Motor racing-Russell wins Montreal sprint as Antonelli fumes

McLaren's reigning world champion Lando ‌Norris, winner of the previous sprint in Miami, was second after 23 laps of the ⁠Circuit ​Gilles ⁠Villeneuve. Russell's second sprint victory of the season cut ⁠Antonelli's lead to 18 points with the ​19-year-old Italian fuming after the Mercedes pair ⁠almost collided in battling for the lead.

George ​Russell won the ​Canadian Grand ‌Prix sprint ​from pole position on Saturday with Formula One ‌leader Kimi Antonelli third and crying foul as the gloves came off between the ‌Mercedes teammates. McLaren's reigning world champion Lando ‌Norris, winner of the previous sprint in Miami, was second after 23 laps of the ⁠Circuit ​Gilles ⁠Villeneuve.

Russell's second sprint victory of the season cut ⁠Antonelli's lead to 18 points with the ​19-year-old Italian fuming after the Mercedes pair ⁠almost collided in battling for the lead. Team ⁠boss ​Toto Wolff intervened, telling Antonelli to "concentrate on the driving, please, not on ⁠the radio moaning" after the Italian complained ⁠Russell ⁠had pushed him off and deserved a penalty. (Writing by Alan Baldwin ‌in ‌London, editing by ​Andrew Heavens)