A wild afternoon in Montreal

It is difficult to process exactly what we witnessed in Montreal. George Russell looked untouchable, securing pole position and leading the Grand Prix with a mastery that had us all convinced, only for a power unit failure to cruelly rob him of the win on lap 30. That left Kimi Antonelli to cruise to a fourth consecutive victory, extending his lead in the standings to 43 points. I cannot help but feel for Russell; he was absolutely flying before his car simply gave up the ghost.

While the Mercedes duo spent the first 30 laps in a breathtaking, wheel-to-wheel scrap that looked more like their karting days than a modern Formula 1 race, the rest of the pack was fighting just as hard. Lewis Hamilton grabbed his best result of the season in second place for Ferrari, pulling off a stunning move around the outside of Turn 1 to reclaim the position from Max Verstappen. Verstappen, meanwhile, secured his first podium of the season—and a historic first for the Red Bull Ford Powertrains unit.

Further down the order, our man Franco Colapinto put in a beautiful drive to finish sixth for Alpine. He did clip the wall coming out of the pits, damaging his front wing, but he kept his cool to lead the midfield charge. It was that kind of race: messy, intense, and brilliant.