Max Verstappen wins a rainy Canadian Grand Prix after McLaren’s late pitstop
09. 06. 2024
3 min

Max Verstappen wins a rainy Canadian Grand Prix after McLaren’s late pitstop

James Whitaker
I’m James Whitaker, a British sports journalist focused on Formula 1 and MotoGP. I share the latest news and easy-to-understand analysis from the motorsport world

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Max Verstappen dominated a dramatic Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal that was also marred by changeable weather. Lando Norris finished second ahead of George Russell.

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Before the start of the race it started to rain. Most of the drivers started the race on intermediate tyres.

After the start, Russell took the lead, followed by Verstappen, Norris and Piastri.

Russell was building a lead, but as the track dried, the situation began to change and the gap to the front began to close. 

Norris got by Verstappen and Russell on lap 21 (out of 70) and took the lead. Russell was then passed by Verstappen. 

On lap 25, Sargeant crashed for the second time, but this time the race was over for him and the safety car had get our of the pits for the first time.

Norris didn't make it into the pits when safety car was deployed, heading there one lap later and dropping to third. 

The drivers gradually changed to slicks. Verstappen and Russell pitted at the same time, Norris stayed on the track two laps longer and attempted an overcut. He came back on track close to Verstappen, but had a lot of work to do to stay on the track. 

He also ended up losing the position he gained when Russell got by him. But the Mercedes driver made a mistake two laps later and Norris took back second place.

On lap 53, Sainz also spun on lap time and was hit by Alex Albon. The safety car had to take to the track again.

After the restart, Verstappen started build the gap. The Mercedes drivers pitted under the safety car and began to chase the McLaren drivers, but were able to get only in front of Piastri.

At the front, Verstappen controlled the lead and went on to take his sixth win of the season. Norris and Russell were also on the podium, which was the first podium of the year for Mercedes.

The race didn't go well for Ferrari as the Italian team didn't score any points after their success in Monaco.

2024 Canadian Grand Prix results:

Max Verstappen Red Bull      
Lando Norris McLaren +3.879    
George Russell Mercedes +4.317    
Lewis Hamilton Mercedes +4.915    
Oscar Piastri McLaren +10.199    
Fernando Alonso Aston Martin +17.510    
Lance Stroll Aston Martin +23.625    
Daniel Ricciardo RB +28.672    
Pierre Gasly Alpine +30.021    
10  Esteban Ocon Alpine +30.313    
11  Nico Hulkenberg Haas +30.824    
12  Kevin Magnussen Haas +31.253    
13  Valtteri Bottas Kick Sauber +40.487    
14  Yuki Tsunoda RB +52.694    
15  Guanyu Zhou Kick Sauber +1 lap    
  Carlos Sainz Ferrari DNF    
  Alexander Albon Williams DNF    
  Sergio Perez Red Bull DNF    
  Charles Leclerc Ferrari DNF    
  Logan Sargeant Williams DNF

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