Harry Benjamin & McLaren Formula E driver Sam Bird reflect on a dramatic Canadian Grand Prix.

The crash that McLaren dreaded, but that everyone else was waiting for, will not change the  team's approach, even though Lando Norris's lost valuable points in Canada. "Today's episode doesn't change our approach.

And that win will stand, despite protests filed by Red Bull. In the closing stages of Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix, contact between McLaren teammates Lando Norris and Oscar Pias

SportsLine's model analyzes Red Bull's Max Verstappen, McLaren's Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri and the rest of the starting grid's chances at the 2025 F1 Canadian GP

A late crash with his McLaren teammate Piastri ruined Norris' day, while Mercedes earned a double-podium finish as Russell won in Canada

Verstappen was penalized for causing a collision with Russell in that incident, and is just one penalty point shy of a one-race suspension. The Red Bull driver needs to navigate both the Canadian Grand Prix and the Austrian Grand Prix later this month without incident to avoid a suspension.

The spotlight stayed on the track this weekend at the Canadian Grand Prix. That’s probably what Jean-Philippe Paradis appreciated most after a 2024 edition marked by access and evacuation issues on Île Notre-Dame,