*Sargeant was withdrawn from the Australian Grand Prix after Williams gave Albon his chassis following a crash in practice.
dropped to third place – promoting Verstappen to the lead with Russell back up to second.
Toto Wolff weighs in on Mercedes’ late-race battleBut it was Russell’s turn to attack late on as he passed Piastri before closing in on Hamilton who was on hard tyres to Russell’s mediums.
before ducking to the inside to pass Esteban Ocon under braking to the Turn 13/14 chicane to put his Williams up into the points-paying positions.
making himself a regular face in the top 10 and collecting 19 of RB’s 24 points scored so far.
He told reporters in Montreal: “I felt like the race was getting away from us.
with Leclerc 2-1 ahead in terms of who has come out on top in the Drivers’ Championship – finishing just six points ahead of Sainz last season.
I think what was mentioned before probably Q3 was the weakest of the sessions for Mercedes.