Charles Leclerc is leading in Montreal but the Ferrari man, who hasn't been happy with his strategy, has only stopped once today. George Russell is not far behind in the Mercedes on his eight-lap old hard tyres.

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Sam Bird
Formula E driver on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

I think Max Verstappen and Kimi Antonelli might have pitted too early to be honest. I think they're going to really struggle against Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris come the end of this race.

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Lap 49/70

The Williams of Alex Albon is at the side of the track and safely out of the way. His race in Canada is over. Thanks to Albon's quick thinking, a green flag is waved rapidly to indicate the track is clear.

Sam Bird
Formula E driver on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

Ferrari just haven't had the pace over the course of the race distance today. Lewis Hamilton has been complaining that he's in no man's land.

Two-stop strategy for Lando Norris and hard tyres are on to match his team-mate Oscar Piastri. Charles Leclerc takes a stop to the front of the field followed by George Russell and Max Verstappen.

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Pierre Gasly is on the team radio to Alpine saying a penalty should be dished out after an elbows-out moment with the Aston Martin of Lance Stroll. Race control have noted the incident.

"The car is getting harder to drive. There is degradation but not really graining."

From the race lead, Oscar Piastri makes his way for a second pit stop to fit hard tyres until the end of this 70-lap grand prix. Lando Norris is in P1, Charles Leclerc P2 and George Russell is sitting pretty in third spot. Piastri is now sixth.

Sam Bird
Formula E driver on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

What does Oscar Piastri do? He's a little bit of an unknown now.

What do McLaren know that we don't with regards to the tyre degradation?

Oscar Piastri leads, having only made one stop, and now the Aussie is highlighting is car isn't exactly feelin the best right now. The other Mclaren of Lando Norris is flying and consistently collecting up those fastest laps.

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That was a bit of a slow pit stop for George Russell, a rear tyre causing a slight delay for the Mercedes pit crew.

Sam Bird
Formula E driver on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

George Russell is saved because he had a nice buffer to Max Verstappen, he's through Turn Two and clear of all the other drivers who have done that pit stop.

A good job by the Mercedes crew.

1. Oscar Piastri (McLaren)

2. Lando Norris (McLaren)

3. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)

4. George Russell (Mercedes)

5. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

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George Russell comes in after a call from Mercedes and he's back out in fourth place.

Getting tangled in the backmarkers is next on the to-do list for leader George Russell. This might be a good shout for Mercedes to bring the Briton in and avoid any potential traffic woes.

Sam Bird
Formula E driver on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

Graining is where you basically scratch the surface of the tyre, it slides over the surface and creates little ripples kind of ripping on the surface.

You then tend to run the car on that slightly raised up ripped area and that is where you're running on this dead rubber area which gives much less grip than if you have a nice smooth sticky area.

George Russell is now being chased by the McLarens of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris. Briton Norris is clocking the fastest laps on his fresher medium rubber as Piastri is managing his 24-lap old hard tyres.

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Hamilton: "Yeah, I'm nowhere in this race mate. I don't know what's happened."

Engineer: "Pace is good considering the damage."

Sam Bird
Formula E driver on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

That's 32 laps Max Verstappen has got to do on a hard set of tyres, that's an awfully long way. Are Red Bull considering a three-stop?