Lewis Hamilton clinched his first win of the season at the Canadian Grand Prix with Romain Grosjean for Lotus and Sergio Perez of Sauber joining him on the podium.
Hamilton managed his tyres and used pit stop strategy to his advantage to come out on top. Pole sitter Sebastian Vettel lead the pack comfortably during the first stint but tyre wear held up the double world champion and he finished 4th. Fernando Alonso went from leading to 5th in the space of two laps due to Ferrari's one stop strategy not paying off for the Spaniard. He lost time and positions.
It was a weekend to forget for Jenson Button. He finished in 16th behind both Toro Rosso's and had to make three pit stops during the race. Michael Schumacher's bad luck continued with a hydraulic pipe causing the DRS wing to remain open. Formula 1 is full of clever engineering and technology but even some bashing from the mechanics during the pit stop couldn't shut the wing and he had to retire.
Felipe Massa was disappointed with himself after a spun at the first corner cost him a decent race and he went from 5th to 12th. He moved up into the points to finish 10th. Paul Di Resta looked promising but two early pitstops meant he lost out from getting some valuable points and he ended up back in 11th.
Mark Webber and Nico Rosberg worked a two stop strategy to finish 6th and 7th behind one stopping Kimi Rakkionen and the Sauber of Kamui Kobayashi.
Here's the full classification of the Canadian Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton now leads the championship two points ahead of Fernando Alonso and three ahead of reigning world champion Sebastian Vettel. It looks like Hamilton's consistency so far this season has worked. Can he keep it up though?
Red Bull still lead the constructors comfortably with great team work between Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber.
Can we see an eighth different winner in this topsy turvey season or who can be the first person to break away from the rest of the pack?
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