26that of 2011
00:34:27in Canada
00:34:28you remember the
00:34:29Hamilton button
00:34:29collision
00:34:30down that main
00:34:32straight for McLaren
00:34:33he's coming in
00:34:34for a pit stop
00:34:35is Oscar Piastri
00:34:38oh I tell you what
00:34:39it's cost him dearly to get out
00:34:41cost him a little bit of time
00:34:42isn't it
00:34:43dear oh dear
00:34:45so
00:34:46remember Lando was told
00:34:49there's a free pit stop
00:34:50behind you
00:34:50to the Ferraris
00:34:52would you take it
00:34:53and you're like
00:34:53yes
00:34:54well obviously
00:34:54he's not around
00:34:56to take it
00:34:56Piastri's taking it
00:34:58so they will
00:34:58close up behind
00:34:59if we do get a
00:35:00one lap
00:35:01showdown
00:35:02but
00:35:03I don't think
00:35:04we're going to have time
00:35:05aren't we
00:35:05because I'm there
00:35:06release the lap runners
00:35:07which I always think
00:35:08they should let the lap runners
00:35:09go to the back
00:35:09not pass and go
00:35:11and wait for them
00:35:12to get around
00:35:13to the back of the pack
00:35:14again
00:35:14but it's almost certain
00:35:16isn't it
00:35:17we're going to finish this
00:35:18behind a safety car
00:35:19they're going
00:35:20through the pit lane
00:35:21with the safety car
00:35:22at pit lane speed limit
00:35:23because
00:35:24there's obviously
00:35:25a recovery vehicle
00:35:26on the racetrack
00:35:27that's standard fare
00:35:28and of course
00:35:29if you're doing that
00:35:30you might as well
00:35:30stop for tyres anyway
00:35:31but that
00:35:32it hasn't cost
00:35:33Piastri
00:35:34I don't think
00:35:34a position
00:35:34but it didn't
00:35:36do him any favours
00:35:37I think they brought
00:35:38him in Martin
00:35:39there might have been
00:35:40a puncture risk
00:35:41as well
00:35:41yeah absolutely
00:35:42so that would have
00:35:43would have made sense
00:35:44he's made his way
00:35:45back through the garage
00:35:46and towards
00:35:47team hospitality
00:35:48has Lando Norris
00:35:51accepting the
00:35:52responsibility
00:35:53the contact
00:35:55it was almost
00:35:56a replay
00:35:57wasn't it
00:35:58of Lewis Hamilton
00:35:59Jenson Barton
00:35:592011 Canadian Grand Prix
00:36:01former clarinet
00:36:02has happened
00:36:03again
00:36:03it has happened
00:36:04here
00:36:04and the two
00:36:05championship challenges
00:36:07it was all a bit
00:36:08clumsy
00:36:08yeah
00:36:09this is Max Verstappen
00:36:10behind the safety car
00:36:11I think he'd like to
00:36:12get on with it
00:36:12so would George Russell
00:36:13George suddenly
00:36:15just aggressively
00:36:16brake
00:36:16I said thank you
00:36:18I will check for
00:36:20any erratic driving
00:36:21that's a message
00:36:23to the race director
00:36:24really
00:36:24like okay
00:36:25I shouldn't overtake
00:36:26him under the safety car
00:36:27but I had no option
00:36:28so did George
00:36:29he's trying to get
00:36:30temperature into his
00:36:31brakes
00:36:31is that why he's done it
00:36:32yeah
00:36:33the snappin just overtook
00:36:34me under the safety car
00:36:37understood
00:36:38well look
00:36:38that's another little
00:36:40message from George
00:36:40Russell there
00:36:41to the race director
00:36:42as well
00:36:43come on guys
00:36:45so
00:36:46it's going to finish
00:36:48behind the safety car
00:36:49isn't it
00:36:50sadly
00:36:50so the upshot is
00:36:52Martin
00:36:52that
00:36:53we'll talk about
00:36:54the race winner
00:36:55in a moment
00:36:56that Oscar Piastri
00:36:57with a 12 point lead
00:36:59going into
00:37:00sorry with a 10 point lead
00:37:01going into this race
00:37:03is going to pick up
00:37:0412 points
00:37:05and that now becomes
00:37:0622
00:37:06to Lando Norris
00:37:08and that gap
00:37:08then becomes
00:37:09a lot wider
00:37:11it's almost a race win
00:37:12between the two
00:37:12McLaren drivers
00:37:13and it'll put
00:37:14Russell
00:37:14and especially
00:37:16Verstappen
00:37:17right on Norris'
00:37:17tail in the championship
00:37:18as well
00:37:19yeah that incident
00:37:21with Russell
00:37:21now being shown
00:37:22on the feeds
00:37:23Max
00:37:23that's pretty blatant
00:37:25just don't fall
00:37:26for the gamesmanship
00:37:26okay
00:37:27thank you
00:37:28GP
00:37:29adding to the
00:37:31race messages
00:37:32for the race director
00:37:33but also telling
00:37:34his driver
00:37:34just to
00:37:34keep it calm
00:37:36as we set off
00:37:37then on the last
00:37:37lap of this race
00:37:39and it's a race
00:37:40that George Russell
00:37:41started on pole
00:37:42and has looked
00:37:43every inch
00:37:44the race winner
00:37:45for large parts
00:37:46of this race
00:37:47we wondered
00:37:47could someone make
00:37:48a one-stop work
00:37:49would that put
00:37:50Mercedes under pressure
00:37:51it became apparent
00:37:52that that wasn't
00:37:52going to be the case
00:37:53and in searing
00:37:55track temperatures
00:37:56and the track
00:37:57temperature has not
00:37:58really gone down
00:37:59from about 50 degrees
00:38:00all the way through
00:38:01the team that
00:38:02don't like it hot
00:38:03are going to have
00:38:05a pretty fiery
00:38:06celebration
00:38:07with a first and
00:38:07third here today
00:38:08and well deserved
00:38:09Russell's driven
00:38:11a beautiful race
00:38:12hasn't he
00:38:12after one of
00:38:13one of the all-time
00:38:14great qualifying
00:38:15laps from George
00:38:16to Nick Pole
00:38:17position
00:38:18he's driven
00:38:19perfectly out front
00:38:21hasn't he
00:38:21he just absolutely
00:38:22had it covered
00:38:23got a great start
00:38:24and deserves
00:38:25this victory
00:38:26Sean O'Lacy
00:38:27the man who won
00:38:29in Canada in 95
00:38:30on his birthday
00:38:32getting ready to
00:38:33wave the
00:38:34chequered flag
00:38:35and to wave it
00:38:37to George Russell
00:38:38who will finish
00:38:40one and two
00:38:40with Max Verstappen
00:38:41for the third
00:38:42time
00:38:43and for the first
00:38:44time will come
00:38:44out on the winning
00:38:45end of it
00:38:46Belgium 2021
00:38:47and behind the
00:38:48safety car there
00:38:49as well
00:38:49Netherlands 2022
00:38:51the races that
00:38:52Max won and beat
00:38:53George in the
00:38:54second today
00:38:54George Russell
00:38:56will get that
00:38:57victory
00:38:57Kimi Antonelli
00:38:58will become the
00:38:59third youngest
00:38:59podium finisher
00:39:00of all time
00:39:02and a super
00:39:04super race for him
00:39:05bouncing back
00:39:05after that triple
00:39:06header
00:39:06and they said
00:39:08to go and pull
00:39:09in I'm going to
00:39:09assume because you
00:39:10don't like to see
00:39:11it in front of the
00:39:12cars for the big
00:39:13photo but you
00:39:14can't overtake
00:39:15until the line
00:39:15anyway so that
00:39:18is your order
00:39:19a ninth consecutive
00:39:21Canadian Grand
00:39:22Prix winner from
00:39:23the front row of
00:39:24the grid a fourth
00:39:25different winner in
00:39:272025 for George
00:39:29Russell in his
00:39:30victory in the
00:39:31Canadian Grand
00:39:33Prix and it is a
00:39:34fourth career win
00:39:36congratulations to
00:39:38him and to
00:39:39Mercedes to Max
00:39:40Verstappen as well
00:39:42congratulations as
00:39:43he reduces the
00:39:44championship deficit
00:39:46to Oscar Piastri now
00:39:47to just 43 points
00:39:49and well done to
00:39:50Kimi Antonelli the
00:39:52third youngest podium
00:39:53finisher of all
00:39:54time he'll go and
00:39:55take his place on
00:39:56the podium for the
00:39:57first time and for
00:39:59George Russell hole
00:40:00to flag victory and
00:40:02Mercedes what a way
00:40:04to bounce back after
00:40:05their recent
00:40:06disappointments
00:40:07indeed it's a
00:40:08hat-trick isn't it
00:40:08for George Russell as
00:40:09well with fastest lap
00:40:11of the Grand Prix
00:40:12and that is the cherry
00:40:16on the cake isn't it
00:40:17you found a cherry I
00:40:18love it
00:40:19he's been through a
00:40:22tough three races as
00:40:23Kimi Antonelli as well
00:40:24I mean and on a
00:40:25racetrack he has never
00:40:27ever raced at before
00:40:28just like Australia
00:40:29where he finished
00:40:31fourth that day for the
00:40:33first race of the season
00:40:35and came through from
00:40:3716th on the grid he
00:40:38hadn't raced there
00:40:38either that's a super
00:40:40performance
00:40:41superb job well done
00:40:44that was brilliant
00:40:45brilliant drive all
00:40:46weekend
00:40:46nice
00:40:48well done team I made up
00:40:50last year well done team
00:40:51well done
00:40:52congrats Kimi congrats
00:40:54it ends this race an
00:41:00eight race podium
00:41:01finishing streak for
00:41:02Oscar Piastri was one
00:41:04short of the McLaren
00:41:05all-time record that
00:41:06Lewis Hamilton set in
00:41:072007 but he extends his
00:41:10championship lead as I
00:41:11mentioned to 22 points
00:41:13now over Lando Norris we
00:41:15wonder going into this
00:41:16race Martin would there
00:41:17be a clash between two
00:41:19drivers that would be the
00:41:20talking point of this race
00:41:21and that is true it is
00:41:23the talking point of this
00:41:24race but it's the ones in
00:41:25papaya not the silver
00:41:27arrows or the red balls
00:41:28yeah it was all I mean it
00:41:30was an opportune move from
00:41:32from Lando but of course
00:41:33that left him a bit fast and
00:41:34a bit tight on the way into
00:41:36the hairpin so Oscar could
00:41:38double back underneath and
00:41:39then they were side by side
00:41:40had Oscar not have got DRS
00:41:43from Antonelli in front of
00:41:45him Lando would have passed
00:41:47him yeah but he did have
00:41:48and so that's why they end up
00:41:50side by side into the net
00:41:51game yeah boy what do you
00:41:53record to that Kimi beautiful
00:41:55work mate oh my god that
00:41:58was oh my god oh oh my god
00:42:05how's it feel thank you guys
00:42:07thank you was needed well
00:42:10done mate Kimi grande the
00:42:13grande grows the smaller
00:42:14Kimi grows the grande
00:42:15Kimi Soto Wolff before that
00:42:19Peter Bonington joining in the
00:42:21celebrations his dad Marco I'm
00:42:23sure is here as well what a
00:42:25father's day present that is
00:42:26for for Marco happy father's
00:42:29day so dads and stepdads all
00:42:32over the world celebrating today
00:42:34and outside of the top four
00:42:37Charles Leclerc comes home for
00:42:39a fifth place George well done
00:42:41one and three good day a good day good
00:42:45day good day sir yeah it's such a
00:42:48brilliant drive it has been a very
00:42:50good day indeed Charles Leclerc will
00:42:53ask about tyre strategy I'm sure at
00:42:55Ferrari didn't quite agree with what
00:42:57they were doing Lewis Hamilton had
00:42:59damaged downforce was lost as a result
00:43:01of that he finishes sixth Fernando Alonso
00:43:03seventh so another decent haul of points
00:43:06for Fernando Alonso as they go back
00:43:09ahead of Sauber and Nika Hulkenberg
00:43:12for Sauber picking up points
00:43:14Esteban Ocon with a couple of points
00:43:16for Haas and Carlos Sainz the one
00:43:19remaining point that's left at four
00:43:21Williams who had Alex Albon retire
00:43:23Liam Lawson retired and Lando Norris
00:43:26retired too and 17 finished and there
00:43:30is George Russell victory here in
00:43:33Canada it was a podium last year it's
00:43:36the top step of the podium this year
00:43:39from pole position
00:43:40George Russell fourth in the
00:43:46championship 19 points behind Max
00:43:49Verstappen who is 21 points behind
00:43:52Lando Norris and the defending champion
00:43:55currently 43 43 points behind Oscar
00:43:59Piastri that's three teams did one
00:44:01Grand Prix this year then and George
00:44:04great lap for quali great star no
00:44:08pressure no errors and the reward is
00:44:11the top step of the podium
00:44:13it's been a hot hot day here and
00:44:19they're the two Mercedes drivers
00:44:20embrace the rookie and the team leader
00:44:24Max comes over to say well done as well
00:44:28Max Verstappen the youngest podium
00:44:33finisher of all time Lance Stroll second
00:44:36and Kimi third they used to publish our
00:44:39weights when we were weighed back in the
00:44:41day yeah shockingly an invasion of
00:44:46privacy surely Martin Nigel Mantle hated it
00:44:48because he was the bigger but he was
00:44:50always the strongest as well which was
00:44:52quite handy back in those days but the
00:44:54way the drive is just to make sure you've
00:44:56not taken a couple of spanners on board
00:44:57and your race suit at the end just to
00:44:59make yourself look a bit heavier with the
00:45:02car a bit lighter should they got any
00:45:04pockets have they can't afford the weight
00:45:07of the pocket material yeah those stitches
00:45:09we finished behind the safety car then
00:45:15after that McLaren McLaren coming together and a DNF Philando Norris who fails to reach the
00:45:24chequered flag for the first time since Austria last season they'll be classified as a finisher
00:45:29that's the first time since the red ball ring where we go to next that he hasn't seen that chequered flag
00:45:36Sophie from the comms team bit of a briefing going on there I think so what to say what not to say from a team perspective and maybe also letting Oscar know what Lando has said on the team radio too and how he accepted that it was it was his fault but yeah
00:45:55they're allowed to have that briefing by the way because he's not in the top three
00:46:01yeah and and is obliged to go straight to the media if he's in the top three I'm not sure that
00:46:05would be allowed no the only person that's allowed to to come and talk to the drivers
00:46:11outside of their peers is Nico Rosberg and not just because he's the 2016 Formula One world champion
00:46:19but because he's hosting the post-race interview so let's hear from George and Nico now
00:46:23George what an amazing drive by you and by the team this whole weekend was that the best one of your whole career
00:46:34it was amazing to be back on the top step obviously the last time for us was back in
00:46:39in Vegas I felt last year was a victory lost and then obviously we got the victory today probably due to the
00:46:46incredible pole lap yesterday and obviously so happy to see Kim on the podium as well
00:46:50so amazing day for the team thanks to everybody back at the factory's been working so hard to get us back
00:46:55fighting for for victories and yeah feels good so has something fundamental changed on the car or what's
00:47:02going on now is Mercedes back no it's a little bit cooler around here you know we saw it last year in
00:47:08Canada I'd love to get our hopes up but I think the you know the strength of our car is in these cooler
00:47:14conditions and you know less lessy going into becoming races but we'll just enjoy it for now
00:47:19so you're not quite sure you don't think you can maybe keep this going for the next race
00:47:22time would tell time would tell so I mean we won Austria last year so maybe that's a good omen but
00:47:28you know we'll enjoy it for the time being we did have high expectations coming into this weekend
00:47:32and it worked out as we thought so yeah good day good day thank you very much thank you so much thank
00:47:38you everybody that's awesome great max p2 was that the maximum do you think this weekend yeah I think
00:47:51so I was quite a good race even though I think the first two stints we were struggling quite a bit on
00:47:56the tires so we were doing quite a aggressive strategy but luckily in that final stint we we managed to hang
00:48:02in there and actually the pace was a bit better on a bit lower fuel load so that was good I think
00:48:07we yeah we drove an attacking slash defending race so attacking with a strategy defending of course with
00:48:13the cars behind but it worked out for us and I think that was a yeah the maximum possible for us
00:48:18today on a day like today do you still think about the championship though because it's good points
00:48:22you made up on some on Piastri and a lot on Lando obviously so long long season you know so you need
00:48:28to go race by race and we'll always do the best we can looking forward to your Red Bull home race with
00:48:33all your fans in Austria yeah for sure I mean it's always a great a great weekend there we've had a
00:48:38lot of great results and hopefully we can have another strong weekend there thank you very much Max
00:48:42congrats p2 Kimi Antonelli you are a f1 podium race finisher you did it is that awesome I mean it was so
00:49:00stressful but super happy you know I had a good start and managed to to jump into p3 and yeah just stayed
00:49:09up there at the front and the last thing they pushed a bit too hard behind Max and I killed a
00:49:15bit the front left and I struggled a bit again but really happy to to bring the podium home everybody
00:49:21is chanting your name here at the moment I think you have incredibly so many supporters here you know
00:49:26we just we just watched your pass on Piastri which is what set you up for the podium take us through
00:49:32that I mean did you think you could make it work yeah I mean I had a good first launch and I managed to
00:49:38get alongside and then in the first corner I just tried to carry as much speed as possible and then
00:49:43when I was alongside him in t2 I knew I would have had the advantage especially going to t3 and really
00:49:49happy to to stick that it looks like Mercedes is maybe back your car looks awesome are we gonna see
00:49:55a race win from you next I mean that's the that's the goal but yeah definitely this track has been good
00:50:03for us that the car has been incredible all weekend and yeah hopefully we can carry the same momentum
00:50:08into the next few races all right we wish you all the best thank you very much Kimi thank you celebrate
00:50:13have fun enjoy a very popular Kimi Antonelli not just here at the track but also around the world the
00:50:20Salesforce driver of the day today as well and the the last driver to take a maiden podium finish in
00:50:27Canada was also Italian Giancarlo Fisichella back in 1997 we should have seen it coming today George
00:50:35gets to autograph the the champagne bottle but I think Kimi absolutely deserves the the driver of
00:50:40the day tag today teammates happy Father's Day Papa says George Russell that is a very nice Father's Day
00:50:53present party it is I hope it's not been sitting out in the sunshine too long it'll be fine when
00:51:01it's been in the fridge for a few days it'll be launching itself won't it if it has so the crowd
00:51:09now the cars are all safely back in Park Fermat allowed to gather under the podium at the moment that
00:51:16George Russell sealed his fourth career victory and Toto Wolff could bang the desk in delight rather
00:51:25than some of the frustration bangs that we've seen in recent times so they were fast in him and
00:51:33are on the in the chicanes with the Cubs there's a lot of those here they were fast in Vegas last year
00:51:38with a bit lower grip it's quite a low grip surface so that is why George says we came here with high
00:51:43expectations and we did it green black like the panel flashing like did I miss a yellow flag but
00:51:49it was of course for the yeah pretty sharp
00:51:52you quite felt nice out there like when you got in the clear air it was you had a really good well
00:52:00you had a really good start yeah yeah once you're just by yourself it's good just when you're falling
00:52:05closer yeah were you managing much in five yeah I mean you were doing as well yeah I didn't go
00:52:13it's that once in five
00:52:14that is yeah
00:52:19mate it actually was scary
00:52:25yeah yeah and the warmer was not good eh yeah
00:52:29yeah you're shuddering around I saw your next chicane like no grip
00:52:34this is going to be lap surely no no this is the lap yeah I was a bit uncertain of who to
00:52:43give the slipstream to you know they were both with DRS I was like left or right so what did
00:52:49do you do in the middle yeah I know then I was really good that's literally like Lewis and
00:53:04Button yes 2011 yeah I mean wow that was not really a gap there was that no that was scary though yeah
00:53:14because I could have luckily they put that barrier there yeah to be honest oh yeah
00:53:19oh my god probably I would have cut the chicane straight
00:53:27the last one felt really good
00:53:32there weren't many highlights for them to go through in the cooldown room podcast but there
00:53:38was certainly one moment that very much got their attention
00:53:41currently the stewards are going to have a chat with Esteban Ocon and Carlos Sainz
00:53:46an incident for driving erratically and that's going to be investigated after the race and the race director
00:53:52has noted Kimi Antonelli and Oscar Piastri, Esteban Ocon, Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz, Pierre Gasly and Lance Stroll
00:53:59for a safety car infringement
00:54:01whatever that may be
00:54:03I hope the stewards don't have an early plane then because that looks like a lot of
00:54:07investigations doesn't it post-race yeah Ocon and Sainz they ended up very
00:54:12very close together so whether one was over defending and driving erratically they're
00:54:18being looked at and of course they finished ninth and tenth those two
00:54:22yeah they were the last two to pit as well going on to the medium tyres with nine laps to go they did
00:54:3057 of the 70 laps on the er
00:54:36on the hard compound tyre
00:54:38yeah the pit stop chart took a bit of a whack when they were coming through the pits didn't it
00:54:41yeah on the safety car they're showing us five stops each now and six for some of them
00:54:46yes he wanted to come through after that clash between the two McLaren drivers Max Verstappen
00:54:51makes his way out then for another podium here in Montreal his first came in 2018 and he's
00:54:59won the last three races here it's the second step for him today is George Russell
00:55:06climbs his way onto the podium for the second time and for the first time he looks down on the other two
00:55:12podium finishes and smiles and takes the national anthem as our race winner
00:55:42next time he is
00:57:00And for the first time, it's not Lewis Hamilton.
00:57:05He'd won their four previous races here before.
00:57:08And for George Russell, he's now finished on the podium more times this season than he did in the whole of 2024.
00:57:14It's another win for Happy George.
00:57:48And that's how close they are.
00:57:51I think in a straight fight with some faster corners, McLaren probably still got slightly the fastest car, but there's so little in it.
00:57:58For the first time this season, we don't see a driver in Papaya on the podium.
00:58:04Max Verstappen, though, picks up the trophy for second place.
00:58:08But what is his fifth podium of the year?
00:58:11And listen to that roar.
00:58:13He's a lovely kid, isn't he?
00:58:18He certainly is.
00:58:20Kimi Antonelli in a rookie at a track he'd never driven before on the podium.
00:58:26At a track where George Russell, his teammate, had been on pole before.
00:58:30And this time he turned it into victory.
00:58:32Verstappen and Russell can celebrate by spraying the champagne.
00:58:37It's all smiles in the sunshine.
00:58:39And victory for Mercedes and Russell here in Montreal.
00:58:42And this time he's going to be a great show.