Verstappen ha messo sotto pressione Russell durante il Gran Premio del Canada?

George Russell managed to beat Max Verstappen during the 2025 Canadian Grand Prix. After which, he was asked if having Verstappen directly behind him was nerve-wracking. 

Russell had pole position for the 2024 Canadian Grand Prix but was not able to convert that one to win. This year, he did. 

To that question, he said, "No. Not really. To be honest, for the last couple of weeks, there's lots of noise going on, after what happened in Spain as well. But from my side, you put it to one side, and that if you make a good start, you get into a groove."

Russell continued, "I knew I had potentially the fastest car today, you've got to dial into that and put all of the additional noise to one side."

However, Verstappen wasn't the only one Russell had to be wary of. 

"Of course, it was a bit challenging at points when you had Charles and Lando on the offset strategy, and they were kind of getting in our way."

Nevertheless, the Mercedes driver said, "As soon as I had clear air, I could comfortably pull the gap out. It wasn't dead easy, but I felt confident in myself and the car."

"I was keeping a close eye on how Kimi was getting on, and on the TVs, and seeing Lando and Oscar closing down. But, it was a good day, and I feel proud of myself, feel proud of the team, especially after this time 12 months ago when it was a victory lost."