Italian teenager surprised himself and remained speechless

British racing ace George Russell (Mercedes), with a victory, he paid the bills with the Grand Prize of Canada. “Since last year, I had an open account with the race here, as I already thought that I would have to win first place because of the best starting position. Well, this time all the factors were covered, « the 27-year-old Englishman looked forward to his first and joint fourth victory in Formula 1.

Dutch defender of laurel Max Verstappen (Red Bull) was pleased with the second place, but the enthusiasm did not hide the third -ranked Russll team colleague Andrea Kimi Antonelliwho first made his way among the top three. “I don’t even know what to say. I was extremely nervous during the race, knowing what I could achieve, « said the Italian teenager, who became the third youngest racer on the winning stage at F1 at 18, 9 months and 21 days. Le Verstappen (18 years, 7 months and 15 days) and Canadian were younger Lance Stroll (18 years, 7 months, 27 days).

The key to success contributed to a great start. “This was only possible because at the beginning in the fight for third place I overtook Oscar Piastri. In the sequel, I was surprised by what ease I kept the rhythm of the fastest, « was surprised by Antonelli, who was already looking towards the next goal: » Now I want the first victory! « 

Leader in the overall ranking, Australian Oscar Piatras (McLaren), in which a team team collided with Montreal’s trial in Montreal Lando Norrislanded in a thankless fourth place. The next race will be 29 in June in Spielberg.

Andrea Kimi Antonelli was looking forward to the first podium in Formula 1 in Montreal. Photo: Mark Thompson/AFP