George Russell's win in F1 Canadian Grand Prix upheld after Red Bull protests |

16/06/2025 03:10 -

Red Bull's protests against George Russell at the Canadian Grand Prix have been dismissed

George Russell captured pole position on Saturday at the Canadian Grand Prix, and took the checkered flag under a Safety Car to secure his first win of the 2025 Formula 1 season.

And that win will stand, despite protests filed by Red Bull.

In the closing stages of Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix, contact between McLaren teammates Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri left Norris without a front wing on his MCL39, bringing out the Safety Car. In the laps that followed another incident occurred, with both Russell and Verstappen having much different viewpoints.

In Russell's view, the Red Bull driver overtook him behind the Safety Car. But according to Verstappen, Russell suddenly hit the brakes.

You can see the incident in question in this split-screen format provided by F1:

In addition, radio messages between Verstappen and Race Engineer Gianpiero "GP" Lambiase show that Verstappen was frustrated several times during those laps, pointing out that Russell had dropped more than ten car lengths behind the Safety Car.

Red Bull filed "protests" against Russell shortly after the race, and a hearing was conducted at 5:50 p.m. local time.

However, those protests were dismissed by race officials, and Russell's win has been confirmed. The first confirmation came from Red Bull Team Principal Christian Horner, who posted on social media his summary of the race, noting Verstappen's second-place finish:

Then came word from the stewards, who held that the protests were not "founded."

Russell retains P1 as a result.

This is a developing story and will be updated.