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Daniel Valente

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  • 1 week ago | thescore.com | Daniel Valente

    MONTREAL - The 2025 Canadian Grand Prix brought more than a few notable developments: George Russell's first victory of the year, Kimi Antonelli's first career top-three finish, and the first podium of the season that didn't feature a single McLaren driver. Still, there was a lot more beneath the surface. Here are 12 observations from the ground. Russell said Sunday that Mercedes is under no illusions that tracks like Montreal are the exception, not the norm.

  • 1 week ago | thescore.com | Daniel Valente

    MONTREAL - Qualifying alongside George Russell on the front row at the Canadian Grand Prix has furthered talk of Max Verstappen's 11 penalty points, but the reigning world champion says he's fed up with speaking about it. "I don't need to hear it again," Verstappen, who will start second, said Saturday during the post-qualifying news conference. "It's really pissing me off. You speaking about it ... it's such a waste of time. It's very childish.

  • 1 week ago | thescore.com | Daniel Valente

    MONTREAL - George Russell will start on pole at the Canadian Grand Prix for the second consecutive season. It will be an identical front row as last year's event as Russell will line up alongside Max Verstappen, who held pole until the Mercedes driver snatched it away near the end of the session. Russell is the first non-McLaren and Red Bull driver to qualify on pole in grand prix format this season.

  • 2 weeks ago | thescore.com | Daniel Valente

    MONTREAL - George Russell says he was caught off guard by Max Verstappen's reaction after the reigning champion crashed into him at the Spanish Grand Prix. "I was a bit surprised to see him taking responsibility," Russell said Thursday. "It was quite unlike him."Verstappen was handed a 10-second penalty and three penalty points for the incident.

  • 2 weeks ago | thescore.com | Daniel Valente

    Formula 1 is back in Canada this weekend at the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve in Montreal. McLaren comes into the event as the favorite to win, but the Canadian Grand Prix has thrown a series of curveballs at drivers and teams in recent years. Here are five things to watch for at the 2025 edition. McLaren took the scare out of the first real bogeyman of the 2025 F1 season: the new front-wing technical directive in Barcelona. A one-two result in qualifying and on the podium left its rivals dejected.

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