The Canadian Grand Prix came to a thrilling conclusion: Daniel Ricciardo clinched his first grand prix win, and on the final lap Felipe Massa and Sergio Perez crashed heavily, fortunately without injury to either driver.
But the circuit’s handling of the crowd at the end of the race was called into question. Twelve months on from an accident which claimed the life of marshal Mark Robinson, there were concerns that fans had been allowed onto the circuit while recovery vehicles were being operated.
And while some spectators tried to get their hands on pieces of debris from the crash, marshals discharged fire extinguishers to keep them at bay.
But most of the attention was on Ricciardo following his remarkable maiden Formula One victory. Here’s how the chaotic Canadian Grand Prix happened on Twitter.
Build-up
Will the Canadian organisers do a full tribute to Al Pease before the start of the GP? Parade of all of Al's cars would be appropriate.
— F1 Rejects (@f1rejects) June 8, 2014
Lewis Hamilton, that well known Japanese driver, signs for Caterham…. (need to look at full pic) pic.twitter.com/AY3i5PR3UZ
— Daniel Johnson (@danielt_johnson) June 8, 2014
With half an hour to the race, we'd like to pause for a moment to remember Mark Robinson, the marshal who lost his life here last year. #F1
— Lotus F1 Team (@Lotus_F1Team) June 8, 2014
Marussia were full of optimism from their Monaco Grand Prix success as they sent their cars to the grid. Unfortunately they wouldn’t get much further than that.
The drivers have left the garage. pic.twitter.com/BbWlnAxxYm
— Marussia F1 Team (@Marussia_F1Team) June 8, 2014
Start of the race
Vettel capitalises as Rosberg puts Hamilton wide at the start. #F1 pic.twitter.com/VhlLvx7KJi
— F1 Fanatic Live (@f1fanaticlive) June 8, 2014
Bianchi's wrecked Marussia after being put into the wall by Chilton.#F1 pic.twitter.com/FUKZKpCtUR
— F1 Fanatic Live (@f1fanaticlive) June 8, 2014
The moment Rosberg nearly stuffed his Mercedes into the turn four wall on his out-lap. #F1 pic.twitter.com/3QNBzC6LCE
— F1 Fanatic Live (@f1fanaticlive) June 8, 2014
L28 Battle rejoined at the front after Rosberg went off. The pair are separated by half a second. #F1
— F1 Fanatic Live (@f1fanaticlive) June 8, 2014
L34 Yes, Hamilton is out of DRS range now. Rosberg has weathered the storm. #F1
— F1 Fanatic Live (@f1fanaticlive) June 8, 2014
Mercedes trouble
Lewis: "I've lost my power". His lap times have fallen away. Gap about 2 seconds. Seems like Nico might be having a similar problem
— Daniel Johnson (@danielt_johnson) June 8, 2014
Major drama now as both Mercedes are slowing badly. It's looking good for Force India! #F1
— F1 Fanatic (@f1fanatic_co_uk) June 8, 2014
So it's going to be a low-scoring round in the Predictions Championship… #F1
— F1 Fanatic (@f1fanatic_co_uk) June 8, 2014
After pitstop @danielricciardo comes out ahead of #Vettel @MercedesAMGF1 pic.twitter.com/TgvTx0IUuv
— Real wife of Fake CW (@Mrs_FCW) June 8, 2014
Hamilton slows and he's passed by his pursuers, his race is over, but will the same happen toRosberg? #F1
— F1 Fanatic Live (@f1fanaticlive) June 8, 2014
Rosberg struggling to reach 300kph pic.twitter.com/ga22k586Kw
— Mattzel89 (@Mattzel89) June 8, 2014
Battle for victory
Looks like a crippled Merc has the same performance as a perfectly functioning FI or RBR. Can't believe ROS can hold on to this lead #F1
— Mark Gallagher (@_markgallagher) June 8, 2014
The top five now covered by 2.8 seconds with eight laps to go. #F1 pic.twitter.com/0HXI2ggzWY
— F1 Fanatic Live (@f1fanaticlive) June 8, 2014
Awesome pass by Ricciardo! Put two wheels on the grass but made it stick for second. Four laps for him to catch Rosberg. #F1
— F1 Fanatic Live (@f1fanaticlive) June 8, 2014
Ricciardo has the lead with two laps to go! Absolutely sensational.
— Daniel Johnson (@danielt_johnson) June 8, 2014
NOOOOOOO! Massa smashes into the back of Checo's car!
— Sahara Force India (@clubforce) June 8, 2014
Safety Car out so Daniel Ricciardo will win the Canadian Grand Prix! #F1
— F1 Fanatic Live (@f1fanaticlive) June 8, 2014
Massive win for you @danielricciardo
well done for your first win
— Alan Jones MBE ASM (@AlanJonesMBEASM) June 8, 2014
A big crash between Sergio Perez and Felipe Massa was a cause for concern. Fortunately, both were alright.
Both of those were potentially concussive hits. Lots of rotational energy too. Both Sergio and Felipe will have to be looked at carefully
— Gary Hartstein (@former_f1doc) June 8, 2014
Especially given both their histories of head injuries – Sergio concussed severely at Monaco and of course Felipe in Hungary.
— Gary Hartstein (@former_f1doc) June 8, 2014
#Perez pic.twitter.com/WBvPoxRL11
— Mattzel89 (@Mattzel89) June 8, 2014
After the chequered flag
Massive result for Rosberg too, given the circumstances. A big day in the #F1 title fight?
— Glenn Freeman (@glenn_autosport) June 8, 2014
Ricciardo was congratulated on his first win by the man he replaced at Red Bull, his countryman Mark Webber.
Bloody fantastic @danielricciardo GP winner get in there!!!
1st of many…. 👍
— Mark Webber (@AussieGrit) June 8, 2014
Word is that Marshalls are having to spray the crowd with fire hoses to keep them away from the Massa/Perez debris. Seriously?
— F1 Paddock Pass (@F1PaddockPass) June 8, 2014
Daniel "Still a bit surreal" Ricciardo says he delayed his victory celebrations until he heard last-lap crashers Massa and Perez were OK.
— Gerald Donaldson (@f1speedreader) June 8, 2014
Vettel did incredibly well to avoid hitting @MassaFelipe19 on the last lap:
https://t.co/C7mVOJRwNY (via @OfficialMinis) #F1
— F1 Fanatic (@f1fanatic_co_uk) June 8, 2014
And @MassaFelipe19 is posting selfies from hospital! http://t.co/OZlBrZr9GH
— WILLIAMS RACING (@WilliamsRacing) June 8, 2014
Wow!!! Proper race track, proper racing. Not too many corners, big kerbs and no run off except where necessary. Were you watching Mr Tilke??
— Tiff Needell (@tiff_tv) June 8, 2014
So @danielricciardo is going to be led astray and not fly home tonight…think @JensonButton wants to ruin him in Montreal! Poor guy ;) #F1
— Jennie Gow (@JennieGow) June 8, 2014
As usual crowd was really getting into it. Lot of support for HAM when he was chasing, but even more for RIC when he took the lead
— Adam Cooper (@adamcooperF1) June 8, 2014
Rosberg too was awesome. Had to fix his ERS & brake issues using dials & buttons he "didn't know existed." While racing at 300kph+
— Will Buxton (@willbuxton) June 8, 2014
And I'll tell you one thing to the engine noise naysayers. I never got chills from a V8 the way I do from hearing 100,000 fans cheering.
— Will Buxton (@willbuxton) June 8, 2014
Ha! Someone has written this on @danielricciardo's car. pic.twitter.com/KPSWoq20Sa
— Emma Cockerill (@F1EmmaC) June 8, 2014
Hope you all enjoyed that race as much as I did. Wild, intriguing, surprising, scary, unpredictable, thrilling. Impressive performances :))
— Martin Brundle (@MBrundleF1) June 8, 2014
The impact of @SChecoPerez was enough to pull the conveyor-belted tyre wall completely out of it's mounting point pic.twitter.com/Uew1P0nu1T
— Sean Kelly (@virtualstatman) June 8, 2014
Gracias a todos ! Estamos bien , Dios es grande .. Thanks to everyone I'm very well ! Thanks
— Sergio Pérez (@SChecoPerez) June 8, 2014
It's anarchy. Scavengers are being sent away by marshals shooting fire extinguishers. pic.twitter.com/3YbTySklBR
— Fake Charlie Whiting says ¯_(ツ)_/¯ (@charlie_whiting) June 8, 2014
In all seriousness, this is really dangerous. Track vehicles moving around while spectators run everywhere. pic.twitter.com/Sc9cddf8Xk
— Fake Charlie Whiting says ¯_(ツ)_/¯ (@charlie_whiting) June 8, 2014
We lost a marshal here a year ago. This isn't right. #F1
— Fake Charlie Whiting says ¯_(ツ)_/¯ (@charlie_whiting) June 8, 2014
The fence should never have been opened while Felipe & Sergio's cars were on track. #F1
— Fake Charlie Whiting says ¯_(ツ)_/¯ (@charlie_whiting) June 8, 2014
It's heartbreaking when all the effort that we put into making these cars run comes to nothing #keepthefaith #teamgreen
— Bill Peters (@Bill_CaterhamF1) June 8, 2014
Excitement in this race all the way! Glad to know that @SChecoPerez and @MassaFelipe19 are okay after the incident! Thanks for the support!
— Fernando Alonso (@alo_oficial) June 8, 2014
Big congrats to @danielricciardo on his 1st win in F1! Well deserved! #specialMoment
— Fernando Alonso (@alo_oficial) June 8, 2014
Shite, Raikkonen is right on my tail pic.twitter.com/pqP0VrVnXc
— Adam Hay-Nicholls (@AdamHayNicholls) June 8, 2014
Obrigado meu Deus por me proteger !! Estou bem 🙏 thanks God to protect me !! i am good !! 🙏 http://t.co/yLpw2hZfZk
— Felipe Massa (@MassaFelipe19) June 9, 2014
What a head!!! Haha yeewwwwwww!!!! Ok I officially can't smile any bigger than that so you've seen it all now 😝😝😝😝😝 pic.twitter.com/4TQxJC3ZDr
— Daniel Ricciardo (@danielricciardo) June 8, 2014
And a massive thank you to @redbullracing for providing me the opportunity to take this first win 😃🏆
— Daniel Ricciardo (@danielricciardo) June 8, 2014
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2014 Canadian Grand Prix
- Stewards confirm review of Perez-Massa collision
- Stewards to investigate Massa-Perez crash again
- 2014 Canadian Grand Prix team radio transcript
- Canadian GP judged best race of the year so far
- First win and first Driver of the Weekend for Ricciardo
greg-c (@greg-c)
9th June 2014, 16:06
Congrats DanRic
Aussie aussie aussie
Oi! Oi! Oi!
That was a great Grand Prix
Loved being able to hear tyres screeching , planks scraping , gears meshing , cars sound great !
BJ (@beejis60)
9th June 2014, 16:34
Who writes the letter N as an M instead? I was wondering why they were calling him wimmer
OmarR-Pepper (@)
9th June 2014, 16:37
Ricciardo will need surgery to have his facial expressions back!!! Man the guy is the happiest ever!!! Congratulations to him!
OmarR-Pepper (@)
9th June 2014, 16:41
I was one of the “old noise” defenders, but I have to agree with @willbuxton, when Daniel moved over Nico, the fans exploded and you could hear it on TV, so I guess the atmosphere on the track was awesome. More multiple racing and less Mercedes 1-2s is the solution
HiPn0tIc (@hipn0tic)
9th June 2014, 17:22
The scene from Vettel avoiding the crash is just fantastic. Terrific job on avoiding that one…
Strontium (@strontium)
9th June 2014, 22:26
Couldn’t help but wonder from these pictures, if that accident happened earlier in the race, would they have brought out a red flag to clear it up and repair the barriers?
frood19 (@frood19)
10th June 2014, 9:24
that’s what i would hope they’d do. i think the red flag is underused – safety car just wastes loads of laps and they would need about 15 to clear up that mess. especially, as both drivers needed medical attention.
dragoll (@dragoll)
10th June 2014, 10:15
@strontium I remember in China for one of the first gp’s held there, that they had the SC out the whole time while they checked every drain was secured after one of them had come up in Practise and there were signs it was happening during the race. So to answer your question, no, they would not have Red Flagged it, as the road wasn’t blocked. Also the 1st lap incident between Bianchi & Chilton caused a lot of nervousness up and down pitlane with the threat of punctures.
Strontium (@strontium)
10th June 2014, 11:38
But if the barriers were severely damaged it could take 30 minutes or so to repair them, in which case they surely couldn’t drive around under safety car!