1. Verstappen
2. Sainz
3. Hamilton
4. Russell
5. Leclerc
6. Ocon
7. Alonso
8. Bottas
9. Zhou
10. Stroll
Daniel Ricciardo finished 11th.
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 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".
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 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."
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Canadian Grand Prix final leaderboard, results
'Disaster' for Daniel Ricciardo
Daniel Ricciardo's day has been ruined by a botched pit stop from his team.
Ricciardo was one of the first drivers to come in on Lap 20 when a virtual safety car was called, however, his team messed it all up and he sat stationary for more than six seconds.
To make matters worse for McLaren, Lando Norris was forced to stack behind Ricciardo in the pit lane.
Ricciardo was ninth before the series of pit stops but dropped back to P12 after the next flurry of stops. Norris dropped back to 16.
"It was a disastrously slow stop," Ted Kravitz told Sky Sports.
'So sorry': Schumacher curse strikes
Mick Schumacher will have to keep waiting to score that elusive first championship point in Formula 1 after a cruel DNF.
His Haas was forced to retire as a result of a technical failure.
Schumacher started the race on the third row of the grid and seemed certain to pick up points.
"I feel so, so sorry for him," Martin Brundle said on Sky Sports.
Mick Schumacher's luck is so bad that he could be the only runner and still have a DNF.
— Josh Challies (@Challies11) June 19, 2022
Desperately sorry for Mick Schumacher. This felt like the weekend where it was finally going to come together. The positive is his pace was far better this weekend #CanadianGP #F1
— Christian Hewgill 🎙 (@ChrisHewgill) June 19, 2022
I will be so, so happy when Mick Schumacher finally gets that point.
— Jack Murley (@jack_murley) June 19, 2022
His pre-race ritual must involve smashing a few mirrors and casually strolling under a dozen ladders, because he has the worst luck.#CanadianGP
Magnussen in fight with Hamilton, race ruined
Kevin Magnussen was forced to pit after taking damage to his front wing as he went wheel to wheel with Lewis Hamilton.
Magnussen had started fifth on the grid and was holding his spot at the front of the mid-field before disaster struck with his orange and black flag forcing him into the pits.
"That will ruin his race," Sky Sports commentator Martin Brundle said.
'Epically bad': Misery for Red Bull star
Sergio Perez pulled to a stop and was out of the Canadian Grand Prix on Lap 10 after a gear box failure.
Perez had a nightmare in qualifying when he only managed to finish P13.
It got worse on Monday morning with another technical DNF.
"If qualifying was bad, this is epically bad," Sky Sports' David Croft said.
WIth Perez forced to park near a chicane, his stop triggered the first virtual safety car and the first series of pit stops.
Leaderboard on Lap 11 before opening pit stops
1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
2. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)
3. Fernando Alonso (Alpine)
4. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
5. George Russell (Mercedes)
Field shaken up in opening lap chaos
Max Verstappen held off Fernando Alonso to take the lead of the Canadian Grand Prix after the opening turn.
There were several big changes to the grid in the opening lap chaos.
Carlos Sainz almost moved up to second, but Alonso held him off.
Aussie Daniel Ricciardo fell back to ninth and was in an early scrap with Alfa Romeo's Guanyu Zhou.
Sergio Perez jumped up two spots in the opening lap, while Mick Schumacher dropped from sixth to eighth.
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