Formula 1 2026’s title fight kicked into a new gear in the Canadian Grand Prix with Kimi Antonelli’s fourth consecutive victory and a heartbreaking retirement for George Russell. Our team give their verdict on Antonelli opening up a 43-point championship lead, something Russell says means it’s now Antonelli’s title “to lose”.Antonelli’s ‘monster’ leap is baffling Valentin KhorounzhiyRussell outscored Antonelli by 169 points last year. If you gave him a 43-point deduction to start the year, I would have still backed him at that time to overturn it versus Antonelli.But that was before these five rounds, which offer a convincing sample size that suggests Antonelli has taken a ‘monster’ leap. Like Oscar Piastri did from year two to year three to put Lando Norris in so much trouble – except maybe even bigger, and now (like Piastri) aided by a big dollop of attrition.Antonelli is still messy in his execution, and I cannot imagine that h …
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Author: The Race Team
