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George Russell has been caught by surprise at the current look of the F1 drivers’ title, following a shock clash between Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris in Montreal.
George Russell expressed his surprise at him and Max Verstappen being close to McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris in the F1 title race. Verstappen is 3rd, trailing Piastri by 43 points, while Russell is 62 points behind. Russell narrowed the gap with Piastri by winning the Canadian Grand Prix, ahead of Verstappen and Kimi Antonelli. Norris retiring at the Canadian GP after colliding with Piastri helped Russell’s pursuit in the championship. Russell believes McLaren’s strong pace makes it hard for him and Verstappen to challenge, but hopes for more incidents between Norris and Piastri to create opportunities. He highlighted the importance of consistent results like Canada for him and Verstappen to stay in the title fight.
