WEEKEND WARM-UP: Max Verstappen vs George Russell, McLaren’s intra-team battle and Stroll’s return in Canada

After per week off to recharge the batteries, the System 1 fraternity has swapped Europe for North America – drivers and groups gearing up for what guarantees to be one other action-packed weekend in Canada.

A number of speaking factors had been whizzing up and down the paddock on the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on Thursday, headlined by Max Verstappen and George Russell’s conflict on the Spanish Grand Prix final trip.

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Russell revealed that he and Verstappen ran into one another on the airport following that controversial second, with the Mercedes man noting his “shock” on the Pink Bull driver for later “taking responsibility”.

Elsewhere, simply 10 factors separate McLaren drivers Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris on the high of the Drivers’ Championship standings, with each assessing their probabilities of rising victorious this weekend.

There’s additionally excellent news for the house crowd in Montreal, with Lance Stroll making a comeback after sitting out the Barcelona race a fortnight in the past and having surgical procedure on his wrist.

Hit go on the video participant above to affix Laura Winter, Lawrence Barretto and Davide Valsecchi as they talk about all of those speaking factors and extra heading into the weekend.