Summary

  • Max Verstappen wins dramatic race from Lando Norris

  • George Russell third, Hamilton fourth, Piastri fifth

  • Norris led twice but lost out in a safety-car period

  • Incident between Russell and Piastri to be investigated after race

  • Canadian GP started in wet conditions but became dry

  • Out: Sargeant, Leclerc, Perez, Sainz, Albon

  • Get involved: #bbcf1

Live Reporting

Lorraine McKenna

  1. Team radio: Mclaren to Piastri

    Engineer: "Oscar, request to hold position. Do you think you can challenge Verstappen? He was 17.4 last lap."

    Piastri: "I need to focus on keeping Russell behind me. Just leave me to it."

  2. Lap 63/70

    Take two between Oscar Piastri and George Russell. The two rock up at the same spot at Turn 10 but the McLaren ends up running wide as the Mercedes tries the move on the outside. That touch has pushed Russell down to fifth place, with Lewis Hamilton taking his fourth spot.

  3. Harry Benjamin
    BBC F1 Commentator

    The McLaren of Piastri holds on and the Mercedes of Russell has to bide his time once again.

  4. Lap 62/70

    The hairpin is where the action is and George Russell is right alongside Oscar Piastri as the two exit. Can the Mercedes catch the McLaren on the straight? Not quite. The Australian lives to fight another day.

  5. 10 laps to go

    Lap 61/70

    The closing stages of this Montreal race sees Max Verstappen leading Lando Norris by two seconds, with Oscar Pastri staying close to his McLaren team-mate. The three-time world champion banks a new fastest lap as George Russell settles in in fourth for a scrap with Piastri in front.

  6. Alex Brundle
    British racing driver and broadcaster on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Verstappen really caught Norris napping on that restart, Piastri was right underneath the gearbox of the sister McLaren.

  7. Harry Benjamin
    BBC F1 Commentator

    It is playing into Max Verstappen's hands rather nicely.

  8. Top five

    Lap 60/70

    1, Max Verstappen (mediums, 14 laps)

    2. Lando Norris (mediums, 12 laps)

    3. Oscar Piastri (mediums, 15 laps)

    4. George Russell (mediums, five laps)

    5. Lewis Hamilton (hards, five laps)

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  9. 'It was very frustrating' - Leclerc

    Rosanna Tennant
    5 Live F1 reporter in Montreal

    Charles Leclerc who retired from this race after issues with his engine spoke to Rosanna Tennant, he said: "I don't know [what was wrong with the engine], I could feel there was 1.3 seconds slow in a straight, that was the only thing really, the car wasn't going forward in the straights and I was a passenger of that.

    "So many different changes I had to do at my steering wheel to keep it at that level and not make it worse but it was very frustrating."

  10. Green flag

    Lap 59/70

    Max Verstappen is teasing the cars behind him. When will the Dutchman make his move? Straight away! Off he goes as the leader of the Canadian Grand Prix.

  11. Team radio: McLaren to Norris

    "We don't see anything on the radar, but big showers are popping up around, so we can't rule it out."

  12. Mercedes going to be 'massive threat'

    Andrew Benson
    BBC F1 correspondent

    The safety cars have given the Mercedes with Russell on fresh mediums and Hamilton on fresh hards 10 lap fresher tyres. They are going to be a massive threat.

  13. Safety car

    Lap 58/70

    The safety car is coming in at the end if this lap.

  14. Safety car

    Lap 57/70

    Wow. those clouds look menacing, but there are blue skies still hanging around.

  15. Get Involved

    #BBCF1

    Sam Hartles: It’s all kicking off now!

    Nulla Pax: The team strategists must be pulling their hair out about now.

    Andrew Priestley: A bunched field again before a final 10-12 lap shootout. Anyone fancy a quick pit stop for soft tyres?

    Ashic: Hamilton put on the slicks first and is miles behind Piastri. What gives?

  16. Safety car

    Lap 56/70

    OK, so far we've lost Logan Sargeant, Charles Leclerc, Carlos Sainz, Alex Albon and Sergio Perez.

    Max Verstappen leads from Lando Norris and the other McLaren of Oscar Piastri.

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  17. Team radio: Sainz to Ferrari

    "Yeah, sorry for that. I lost control, so I couldn't do anything."

  18. Safety car

    Lap 55/70

    Sergio Perez also had an off-track mishap in the Red Bull and has hit the wall at Turn Six.

    Carlos Sainz lost control of his Ferrari on the wet track and he collected Alex Albon up who was just behind. Both cars are out of this race.

  19. Alex Brundle
    British racing driver and broadcaster on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Sergio Perez lost the car and a straight rear impact into the barrier on the outside, pure driver error.

  20. Alex Brundle
    British racing driver and broadcaster on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    It appears there was contact between Albon and Sainz, they were racing for position.