How did Heikki Kovalainen’s Lotus keep Vitaly Petrov behind for ten laps? Why did Michael Schumacher try to go half the race distance on a set of super-soft tyres? And where would Felipe Massa have finished if he hadn’t tangled with Schumacher? Examine the Canadian Grand Prix in detail with the interactive data below.
Rank Driver Car Fastest lap Deficit to fastest lap 1 Robert Kubica Renault 1’16.972 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1’17.806 0.834 3 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1’17.832 0.860 4 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 1’18.144 1.172 5 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1’18.148 1.176 6 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1’18.207 1.235 7 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1’18.325 1.353 8 Sebastian Vettel Red … Continue reading Canadian Grand Prix fastest laps
Canadian Grand Prixin pictures The Canadian Grand Prix stewards decided to take no action over the collision between Michael Schumacher and Felipe Massa in the closing stages of the race. Massa’s race engineer Rob Smedley claimed Schumacher had caused a collision by braking too early for the final chicane. Massa drew alongside the Mercedes and … Continue reading Schumacher unpunished for Massa move
Lewis Hamilton lead McLaren to their third one-two of 2010 in a thrilling Canadian Grand Prix.
Drivers’ championship points Position Driver Points 1 Lewis Hamilton 109 2 Jenson Button 106 3 Mark Webber 103 4 Fernando Alonso 94 5 Sebastian Vettel 90 6 Nico Rosberg 74 7 Robert Kubica 73 8 Felipe Massa 67 9 Michael Schumacher 34 10 Adrian Sutil 23 11 Vitantonio Liuzzi 12 12 Rubens Barrichello 7 13 … Continue reading Hamilton takes championship lead – full points after Canada
Pos Num Driver Car Laps Gap Difference Grid 1 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 70 1 2 1 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 70 2.254 2.254 4 3 8 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 70 9.214 6.960 3 4 5 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 70 37.817 28.603 2 5 6 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 70 39.291 1.474 7 6 4 … Continue reading Canadian Grand Prix result
What did you think of the Canadian Grand Prix? Rate the race out of ten and leave a comment below: 1 = ‘Terrible’, 10 = ‘Perfect’
Mark Webber has been relegated from second to seventh on the Canadian Grand Prix grid after picking up a penalty for changing his gearbox. The penalty promotes Sebastian Vettel to the front row of the grid alongside pole sitter Lewis Hamilton.
Several readers have asked in the comments whether Hamilton’s pole position for today’s Canadian Grand Prix was achieved solely because he had less fuel in his car than his rivals. Having taken a look at the numbers it seems very unlikely.
It’s race day! Hope you’re looking forward to the Canadian Grand Prix as much as I am. Share your thoughts in the pre-race analysis and don’t forget to join us for live comments during the race. Here’s today’s round-up: Links Canadian GP conference 2 (FIA) Christian Horner and Martin Whitmarsh appear to support having the … Continue reading F1 Fanatic round-up: 13/6/2010
Lewis Hamilton and Mark Webber share the front row of the grid for tomorrow’s race. But with one starting on super-soft tyres and the other on mediums this variation in strategies could make for an unpredictable race. Who will come out on top?
Lewis Hamilton will keep his pole position for the Canadian Grand Prix despite stopping his car on his way back to the pits to avoid running too low on fuel. The FIA have issued a $10,000 fine for exceeding the maximum time allowed to return to the pits and given Hamilton an official reprimand.
Vitantonio Liuzzi was happy with his progress after achieving his best qualifying result of the year , taking sixth on the grid for the Canadian Grand Prix. He equalled the best qualifying result of his career – he also started sixth at Shanghai in 2007 for Toro Rosso. Today Liuzzi beat team mate Adrian Sutil … Continue reading Liuzzi happy after best qualifying result
Lewis Hamilton claimed his third pole position on his third visit to the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve – but had to stop on his way back to the pits to avoid running out of fuel.
Row 1 1. Lewis Hamilton 1’15.105McLaren-Mercedes 2. Sebastian Vettel 1’15.420Red Bull-Renault Row 2 3. Fernando Alonso 1’15.435Ferrari 4. Jenson Button 1’15.520McLaren-Mercedes Row 3 5. Vitantonio Liuzzi 1’15.648Force India-Mercedes 6. Felipe Massa 1’15.688Ferrari Row 4 7. Mark Webber* 1’15.373Red Bull-Renault 8. Robert Kubica 1’15.715Renault Row 5 9. Adrian Sutil 1’15.881Force India-Mercedes 10. Nico Rosberg 1’16.071Mercedes Row … Continue reading 2010 Canadian Grand Prix grid
Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time of the Canadian Grand Prix weekend so far in the final practice session ahead of qualifying.
The deadline for entering your Canadian Grand Prix predictions is coming up quickly make sure you post them here now before final practice starts later today. Here’s today’s round-up: Links Horner hopes FIA/FOM agree on tyres (Autosport) “I think the Pirelli deal that seems to be on the table looks to be commercially and practically … Continue reading F1 Fanatic round-up: 12/6/2010
Why did so many drivers struggle with the super soft tyres in second practice? Take a closer look at the times from second practice in Canada with the interactive chart below:
Sebastian Vettel set the fastest time around the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in the second practice session. But the big story of practice was how most drivers struggled with the super-soft tyres, many of them complaining about severe graining on the option rubber.
Can you predict the pole sitter and top five finishers in the Canadian Grand Prix? If so you could be in with the chance of winning F1 race tickets, DVDs and more. Enter your predictions below now.
