Canadian GP Review: Ecstasy, Agony and Strategy Blunders
F1: Chequered Flag
BBC
4.2 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 25 May 2026
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
A battle for the ages, strategy blunders and retirements were the story of the day at a dramatic Canadian Grand Prix. Harry Benjamin, F1 journalist Rebecca Clancy and former McLaren mechanic Marc Priestley review all of the action, plus hear from the key drivers including Kimi Antonelli, George Russell, Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton.
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| 0:49.3 | The potential of rain, mixed up tyres on the grid and teammates with their elbows well and truly out. The Canadian Grand Prix has come to a close, one out by the Mercedes driver Kimmy Antonelli, who extends his lead in the championship. |
| 0:59.0 | He took to the top step of the podium ahead of Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton and the Red Bull of Max Vastappen. |
| 1:05.0 | Welcome to your checkered flag debrief. Come on in. I'm Harry Benjamin and joining me is the former McLaren mechanic Mark |
| 1:11.0 | Priestley and F1 journalist Rebecca Clancy. I mean, it seems obvious where to start with this |
| 1:17.0 | one, Beck and Mercedes, George Russell and Kimmy Antonelli, well they're not afraid to fight. |
| 1:22.4 | It's only round five. You would think it was the championship finale at this point. |
| 1:25.9 | Yes, more of this please please what an amazing 30 or so |
| 1:29.0 | laps we had absolutely elbows out i think there were a couple of radio messages weren't there from the pit wall |
| 1:34.6 | saying could you perhaps maybe not crash into each other otherwise we are going to have to stop you racing |
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