George Russell clashed early with Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli in the Canadian Grand Prix sprint race Saturday, sending the teen star into the grass in an entertaining victory from the pole. Russell — who later took the pole for his Grand Prix title defense Sunday at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve — fended off a pair of attacks from Antonelli on the sixth of 23 laps as the drivers made contact in Turn 1, forcing the 19-year-old Italian into the grass. Antonelli — the winner of the last three Grand Prix races — accused Russell of pushing him off before demanding a penalty. Mercedes team principal Toto Wolff told Antonelli to “concentrate on the driving, please, not on the radio moaning.”
