Mercedes teen Antonelli wins Canadian GP for fourth straight F1 victory

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · May 25, 2026 · 558 words · By AP

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Mercedes teen Antonelli wins Canadian GP for fourth straight F1 victory Antonelli finished more than 10 seconds ahead of Ferrari’s Hamilton, who secured his second podium finish in 2026.

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What happened

Mercedes teen Antonelli wins Canadian GP for fourth straight F1 victory Antonelli finished more than 10 seconds ahead of Ferrari’s Hamilton, who secured his second podium finish in 2026.

Why it matters

Kimi Antonelli went from furious to victorious as the 19-year-old Italian star won a wild Canadian Grand Prix for his fourth straight victory, a day after clashing with Mercedes teammate George Russell in a heated sprint race.

Common ground

Russell dropped out with an engine failure after the title-chasing Mercedes duo put on a show in a thrilling fight through 30 laps, trading the lead several times and coming dangerously close to making contact in the race on Sunday.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 17 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Hamilton... secured his second podium finish in 2026”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of unrelated results about a TV series and a construction company; no F1-specific evidence regarding Hamilton's podium count in 2026 was found.

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web search NEUTRAL — Lewis is a British television detective drama produced for ITV, first airing in 2006 (pilot) then 2007 (series 1). It is a spin-off from Inspector Morse and, like that series, it is set in Oxford.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lewis_(TV_series)

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web search NEUTRAL — DI Robert Lewis and DS James Hathaway solve the tough cases that the learned inhabitants of Oxford throw at them. The murder of a maintenance worker at the Bodleian Library and the death of a popular …
https://m.imdb.com/title/tt0874608/

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web search NEUTRAL — Founded in 1886, Lewis is a Pacific Northwest general contractor known for building lasting value through craftsmanship, safety, and integrity.
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Claim 2: “Mercedes (219) lead Ferrari (147) by 72 points in the constructors’ standings”

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Claim 3: “Antonelli finished more than 10 seconds ahead of Ferrari’s Hamilton”

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One source explicitly states Antonelli finished 10 seconds ahead of the second-place finisher (who is identified as Hamilton in the first source).

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web search NEUTRAL — 14 hours ago · Kimi Antonelli won an enthralling Canadian GP after George Russell's mid-race retirement, while Lewis Hamilton finished second.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2026/may/24/f1-2026-c…

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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · A Mercedes one-two in the only practice session of the Canadian GP as Kimi Antonelli tops the timesheet, +0.142 seconds ahead of team-mate ...
https://www.facebook.com/skysportsf1/posts/a-mercedes-one-tw…

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web search NEUTRAL — 10 hours ago · He went on to finish second, 10 seconds behind Antonelli, with Verstappen finishing third to take his and his team's first podium of the season.
https://www.fia.com/news/f1-antonelli-wins-thrilling-canadia…

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Claim 4: “Russell dropped out with an engine failure”

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Multiple sources confirm George Russell retired from the Canadian GP due to engine/power unit failure.

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web search NEUTRAL — 7 hours ago ... ... Russell's world to fall apart in a scant few seconds. Out of nowhere he suddenly slowed and pulled off on lap 30 with an engine failure. An ...
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/may/24/kimi-antonelli…

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web search NEUTRAL — 4 hours ago ... ‼️ BREAKING ‼️ George Russell KEEPS his Canadian Grand Prix ... No FP1 running due to local CCTV failure. #F1 #CanadianGP · Sky Robert ...
https://www.facebook.com/Formula1/posts/no-words-george-russ…

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web search NEUTRAL — 9 hours ago ... Russell retired from the lead with Mercedes power unit trouble as team-mate Kimi Antonelli capitalised · Photos from Canadian GP - Sunday.
https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/george-russell-lost-for-w…

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Claim 5: “He [Russell] took the sprint race from pole on Saturday and started first on Sunday”

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No evidence was provided or found in the search results regarding the sprint race results or Sunday starting grid for the Canadian GP.

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Claim 6: “Antonelli of Mercedes wins in Japan to become youngest F1 title leader”

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Three independent reports confirm Antonelli won the Japanese Grand Prix and became the youngest F1 championship leader.

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web search NEUTRAL — Kimi Antonelli wins Japan Grand Prix to become youngest F1 championship leader. 3 hours ago. By Giles Richards.
https://news.google.com/stories/CAAqNggKIjBDQklTSGpvSmMzUnZj…

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web search NEUTRAL — Kimi Antonelli shows his delight after winning the Japanese Grand Prix for Mercedes in Suzuka. Photograph: Clive Rose/Formula 1/Getty Images.
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/mar/29/kimi-antonelli…

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web search NEUTRAL — Kimi Antonelli holds up a silver trophy outside. F1 Grand Prix of Japan winner Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes-AMG Petronas in Suzuka, Japan, on Sunday.Andy Hone / LAT Images via Getty Images.
https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/formula-1/kimi-antonelli-beco…

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Claim 7: “Kimi Antonelli... the 19-year-old Italian star”

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The search results for this claim returned information about a movie and an AI model, providing no factual data about Kimi Antonelli's age or nationality.

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web search NEUTRAL — Kimi (film) ... Kimi is a 2022 American thriller film directed by Steven Soderbergh and written and produced by David Koepp. The film stars Zoë Kravitz. It was released on HBO Max on February 10, 2022…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimi_(film)

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web search NEUTRAL — Try Kimi K2.6 to build stunning, full-stack websites, use Agent Swarm for massive tasks, turn documents into reusable skills, and explore Claw Groups preview for agent teamwork.
https://www.kimi.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Kimi K2.6 is Kimi’s latest and most intelligent model, possessing stronger and more stable long-term code writing capabilities, significantly improved instruction compliance and self-correction capabi…
https://platform.kimi.ai/docs/guide/kimi-k2-6-quickstart

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Claim 8: “McLaren... are third with 106 points”

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Claim 9: “Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was fourth, followed by Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar”

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Claim 10: “Hamilton chasing down Red Bull’s Max Verstappen”

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Claim 11: “Mercedes teen Antonelli wins Canadian GP for fourth straight F1 victory”

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Multiple independent web search results confirm Kimi Antonelli won the Canadian Grand Prix.

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Claim 12: “Antonelli opened a 43-point lead over Russell through five of 22 races”

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A race report for the 2026 Canadian GP explicitly states Antonelli extended his championship lead to 43 points.

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web search NEUTRAL — Antonelli leads the sprint race of the 2024 Silverstone Formula 2 round on "extreme wet" tyres. Antonelli took his maiden F2 victory at the rain-affected Silverstone round.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimi_Antonelli

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web search NEUTRAL — Kimi Antonelli has taken victory in a dramatic Canadian Grand Prix, and extended his championship lead to 43 points in the process, after Mercedes team mate George Russell was forced to retire on Lap …
https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/antonelli-wins-dr…

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web search NEUTRAL — After an enforced five-week break, F1 returns with round four in Miami and the second sprint weekend of 2026.1. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) - 100 points. 2. George Russell (Mercedes) - 80 points. 3. Cha…
https://www.independent.co.uk/f1/f1-standings-2026-drivers-c…

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Claim 13: “After Russell won the season-opening race in Australia, Antonelli won in China, Japan and Miami, and now Montreal”

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No evidence was provided or found in the search results to verify the specific sequence of winners for the 2026 season races.

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Claim 14: “the 41-year-old Hamilton”

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Claim 15: “Antonelli becomes youngest F1 Grand Prix pole sitter”

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The search results provided for this claim are irrelevant (movie and AI model) and do not mention pole positions.

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Claim 16: “the 28-year-old English driver [Russell]”

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Claim 17: “The seven-time world champion finally overtook Verstappen for second with six laps to go”

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