Max Verstappen wins to equal Ayrton Senna's total of 41 race victories
P2 Alonso, P3 Hamilton, P4 Leclerc, P5 Sainz, P6 Perez
George Russell retires despite fighting back after hitting wall
OUT: Russell, Sargeant
Verstappen leads drivers' championship by 69 points from team-mate Perez
Canadian Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal
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The top three of Max Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso are closely together in the opening stages of this Canadian Grand Prix.
Yellow flag in sector two. It's Logan Sargeant. "Stop the car!" says his Williams engineer.
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No radio message beep has popped up yet from Fernando Alonso reporting damage, so looks like the Spaniard avoided any major issues if he did clip a bit of Canadian wall.
Harry Benjamin
BBC F1 Commentator
Quite impressed so far out there with Oscar Piastri the Australian rookie who started behind his team-mate, had a big crash in Q3, managed to get out there and has so far got in front of Norris.
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Jeremiah Kariuki: Great start By Hamilton. Russell took took a bit of caution. He still has a chance to take on Alonso.
Mark Atkins: So who is going to be second?
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Lewis Hamilton is keeping Max Verstappen company, as the Dutchman only holds a two-second advantage over the seven-time world champion.
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Max Verstappen leads the Canadian Grand Prix from Lewis Hamilton.
"Give me feedback on strategy?" Asks George Russell. Mercedes says the plan is still at 'A', keeping pace with Fernando Alonso.
Has Alonso taking a hit somewhere? The Spaniard is still running in third but it looks like he could've brushed a wall somewhere.
Replays of the start show George Russell was very close to passing Fernando Alonso like his Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton. Kevin Magnussen was caught up in a battle between Sergio Perez and Carlos Sainz. The Dane did well to find an escape route and save his race from ruin.
Oliver Askew
Former Formula E driver
Fairly clean first lap from everyone out there, I have to say Lewis Hamilton from the clean side of the grid, a fantastic start, getting back up to second position past Fernando Alonso, he said before this race he feels this has been his best chance this year to take the fight to Red Bull.
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Charles Leclerc has shifted his Ferrari one place up to ninth and is chasing the McLaren of Lando Norris for eighth spot.
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Danger for Kevin Magnussen as the Haas driver almost, almost ends up in the wall. Nico Hulkenberg has dropped from fifth place to sixth, making way for the Alpine of Esteban Ocon.
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Every driver makes it through clean at the first corner. Lewis Hamilton will be thrilled with the catapult off the line to sneak up and pass Fernando Alonso.
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Max Verstappen is rapid off the line and so is Lewis Hamilton! The Mercedes has jumped the Aston Martin of Fernando Alonso!
Image source, Getty ImagesGroundhogs, watch out!
Will Charles Leclerc's Ferrari be OK? We'll find out shortly...
Image source, Getty ImagesTop 11 drivers are starting on the medium tyres. Sergio Perez in the second Red Bull has opted for the hard compound in P12.
A reminder of the starting grid after the penalties were applied following Saturday's qualifying session.
Max Verstappen and Fernando Alonso were on the front row together last year. Will the upgraded Aston Martin give the Red Bull a run for its money this time out?
Image source, Formula 1BBC weather forecaster Ian Fergusson: A very different day weather-wise compared to yesterday... dry, with varying cloud & sunshine. Air temp is 18.1C & the track 32.8C. Wind prevails from the NE. FIA official risk of rain is 10%.
The chances are high that Max Verstappen is going to extend his championship advantage even further today, with the Dutchman starting on pole and aiming for his sixth win of the 2023 season.
Verstappen's team-mate Sergio Perez needs the points more than most in Canada to stop the likes of Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton creeping up and swiping his second place.
Alonso has the chance to draw level in the standings with Perez later on, if the two-time world champion finishes second and the Mexican driver fails to come home inside the top 10.
Image source, Getty ImagesRed Bull are way out in front in the fight for the constructors' championship but can Mercedes build on their double podium in Spain and put some more distance between themselves and rivals Aston Martin?
Nico Hulkenberg may have dropped grid places but Haas will be hoping the German driver can stay in the top 10 and bring home some points for the American-based team.
Image source, Getty ImagesThe drivers are facing 70 laps of slow-speed cornering and Canadian bumpiness around the 4.361km Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
Lap record in this part of the world is held by Valtteri Bottas for Mercedes in 2019 with a time of 1:13.078.
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