Canadian GP: Race - Re-Cap & Results

CANADIAN GRAND PRIX - RACE

While it was Lewis Hamilton on Pole Position, it was Sebastian Vettel who had the better start, easily passing both Hamilton and Rosberg before the first lap was even over. Hamilton and Rosberg then made contact, but luckily the result was nothing like their collision in Spain, which ended the race for both of them.

    Only 9 laps in to the race, Jenson Button had a sudden problem with his car and pulled over, reporting that the engine was 'Gone'. With Button out of the race, it was up to Alonso to try and do what he could to get into the points. In the end however, he finished just outside of the points in 11th.

    Carlos Sainz, who had a crash during Qualifying and ended up with a 5-Place-Grid-Penalty for a gearbox change, ended up starting from 20th. What started out a tough race ended in a reason to celebrate. The Toro Rosso driver scored 2 points for the team by finishing in 9th. His team-mate, a recently demoted Daniil Kvyat, finished 12th.

    Jolyon Palmer & Felipe Massa were both forced to retire due to car issues. Palmer with a water leak and Massa with an engine issue. Magnussen finished outside of the points while Bottas finished 3rd for Williams.

    Sebastian Vettel  had fought hard to stay in the lead throughout the race, but it was Hamilton that took his second win in a row. Vettel was still able to get up on to the podium by finishing in 2nd. Nico Rosberg nearly missed out on finishing the race after a mistake and a spin in the final laps.

RESULTS:

1. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain / + 25 Points

2. Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany / + 18 Points

3. Valtteri Bottas / Williams-Mercedes / Finland / + 15 Points
4. Max Verstappen / Red Bull-TAG-HEUER / Netherlands / + 12 Points
5. Nico Rosberg / Mercedes-Mercedes / Germany / + 10 Points
6. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland / + 8 Points
7. Daniel Ricciardo / Red Bull-TAG-HEUER / Australia / + 6 Points
8. Nico Hulkenberg / Force India-Mercedes / Germany / + 4 Points
9. Carlos Sainz / Toro Rosso-Ferrari / Spain / + 2 Points
10. Sergio Perez / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico / + 1 Point
11. Fernando Alonso / McLaren-Honda / Spain
12. Daniil Kvyat / Toro Rosso-Ferrari / Russia
13. Esteban Gutierrez / Sauber-Ferrari / Mexico
14. Romain Grosjean / Haas-Ferrari / France
15. Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden
16. Kevin Magnussen / Renault-Renault / Denmark
17. Pascal Wehrlein / Manor-Mercedes / Germany
18. Felipe Nasr / Sauber-Ferrari / Brazil
19. Rio Haryanto / Manor-Mercedes / Indonesia

RETIRED - Felipe Massa / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil / Engine
RETIRED - Jolyon Palmer / Renault-Renault / Great Britain / Water Leak
RETIRED - Jenson Button / McLaren-Honda / Great Britain / Engine

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