F1 Standings | Russell cuts Antonelli's lead after dramatic Canada GP Sprint

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Updated: 20:51, 23 May

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Kimi Antonelli has had his lead in the Formula 1 drivers’ championship cut following a dramatic Canadian GP Sprint Race.

The Mercedes driver now sits on 106 points after finishing P3, behind teammate George Russell after contact between the pair early on. Antonelli's move resulted in contact at Turn 1, with and the Italian eventually losing P2 to Norris after going off for a second time at Turn 8.

Antonelli was furious with his teammate, and demanded a penalty, but was told to calm down by both race engineer Peter Bonnington and team boss Toto Wolff.

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In the constructors’ championship, Mercedes continue to lead after both drivers scored well in the Sprint, sitting on 194 points ahead of Ferrari on 118.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	106
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	88
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	67
4	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	58
5	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	52
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	48
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	28
8	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	17
9	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	16
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	10
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	5
12	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	5
13	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	4
14	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	4
15	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	1
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0

F1 Standings | Russell cuts Antonelli's lead after dramatic Canada GP Sprint

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