F1 Canadian Grand Prix live: Verstappen wins thriller after heated radio message

Max Verstappen has won a nail-biting Canadian Grand Prix after raging at his own team on radio as Daniel Ricciardo suffered a day of misery.

Max Verstappen on top in Montreal.

Max Verstappen has won a chaotic Canadian Grand Prix as Daniel Ricciardo suffered a day of misery.

Verstappen further extended his championship lead in Montreal after he narrowly edged out Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz in a thrilling final lap battle.

Sainz was less than 0.5 seconds behind the reigning world champion in the final laps, but couldn’t find a way to get through.

Verstappen had to do it tough at times as he dropped down the standings during the pit stop mayhem.

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He also raged at his own team in a heated radio message after Lewis Hamilton came out ahead of him when he exited the pits for the second time.

Verstappen raged on his team radio: "Why didn't you make sure I f***ing end up in front".

Max Verstappen celebrates.

His tem engineer responded: "We didn't have the pace".

The Dutch driver was singing a different tune when he crossed the line to win a dramatic race.

“Overall, they [Ferrari] were very quick in the race, so it would have been really tough for me to close that gap at the end even on fresher tyres,” he said.

“But it was really exciting at the end - I was giving it everything I had and, of course, Carlos was doing the same. I could see he was pushing and charging, but when you’re on the DRS it’s a lot easier to charge. The last few laps were a lot of fun.

“Luckily, this year, we seem really quick on the straights so that helps a lot.”

Red Bull buss Christian Horner told Verstappen on team radio after the race: “You drove like a champion today mate".

Sainz was second and Lewis Hamilton finished third.

There was huge early drama in the opening laps as Verstappen held off Fernando Alonso into the opening turn to take the race lead.

The reigning world champion started from pole position after he was six tenths of a second faster than the rest of the field in qualifying.

The Dutchman will be looking to extend his lead in the drivers' championship with a fifth win in six races, while Red Bull are chasing their sixth straight Grand Prix win. 

The drama continued with a series of cruel DNFs in the early laps as the leaderboard went berserk with changes at the front of the field. 

Daniel Ricciardo had a mini win over his teammate in qualifying. Photo: Geoff Robins/AFP

Daniel Ricciardo settled into the middle of the field in the early laps after he had a mini-win in qualifying, making Q3 and finishing ahead of his McLaren teammate Norris for the second time this season.

However, it all went wrong from there as a pit stop blunder dropped him out of contention. He was running tenth before being passed by Lance Stroll with 10 laps remaining. Neither McLaren driver picked up a championship point. 

This was Verstappen’s sixth win of the season in his 150th Grand Prix. His nearest title rival, Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez, retired early with engine failure. Verstappen's lead is out to 46 championship points.

It is also Red Bull's sixth consecutive Grand Prix victory.

Hamilton was simply happy to get back onto the podium.

"It's quite overwhelming to get this third place, it's been such a battle this year, but we continue to stay so vigilant and focused," he said.

"They're a little bit too fast for us at the moment but we're getting closer, so we gotta keep pushing."