CANADIAN GRAND PRIX 2025

Mostly a sleeper race until the last five laps when Lando hits Oscar trying to get past and takes himself out of the race. Max did well to avoid George baiting him into doing anything to make him get another penalty point and a race ban. Really cute to see Kimi Antonelli’s first podium. 

Practices 

• Max got 3 penalty points on his license for hitting George at the end of last race so if he gets one more penalty point in the next 2 races then he gets a race ban 

• Charles crashes in Practice 1 and red flags. He broke so much of the car and can’t go out in Practice 2 because of it. 

• Lance Stroll drives into a wall for no reason in practice 2

• Nico Rosberg is in the commentary box for P3 and it’s DRAMA, they bring up when he intentionally rammed Hamilton at this track in 2016 after he roasted Max for ramming George

Qualifying

• Yuki gets a 10 place grid penalty for passing under red flag

• Red flag for a HUGE amount of engine cover on Albon’s Williams blowing off 

• Out in q1: stroll at his home race, Sainz for being impeded by Hadjar, Lawson, Bortoleto and someone else 

• George on pole at the last second after stealing it from Max who is second, Oscar in third. Lando down in like 7th and Charles in 8th after saving from a snap on a turn 

• In the post race interview, Max came over and shook George’s hand to congratulate him

• THEN the crowd booed Max when he spoke and THEN Jacques Villeneuve who was interviewing him said that George had a tough guy next to him in Max and George said it’s fine because they’re mates but he was being a jerk and then he said he had a few more super license points to play with than Max and the crowd cheered UGH

Race

• Alex Albon retires for a Mercedes power unit failure

• Stroll gets a 10 second penalty at his home Grand Prix for running Gasly off the track 

• They tell Lawson to retire to take care of the power unit and he has been in the back all race 

• 67/70 Lando is trying to get past Oscar but Oscar holds him off and then Lando hits Oscar while trying to go pass where there was no gap and hit his front wing on the back wheel of Oscar and Lando drives over his own broken wing and crashes into the wall and takes himself out of the race

• Under the safety car, George brakes erratically and max accidentally goes past him and then both try to tattle on each other 

• Finished under safety car, Russell wins, Max in 2nd and Antonelli in third 

• Later Red Bull complains to the FIA that George was driving erratically under the safety car 

• Max is very cordial to George in the cooldown room