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Verstappen wins in Canada for third year in a row

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IMAGE: Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates after winning the Canadian Grand Prix. Photograph: Jennifer Gauthier/Reuters

Red Bull's triple World champion Max Verstappen completed a Canadian Grand Prix hat-trick of victories on a wet, wild and tricky Sunday at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

Verstappen, who started on the front row alongside Mercedes pole sitter George Russell, stayed clear of trouble on a day of changing conditions, snatching the lead from McLaren's Lando Norris on the final pit stops.

IMAGE: Max Verstappen stayed clear of trouble on a day of changing conditions on a wet, wild and tricky Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal. Photograph: Jennifer Gauthier/Reuters

The Dutchman then grimly hung on to claim his sixth victory from nine races this season and the 60th of his Formula One career.

IMAGE: Max Verstappen completed a Canadian Grand Prix hat-trick of victories. Photograph: Jennifer Gauthier/Reuters

It was another brilliant drive from the 26-year-old who dealt with constantly changing weather, pit stop battles and challenges from McLaren and Mercedes while wrestling with his Red Bull's suspension.

IMAGE: McLaren's Lando Norris finished second at the Canadian Grand Prix. Photograph: Jennifer Gauthier/Reuters

After Ferrari's Carlos Sainz and Williams's Alex Albon came together, bringing out the safety car for a second time, Verstappen pulled away on the restart and finished 3.879 seconds ahead of Norris while Russell won a nail-biting last-laps duel with team mate Lewis Hamilton to complete the podium.

IMAGE: Mercedes' George Russell won a nail-biting last-laps duel with team mate Lewis Hamilton to complete the podium. Photograph: Jennifer Gauthier/Reuters
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