Sunday's Canadian GP was the first podium in 2025 that didn't feature a McLaren. Is the tide about to turn on F1's runaway leader?

McLaren pair Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri clashed in a dramatic end to the Canadian Grand Prix; Norris came off worse and retired as he accepted blame for the collision; Sky Sports F1s Martin Brundl

Analysis: Norris’s crash into McLaren teammate and championship rival Oscar Piastri at the end of the Canadian GP was completely needless - but was it a sign of something deeper?

Just weeks before the sport blurs fact with fiction with the F1 movie launch, the Canadian GP read a lot like a nail-biting screenplay.

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.

The Mercedes driver secured his team's first victory of the season by triumphing at the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday

Nico Rosberg believes Oscar Piastri is now the “big favourite” to win this year’s F1 world championship after a “watershed moment” at the Canadian Grand Prix. Piastri extended his F1 championship lead to 22 points after Lando Norris ’ DNF in Montreal.

Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris are having a strong season at McLaren, but according to F1 analyst Peter Windsor, both drivers would completely pale in comparison to Max Verstappen Following the collision between Norris and Piastri in Canada,