It was the fourth victory of George Russell’s career, and the race ended under yellow when McLaren teammates Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris staged a wheel-to-wheel late battle that ended with Norris hitting the wall.

It was George Russell's first win this season and made him only the fourth different winner this year along with the two McLaren men and Max Verstappen.

George Russell said he hopes Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri will continue to throw away points to propel him into this season’s world championship fight.Russell won from pole position at the Canadian Grand Prix to claim his first triumph of the year and just the fourth of his career.