Max Verstappen has gained the Canada Grand Prix on a rain soaked day across the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on Monday (AEST).
The Crimson Bull celebrity began the race from second on the grid however proved too sturdy as he claimed his sixth win on the season forward of McLaren’s Lando Norris.
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It extends his lead atop the drivers standings to 56 factors after his nearest rival Charles Leclerc retired from the race following engine points.
Security automobile drama wreaked havoc all through the race with 5 drivers retiring and watching the end from the pits.
Whereas it was comfortable faces for Crimson Bull and Verstappen, it was heartbreak for Australian driver Daniel Ricciardo.
After delivering a qualifying masterclass on Sunday, it went south within the blink of a watch for the Aussie.
The 34-year-old sat in fifth place on the grid with hopes excessive he may declare a strong factors haul.
However because the automobiles lined up on the grid ready for the lights to exit, Ricciardo jumped the gun. The minor motion didn’t go unnoticed by the FIA who slapped the Australian driver with a five-second penalty.
As replays rolled nonetheless followers weren’t satisfied the penalty handed down was warranted as Ricciardo didn’t seem to maneuver.
Watch the second Daniel Ricciardo false begins within the video participant above
One consumer wrote: “Ricciardo didn’t leap the beginning from the view all of us simply noticed. So what was that penalty all about?”
A second added: “wtf is that ricciardo penalty btw he didn’t leap the beginning.”
A 3rd wrote: “Was Ricciardo robbed right here? Received a 5 second penalty for leap beginning however very clearly didn’t within the replay.”
Issues went from dangerous to worse for Ricciardo as soon as the race obtained underway as he slipped down the order into eighth place.
A mid-race security automobile noticed the majority of the sphere dive into the pits with Ricciardo serving his penalty earlier than he fell to as little as twelfth place.
Ricciardo in the end fought again and crossed in eighth place to attain 4 factors and declare his greatest race end thus far this season, outdoors of dash races.
His teammate Yuki Tsunoda crossed the road outdoors of the factors in 14th place.
The second security automobile got here with underneath 15 laps to go and arrange a tantalising dash to the end line.
Verstappen bolted away from the sphere as he caught Norris missing and had greater than a second hole very quickly in any respect.
Drama unfolded for the third place on the rostrum with Mercedes’ George Russell in the end edging out his teammate Lewis Hamilton.
Russell regarded like he may have been on monitor to use the stress to Verstappen, however a squabble with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri value him dearly.
Piastri was holding off Russell earlier than the 2 turned entangled on the ultimate chicane when Russell turned in on the Aussie and was pressured to run off the monitor.
That mistake value Russell dearly as he fell behind his teammate and dropped right down to fifth place.
His tempo nonetheless noticed him haul in each Piastri and Hamilton and declare the third place end behind Norris and Verstappen.
Canada Grand Prix ending order
1. Max Verstappen
2. Lando Norris
3. George Russell
4. Lewis Hamilton
5. Oscar Piastri
6. Fernando Alonso
7. Lance Stroll
8. Daniel Ricciardo
9. Esteban Ocon
10. Pierre Gasly
11. Nico Hulkenberg
12. Kevin Magnussen
13. Valtteri Bottas
14. Yuki Tsunoda
15. Zhou Guanyu
DNF: Carlos Sainz, Alex Albon, Sergio Perez, Charles Leclerc, Logan Sargeant.
