Will Kimi’s momentum continue? Big weekends for George, Lewis + Charles? - Canadian GP Preview with Palmer + Hinchcliffe
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🗓️ 17 May 2026
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Summary
Tom Clarkson, Jolyon Palmer and James Hinchcliffe are back to preview this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix.
After three wins on the bounce, Kimi Antonelli leads George Russell by 20 points at the top of the World Championship standings, so how crucial is it for George to beat Kimi in Montreal? If he doesn’t and more teams get in the mix, will Mercedes have some tough decisions to make?
For Ferrari, is Canada a defining moment in Lewis Hamilton’s season? Will Charles Leclerc be thinking about his future if they’re unable to fight at the front in this next run of races?
Plus, the guys debate the topic of driver insecurities and share their personal experiences after Jenson Button discussed the topic on the latest F1 Beyond The Grid podcast.
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| 0:32.1 | It looks like it should be simple. It's not. It's a really complex circuit to drive. |
| 0:36.7 | And if you get it right, you feel like a bit of a |
| 0:38.4 | legend there. Montreal is a track that we know George does run well at. It's not an excuse like we had at |
| 0:43.9 | Miami. And if Kimmy gets it again, you start to think, this is now a proper scrap for George Russell. |
| 0:51.4 | If I said a year's worth of salary that you have to put on someone being champion this year, guys, |
| 0:58.0 | who are you going to put it on right now? |
| 0:59.9 | I would still go, George. |
| 1:01.2 | Right now today, I'd be with Kimmy. |
| 1:04.6 | Wow. |
| 1:05.5 | George has a level of experience and a level of maturity that he can go through a whole season without another phone call from Toto and he'll be fine. Kimmy still, the team is still outwardly projecting that they kind of |
| 1:16.7 | have to bubble wrap this kid a little bit. In the same way that it's a big weekend for George |
| 1:21.1 | Russell, this feels equally big for Lewis Hamilton. You'll start to see a picture of Lewis |
| 1:26.1 | can't be strong in Canada, |
| 1:27.7 | that you're thinking, okay, the season's just drifting away from him again. |
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