George Russell won his first race of the Formula 1 season as the Mercedes driver held off defending race winner Max Verstappen at the Canadian Grand Prix.

Wall of Champions” to determine the winner of the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix. George Russell stormed to pole position on Saturday and will start at the front of the field, but things could get dicey into Turn 1.

Formula One heads to Montreal, Canada, for the Canadian Grand Prix this Sunday afternoon. The Pirelli Canadian Grand Prix takes place at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve and consists of 68 laps around the 4.36 km hybrid street circuit that occasionally features more groundhogs than cars on the track.