George Russell claimed his first victory of the season at the Canadian Grand Prix, the Mercedes man having put in a solid drive from pole position. But who else caught the eye of our Power Rankings judges in Montreal? Check out the latest scores and overall leaderboard below…
Mercedes faced a more challenging run of races during the European triple header, but Russell made up for that disappointment with a flawless weekend in Montreal. After grabbing pole position with a lap he labelled as “mighty”, the Briton made a strong start and looked in commanding form en route to victory.
The Canadian Grand Prix proved to be a double celebration for the Silver Arrows thanks to a brilliant drive from Kimi Antonelli. An excellent launch saw him overtake Oscar Piastri for third and, despite being chased by the McLaren driver later on, the Italian resisted the pressure and clinched his maiden F1 podium.
After finally taking his first points of the campaign last time out in Spain, Fernando Alonso repeated that feat at the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve. The Aston Martin driver ran in the top 10 for much of the early stages and, while his first pit stop dropped him back into traffic, he worked his way back through to field to claim a season-best result of P7.
Like Alonso, Nico Hulkenberg picked up his second points finish in a row in Montreal. After making gains at the start from P11 on the grid, the German kept himself in the thick of the midfield action and made a one-stop strategy work on his way to P8 for Kick Sauber.
Despite missing out on pole position to Russell, Max Verstappen kept the pressure on the Briton during the early laps of Sunday’s race. The Dutchman went on to pit early as part of Red Bull’s two-stop strategy and, while he ultimately could not catch the Mercedes, Verstappen maximised everything to take P2.
Esteban Ocon ensured that Haas had something to celebrate on their 200th Grand Prix in Formula 1. Running a long opening stint on the hard tyres, before switching to the mediums on a one-stop plan, paid off for the Frenchman, who scored some valuable points for the team in ninth.
Sunday’s race proved to be a frustrating one for Ollie Bearman, who found himself stuck in traffic alongside other cars that had started on the hard tyre. However, the Briton felt there was good pace in his Haas and only just missed out on a points result in P11.
Charles Leclerc did not have the smoothest few days in Canada, the Monegasque missing most of Friday’s running following an FP1 crash before being left frustrated by a mistake in Qualifying. Despite this, the Ferrari man had a better outing on Sunday and finished in fifth, a result he felt had been the best that was possible.
It certainly looked like a better weekend was on the way for Franco Colapinto when he outqualified team mate Pierre Gasly for the first time on Saturday. While he slipped backwards from his starting position of P10 to a final result of P13, the Alpine driver will take heart from the progress he displayed through the event.
Missing out
Lewis Hamilton picked up early floor damage to his Ferrari in the Canadian Grand Prix after hitting a groundhog on the track, as well as facing brake issues. Given those problems, the seven-time World Champion was grateful to cross the line in sixth place.
