Kimi Antonelli wins fourth Formula 1 race in a row after George Russell’s car breaks down

Formula 1Kimi Antonelli wins fourth Formula 1 race in a row after George Russell’s car breaks downRussell retired from the lead on lap 30 after a weekend of intense on-track battles with Antonelli, spicing up their rivalry for the world championship. Antonelli leads by 43 points.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Race winner Kimi Antonelli of Italy celebrates following the F1 Grand Prix of Canada in Montreal, Quebec, on Sunday.Sona Maleterova / Getty ImagesShareAdd NBC News to GoogleMay 24, 2026, 6:02 PM EDTBy Sahil KapurBuckle up: The Mercedes intra-team battle for the Formula 1 drivers’ world championship just kicked into high gear.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.Kimi Antonelli won a wet-to-dry Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday after a race weekend that featured intense clashes with teammate and rival George Russell, spicing up their fight for the title.It marks the fourth Grand Prix win in a row for the 19-year-old Italian, who opens up a 43-point lead over Russell.Russell, 28, retired from the lead on lap 30 with what Mercedes called a power unit failure, looking shell-shocked and shaking his head after he got out of the car.“Not the way I wanted to win,” Antonelli said by team radio after taking the checkered flag. “Was going to be a good fight with George. But yeah, we’ll take it.”George Russell of Great Britain battling with Kimi Antonelli during the Formula 1 Grand Prix of Canada in Montreal on Sunday.Rudy Carezzevoli / Getty ImagesLewis Hamilton of Ferrari finished second, fending off Max Verstappen of Red Bull in third.Russell was on course for a perfect weekend before his car broke down on Sunday. He beat Antonelli to pole position by exactly 0.068 seconds for both the sprint race and Grand Prix, a number that Antonelli quipped that he would remember for a long time. Russell also won the sprint race Saturday and narrowly led Antonelli on Sunday before his mechanical failure.“...