George Russell’s win in F1 Canadian Grand Prix upheld after Red Bull protests

George Russell captured pole position on Saturday at the Canadian Grand Prix, and took the checkered flag under a Safety Car to secure his first win of the 2025 Formula 1 season.

And that win will stand, despite protests filed by Red Bull.

In the closing stages of Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix, contact between McLaren teammates Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri left Norris without a front wing on his MCL39, bringing out the Safety Car. In the laps that followed another incident occurred, with both Russell and Verstappen having much different viewpoints.

In Russell’s view, the Red Bull driver overtook him behind the Safety Car. But according to Verstappen,

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