George Russell won his first race of the Formula 1 season as the Mercedes driver held off defending race winner Max Verstappen at the Canadian Grand Prix.

Mercedes driver George Russell defeated Max Verstappen at Formula 1's Canadian Grand Prix to claim his first win of the 2025 season, while Lando Norris retired after contact with McLaren team-mate Oscar Piastri.

MONTREAL — Mercedes driver George Russell retained his Canadian GP win on Sunday after F1 stewards rejected a Red Bull post-race protest. After a hearing involving both teams, Russell, Verstappen, and the FIA, the stewards found the protest admissible but ultimately dismissed it, saying the protest was “not founded.”