Kimi Antonelli Wins In Canada To Make It A Historic Fourth In A Row. Here Are The Updated F1 Standings

BusinessSportsMoneyKimi Antonelli Wins In Canada To Make It A Historic Fourth In A Row. Here Are The Updated F1 StandingsByYara Elshebiny,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Yara Elshebiny is a freelance Formula 1 journalistFollow AuthorMay 25, 2026, 05:45am EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.MONTREAL, QUEBEC - MAY 24: Race winner Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Italy and Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Second placed Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Scuderia Ferrari Third placed Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing and Dean Hale, Senior Race Team Composite Technician at Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team celebrate on the podium during the F1 Grand Prix of Canada at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on May 24, 2026 in Montreal, Quebec. (Photo by Sona Maleterova/Getty Images)Getty ImagesAndrea Kimi Antonelli powered his Mercedes to a dramatic victory in Montreal, making history as the first F1 driver to win his first four grand prix races consecutively.Heading into the weekend, there were plenty of predictions that Antonelli’s teammate George Russell would make a comeback and chip away at the 20-point gap between them in the world championship. As Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve suits the Briton well and with more experience under his belt, it seemed like Russell would give Antonelli a run for his money.Russell started the weekend in a dominant fashion, having secured victory from pole in Saturday’s sprint before bagging another pole position for Sunday’s main race, looking set to cap off a perfect weekend with a full points haul.But Antonelli wasn’t ready to make things easy for his teammate. The two drivers had some intense battles throughout the race, swapping the lead multiple times in the early laps. Everything changed however on lap 30 when Russell had to retire from the lead due to a power unit failure, leaving him visibly furious...