Winner of this weekend’s Canadian F1 Grand Prix, Kimi Antonelli, is a raw talent, not seen in F1 for some time. No one seems more surprised than Mercedes teammate George Russsll who is now 43-points behind Antonelli, the latter having won four Grand Prix on-the-trot!
You would have to think that Russell has no avenue to address this unleashed talent. Antonelli isn’t afraid of making mistakes, successfully pushing the limits in order to be the fastest. And he clearly is!
Quiet achievers are Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton who sit third and fourth on the Driver’s Points Table while quiet under-achievers, McLaren’s Lando Pastri and current World Champion Lando Norris, are slowly going backwards, sitting fifth and sixth overall.
Liam Lawson had a solid weekend gaining more points finishing seventh. The Kiwi now sits 10th overall, two behind Oliver Bearman who is two behind Pierre Gasly.
“After a difficult start to the weekend, finishing in P7 is definitely a good result for us, so it’s nice to bring home points for the team,” commented Lawson. “Overall, it wasn’t an easy race. We made up some ground from where we started, but we also struggled with the balance of the car and lacked some speed throughout the race.
“The biggest challenge was to maintain the correct temperature on the tyres as we were only able to do it during the flat-out laps. The Alpines were faster than us today and Pierre didn’t give me an easy time at the end of the race when I was on the Soft tyres, so I’m happy to have defended my position.
One to watch is BWT Alpine F1 Team driver Franco Colapinto who finished sixth, one-spot ahead of Lawson. Colapinto has one-point behind Lawson in 11th having scored points in three of the five GPs so far this season.
“After today’s race we move to P6 in the Championship,” said VCARB Team Principal Alan Permane. “With much of the season left to go, there are plenty of opportunities to secure points. The car has worked exceptionally well here with the low speed corners and we’ve certainly benefited from our upgrades to the car.
“With Monaco being only low speed corners, there’s hope and confidence for a strong race.”
Next, we head back to Europe and the Monaco Grand Prix 7 June 2026.
“I’m excited to get back to racing in Monaco in a couple of weeks as we look ahead to the European stretch of the season,” said Lawson.
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