George Russell won his first race of the Formula 1 season as the Mercedes driver held off defending race winner Max Verstappen at the Canadian Grand Prix. It was the fourth victory of

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Victory in the Canadian Grand Prix was well-timed for George Russell as the Mercedes driver is in the middle of contract negotiations.

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George Russell stormed to a stunning pole position for the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix from Max Verstappen, but the grid changed several times amidst penalties and parc ferme breaches. The Mercedes driver banked the best lap of the weekend with his final effort in qualifying to bump Verstappen from pole.

According to F1 analyst Peter Windsor, Max Verstappen might have to deal with an issue at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, as no circuit on the calendar punishes brake problems as much as this does. The RB21 is far from the perfect car,