The Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix ended under Safety Car conditions, with George Russell leading Max Verstappen and the rest of the field to the checkered flag. But while the podium celebration has come and gone and the media pen has gone quiet,

Mercedes driver George Russell has retained his victory at the Canadian Grand Prix after the race stewards rejected a late protest lodged by Red Bull Racing on Sunday night. The decision came five and a half hours after the race had finished,

Toto Wolff has slammed Red Bull ’s late protest against George Russell at the Canadian Grand Prix as “petty” and “embarrassing.” Russell, who started on pole, fended off the challenge of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen behind him to win the Montreal race, claiming his fourth F1 win and Mercedes’s first victory of the season.