The Canadian Grand Prix was a crazy race that bordered on comedic. The racing gods had thrown everything but the kitchen sink at this extraordinary contest around the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

If you were to just look at the results, you’d see yet another win for Kimi Antonelli, his fourth in a row. The young Italian is beginning to cement his title advantage out front, but the results don’t tell the whole story.

Canadian Grand Prix Chaos

There were six retirements in the race and multiple penalties, with Arvid Lindblad having a clutch issue on the opening lap, requiring two further formation laps while his car was cleared, and reducing the overall racing laps to 68. Isack Hadjar, meanwhile, was not in the stewards’ good graces, receiving a 10-second time penalty and a stop-and-go penalty.

McLaren, who gambled on intermediate tyres, had a horrific race, missing out on the opportunity to close the gap to Mercedes. The track was dry, with Oscar Piastri arguing it was a mistake to use the intermediate compound. He went ignored, but both McLarens would be called to pit for slick tyres just two laps into the race.

It went from bad to worse for the Australian, who would later hit Alex Albon and earn a 10-second time penalty following a lock-up during his overtake attempt on Ollie Bearman. His teammate Lando Norris had led the race briefly before shedding his tyres. He would later recover, but would be forced to retire with a possible gearbox issue, compounding his frustrations.

Antonelli and his Mercedes teammate George Russell had been having an electrifying battle for the lead of the race, with both drivers locking up and coming millimetres away from each other, as they continued to change positions.

On lap 24, while the two were lapping Norris, Antonelli locked up, allowing Russell to retake P1. The 19-year-old attempted another overtake on the Brit but went wide, rejoining ahead of Russell. As per the regulations, he was ordered to hand the position back by his race engineer, but he was unimpressed, asking Peter Bonnington: “Why mate, he pushed me off, and I was already ahead?” He did, however, obey the request.

Kimi Antonelli & George Russell Have Frosty Race Weekend

It has been a weekend where the Bologna native has been incensed by his older teammate. He felt that Russell had pushed him off in the Sprint Race, when they were once again jostling for position. Antonelli was repeatedly told to focus on his racing, with team principal Toto Wolff ordering him to ‘stop moaning.’

He complained once more at the end of the race, with Wolff telling him it would be discussed later, not over the radio. But the Italian couldn’t resist another jab in the post-race interview and was still adamant that he deserved to be given space, claiming his front axle had been alongside the mirror of Russell before and at the apex, as per the regulations.

But it was Russell who would lose out in the Grand Prix, despite his Sprint Race pole and victory, coming to a stop on lap 30 with a sudden issue. He won from pole last time out in Montreal, but it wasn’t to be on this occasion as he failed to convert his fantastic performance.

George Russell’s Anger Becomes Costly as Red Bull React

The 28-year-old was furious, slamming his fists on the car and throwing his headrest onto the track, the latter causing the stewards to investigate him.

Emotions run high in the tense world of motorsport, but this action has raised eyebrows from his rivals, especially given Russell’s position as a Grand Prix Drivers’ Association (GPDA) director, campaigning for safety in the sport.

Red Bull had a particularly damning view of it, posting on their X account: “Borderline something something.”

Why Red Bull Reacted to George Russell’s Tantrum

This is in reference to Russell’s interview with Sky Sports following a spat with Max Verstappen ahead of Abu Dhabi 2024 where he claimed that: “Whenever anything is not going his way, he lashes out with anger and borderline violence.”

This came after their fractious relationship ignited once more in Qatar, with Verstappen found to have impeded the Silver Arrows driver in qualifying.

He went on to claim that the Red Bull driver is a ‘bully’ who ‘cannot deal with adversity’ and claimed that he had threatened to crash into him on purpose and put him into the wall. The Norfolk-born driver pleaded with his fellow competitors to ‘stand up’ against the four-time world champion. The Dutchman would say he had ‘lost respect’ for Russell and label him ‘two-faced.’ The following year, they would crash once again in Barcelona with Verstappen claiming ‘all signs went red.’

Therefore, some fans believe that Russell is hypocritical, though, he has now received a 12-month suspended fine of €5,000 (£4,320) for his transgression, providing there are no further incidents. He has also apologised and expressed embarrassment for his behaviour.

With Monaco to come at the beginning of June, the Brit will be feeling his title chances slipping away. He would’ve expected to be the new face of Mercedes following Lewis Hamilton‘s departure, but Antonelli is determined not to make it easy. With much of the season left to play for, who will be holding the trophy at the end of the season?

Bruno Fernandes got his moment in Manchester United’s final game of the season as he broke the record for the most assists in a single Premier League campaign. Or did he?

Well, one of the two men he overtook in the official standings doesn’t think so. Kevin De Bruyne and Thierry Henry were joint holders of the record, with the two superstars managing 20 assists in a Premier League season.

The Belgian equalled Henry in the 2019/20 season, but he actually thinks he was robbed of standing alone on 21 assists. He even took to Twitter to ‘correct’ the Premier League’s official account.

De Bruyne Believes He Had an Assist ‘Taken Away’

In an interview referring to the 2019/20 season, De Bruyne made sure to make his feelings clear on one assist that the Premier League ‘took away’ from him. It came in an away win against Arsenal.

De Bruyne skipped past multiple Gunners stars before firing the ball across to Raheem Sterling, who put the ball into an empty net. However, it never counted on his official record.

It’s a decision he clearly doesn’t agree with. “They still took away one away against Arsenal for me,” he claimed.

Not only does he think the video itself proves that he actually got a 21st assist that season, but he even used proof from the Premier League themselves. He pointed out that the organisation later recognised the ‘assist’ in a video celebrating his 100th.

He even corrected a post on social media, claiming he had 18 assists at the time, rather than the recorded 16: “9 plus 18 is 27.” The second missing assist came in the home game against Arsenal.

Again, it was a pass to Sterling. However, on the way through to the England international, Arsenal defender David Luiz got a slight touch on the ball. That was deemed enough to take the assist away from the Belgian playmaker.

Fans Unconvinced By Bruno Fernandes Assist

De Bruyne isn’t the only one with ‘proof’ that the Portuguese star isn’t the record holder. Fernandes set up his 21st goal with a cross for Patrick Dorgu, who headed past Bart Verbruggen.

With a closer look and a new angle that appeared on social media, fans can’t make up their minds on whether it was Dorgu’s goal. The Brighton goalkeeper got a touch on the ball before and after it hit the crossbar, but it’s being debated whether the ball was heading over the line before his second touch. Watch the video below.

The argument being made is that Fernandes only holds the record if Dorgu’s goal was actually his own. It’s almost impossible to prove the Danish defender didn’t find the net without Verbruggen’s assistance, so it’s unlikely the Premier League will retrospectively take the assist away from Bruno.

Liverpool ended the season with a disappointing 1-1 draw against Brentford at Anfield, but they still secured Champions League football.

It has been a disappointing season overall for the Reds, considering they won the Premier League in the previous campaign.

Liverpool need to make some changes in the summer transfer window, as some of the players simply haven’t been good enough. The Liverpool hierarchy appear to be backing Arne Slot despite the poor form, so changes will need to be made on the pitch.

There’s no doubt the Liverpool hierarchy need to look in the mirror too, as their recruitment wasn’t good enough last summer and needs to improve over the next few months.

Liverpool Star Not Good Enough

One player Liverpool needs to get rid of in the summer transfer window is Dutch forward Cody Gakpo.

It was yet another disappointing performance from Gakpo, with This Is Anfield suggesting that he’s not good enough to be in Liverpool’s strongest XI.

Gakpo is one player who has struggled for form this season, but Slot seems to persist with playing him regularly, making 32 Premier League starts this season.

The 27-year-old has provided 12 goals and assists from those 31 starts, which isn’t a strong enough return for a side looking to compete for Premier League titles.

Liverpool Need Forward Additions

In the summer transfer window, Liverpool desperately need to bring in forward additions for multiple reasons.

Mohamed Salah is already confirmed to be leaving the club, so signing a replacement for him will be imperative. If they also sold Gakpo, although he has struggled with consistency, they would still need to find a replacement for him too.

The Reds won’t accept another season of failing to compete for the Premier League title, so if they want to go to the next level again, they need to bring in better options in the attack.

Liverpool need to go back in the right direction, and they need to do it fast.