Former Method 1 driver Juan Pablo Montoya believes that Kimi Antonelli may get the sting over his Mercedes team-mate George Russell on the Canadian Grand Prix.
Montoya argued that if Antonelli beats Russell at a monitor that the Briton has beforehand discovered success at, the Italian will achieve a psychological edge over his team-mate.
Whereas Antonelli secured his third consecutive win on the Miami Grand Prix and prolonged his lead within the drivers’ championship to twenty factors, Russell struggled on the Miami Worldwide Autodrome.
“He [Antonelli] is a incredible driver and has been exceptionally fast since day one. He is received all the championships as a teen,” Russell instructed Sky Sports activities F1 after the race.
“I’ve nonetheless obtained confidence in myself and have additionally been there. I’ve not forgotten methods to drive. It is just a bit little bit of a tough run however we’re 4 races down, an extended strategy to go and I believe we are going to reassess issues over the following few weeks.”
Russell was a favorite heading into the 2026 season, however his team-mate has grow to be an surprising menace simply 4 race weekends in. As he now appears forward to the following spherical in Canada, the place he received in 2025, the 28-year-old driver might be hoping to interrupt Antonelli’s momentum.
George Russell, Mercedes
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“Kimi is aware of that George is de facto sturdy there, and in his thoughts, he is aware of he must beat [him]. If he can beat George there, he has him mentally lined and that is a giant factor,” Montoya stated through the F1 post-race present of the upcoming Canadian Grand Prix.
“The opposite factor is everyone else that introduced upgrades right here, one among them struggled with the automobile. In order that’s going to be a giant query mark. As soon as you set the upgrades within the automobile, sure the automobile goes quicker, but it surely behaves in a different way. Who’s going to love the automobile? That is one other huge query.”
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