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05/24 17:01 CDT Mercedes teen star Kimi Antonelli wins the Canadian GP for his
4th straight F1 victory
Mercedes teen star Kimi Antonelli wins the Canadian GP for his 4th straight F1
victory
MONTREAL (AP) --- Italian teen star Kimi Antonelli charged to his fourth
straight Formula 1 victory Sunday in a wild Canadian Grand Prix after Mercedes
teammate George Russell was knocked out by an engine failure.
The title-chasing Mercedes drivers put on a show in a thrilling battle through
30 laps, trading the lead several times and coming dangerously close to making
contact, until Russell ran into trouble.
That gave the 19-year-old Antonelli a clear path to victory ahead of Ferrari's
Lewis Hamilton, who overtook Red Bull's Max Verstappen for second with six laps
to go in cold and windy conditions at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
Antonelli opened a 43-point lead over Russell in the season standings through
five of 22 stops. After Russell won the season-opener race in Australia,
Antonelli won in China, Japan and Miami.
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