George Russell would have left Montreal with mixed emotions. He scored a first podium of the season for Mercedes, but it could have been more. The Silver Arrows surprised their rivals by jumping to the front of the field in Canada, with both drivers running a new front wing. Mercedes had spent much of the year isolated between the top three and the midfield, but they stormed into the fight for victory. On Saturday, Russell took just the second pole position of his career, having set the exact same lap time as world champion Max Verstappen. By crossing the line first, he earned the right to sta…
