Motor racing-Russell out of Canadian Grand Prix with engine failure

⁠The car slowed and stopped by the side ⁠of ​the track on lap 30 of 68. Russell thumped the car with his hands ⁠and threw the headrest out, a gesture noted ⁠by race ⁠control, before stepping clear as the virtual safety car was deployed.

George Russell ​retired from the ​Canadian Grand ‌Prix on ​Sunday with a power unit failure after a thrilling ‌wheel-to-wheel battle for the lead with Mercedes teammate and Formula One world championship leader Kimi ‌Antonelli. Italian Antonelli, chasing his fourth win in ‌a row and 18 points clear of Russell after Saturday's sprint race won by the Briton, took ⁠over ​at ⁠the front.

Russell had started on pole position in Montreal ⁠for the third year in succession with his ​19-year-old teammate alongside on the front row. ⁠The car slowed and stopped by the side ⁠of ​the track on lap 30 of 68. Russell thumped the car with his hands ⁠and threw the headrest out, a gesture noted ⁠by race ⁠control, before stepping clear as the virtual safety car was deployed.