George Russell has addressed the reports linking Max Verstappen to Mercedes during a brutally honest interview. On Sunday, Russell, 27, won the Canadian Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve ahead of Verstappen and Kimi Antonelli.

With George Russell and Max Verstappen sharing the front row, the grid for the Canadian Grand Prix looks intriguing. But what does the data say about their chances in the race? And do the long runs offer any hope for McLaren?

Max Verstappen has been in another contentious exchange with a journalist over the aftermath of his run-in with George Russell in Barcelona. Sky Sports' Rachel Brookes was on the receiving end of Verstappen's bluntness shortly after the chequered flag flew in Catalunya,