Oscar Piastri has emerged as one of the main competitors to Max Verstappen for the 2025 F1 world championship. McLaren’s superior pace compared to Red Bull has helped Piastri remain ahead of Verstappen in terms of performance.

George Russell produced a stunning lap to seal pole for Mercedes at the Canadian Grand Prix; the Brit edged out Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri, with Lando Norris only seventh; watch the Canadian GP live on Sky Sports F1 at 7pm on Sunday,

Max Verstappen and George Russell made a bold comparison between Lewis Hamilton and the Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri crash at the Canadian Grand Prix.

After briefly overtaking him with a divebomb at Turn 10, Piastri regained the position on the run down to the final chicane after maximising the slipstream and DRS from Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli ahead.

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Oscar Piastri led from start to finish to win the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday and extend his lead at the top of the drivers’ world championship.

As George Russell delivered a faultless drive to win from pole position ahead of Red Bull rival Max Verstappen, Norris banged into the back of Piastri as they duelled for fourth place with three laps to go. Norris attempted to pass Piastri across the start-finish line but he misjudged the move and hit his team-mate's car.

The Red Bull driver said questions about his looming one-race ban were “really pissing” him off after he qualified second for the Canadian Grand Prix behind George Russell

Second placed qualifier Max Verstappen, Oracle Red Bull Racing, and Third placed qualifier Oscar Piastri, McLaren, talk in parc ferme after qualifying at the 2025 F1 Canadian Grand Prix. Image: Glenn Dunbar/LAT Images // Getty Images / Red Bull Content Pool.