When the lights went out at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, everyone was filled with nerves and anticipation. With many chances to overtake, the Canadian GP is always filled with surprises.
Lewis Hamilton sped off, eager to get a lead over his team-mate. Sebastian Vettel was not battling for a podium this time around as he had to start from 18th after not getting a chance at Qualifying plus his grid penalty for overtaking during a Red Flag in Free Practice #3. However, Kimi Raikkonen was racing towards the front after a second row start.
Raikkonen was unlucky though when he spun around mid-race and his chance of a podium was long gone. Valtteri Bottas was quick to grab that 3rd spot and make his way to his first Podium of the 2015 season. A great result for the Williams driver and for the team.
Nico Hulkenberg and Sebastian Vettel collided after the Ferrari driver attempted a risky overtake, sending Hulkenberg into a spin. Neither driver was given a penalty and it was deemed as a racing accident. However, the same could not be said when Grosjean later collided with Manor driver, Will Stevens. Grosjean was handed 2 penalty points after the race for causing a collision. Grosjean's team-mate, Pastor Maldonado went on to finish in 7th, his best result since 2012 and his 10th time in the points in his F1 career. Will's team-matel, Roberto Merhi retired more than half-way through the race due to a Driveshaft issue.
Unfortunately it was a race to forget for McLaren-Honda as they suffered another double DNF. Fernando Alonso was first to retire with a loss of power/engine issue. His team-mate, Button, was later told to retire the car with an exhaust issue. While it has been a difficult start to the 2015 season for the Woking team, they are confident that more points could be in reach soon.
Mercedes dominated again as Lewis Hamilton took the win with Rosberg coming in 2nd. This was also Rosberg's 7th consecutive podium.
There's only a handful of races left before the Summer Break and the teams head to Austria next.
Here are the race results:
RESULTS:
1. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain / + 25 Points
2. Nico Rosberg / Mercedes-Mercedes / Germany / + 18 Points
3. Valtteri Bottas / Williams-Mercedes / Finland / + 15 Points
4. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland / + 12 Points
5. Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany / + 10 Points
6. Felipe Massa / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil / + 8 Points
7. Pastor Maldonado / Lotus-Mercedes / Venezuela / + 6 Points
8. Nico Hulkenberg / Force India-Mercedes / Germany / + 4 Points
9. Daniil Kvyat / Red Bull-Renault / Russia / + 2 Points
10. Romain Grosjean / Lotus-Mercedes / France / + 1 Point
11. Sergio Perez / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico
12. Carlos Sainz / Toro Rosso-Renault / Spain
13. Daniel Ricciardo / Red Bull-Renault / Australia
14. Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden
15. Max Verstappen / Toro Rosso-Renault / Netherlands
16. Felipe Nasr / Sauber-Ferrari / Brazil
17. Will Stevens / Manor-Ferrari / Great Britain
RETIRED - Roberto Merhi / Manor-Ferrari / Spain / Driveshaft Issue
RETIRED - Jenson Button / McLaren-Honda / Great Britain / Exhaust
RETIRED - Fernando Alonso / McLaren-Honda / Spain / Engine
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