RAIN MAN MAX

Verstappen is wet weather king as he fights off Norris and Russell

- DANIEL MOXON

MAX VERSTAPPEN mastered the ever-changing conditions to win a chaotic Canadian Grand Prix that was at times more akin to a chess match than a Formula One race.

And Lewis Hamilton also shone but was denied a longoverdue first podium finish of the season by team-mate George Russell.

Wet weather in Montreal meant it was all about who would win the strategy battle and who could keep their car out of the wall.

Red Bull came out on top to guide Verstappen home in first place as Brits Russell (leading right) and Lando Norris were left to squabble behind. All three led at various stages as they tried to get to grips with a track which dried fast when the sun was out, but which kept being doused with rain.

That was the story of the first two-thirds of the race.