Formula One Canadian Grand Prix Gives McLaren Another 1-2

Formula One Canadian Grand Prix Gives McLaren Another 1-2

This year's Formula One season only seems to be getting hotter. The Canadian Grand Prix had its fair share of tense moments. The notable ones are a collision between Ferrari's Felipe Massa and Force India's Vitantonio Liuzzi. This split the race into 2 sections and those that didn't stand a chance were seen racing for points. Also Mark Webber was penalized 5 places on the grid for replacing his gearbox, and had to start the race from 7th place. Although Hamilton won, he was seen struggling for grip in his McLaren. Ferrari's Fernando Alonso went on to take the last place on the podium.

Hamilton had this to say, "It was one of those races, where it was very hard to judge how hard to push and how much to try to conserve your tires. It's been a tremendous weekend, fantastic. Things have just gone so well for us, and there's been incredible support from all the Brits out here. And the team did an exceptional job. This was one of the toughest races so far but that's what you want, you want it to be difficult. I won my first Grand Prix here three years ago, and to come back and repeat that has been a real pleasure."

Race Classification
Lewis Hamilton (McLaren Mercedes) 25 pts
Jenson Button (McLaren Mercedes) 18 pts
Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) 15 points
Sebastien Vettel (Red Bull-Renault) 12 pts
Mark Webber (Red Bull-Renault) 10 pts
Nico Rosberg (Mercedes Benz GP Ltd) 8 pts
Robert Kubica (Renault) 6 pts
Sebastien Buemi (STR-Ferrari) 4 pts
Vitantonio Liuzzi (Force India-Mercedes) 2 pts
Adrian Sutil (Force India-Mercedes) 1 pt Driver Standings



Position Driver Team Points

1 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 109

2 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes 106

3 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 103

4 Fernando Alonso Ferrari 94

5 Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 90

6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes Benz GP Ltd 74

7 Robert Kubica Renault 73

8 Felipe Massa Ferrari 67

9 Michael Schumacher Mercedes Benz GP Ltd 34

10 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 23

11 Vitantonio Luizzi Force India-Mercedes 12

12 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth 7

13 Vitaly Petrov Renault 6

14 Sabastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 5

15 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari 3

16 Kamui Kobayashi BMW Sauber-Ferrari 1

17 Nico Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth 1
Constructor Standings



Position Team Points

1 McLaren-Mercedes 215

2 Red Bull-Renault 193

3 Ferrari 161

4 Mercedes Benz GP Ltd 108

5 Renault 79

6 Force India-Mercedes 35

7 STR-Ferrari 8

8 Williams-Cosworth 8

9 BMW Sauber-Ferrari 1

10 Lotus-Cosworth 0

11 HRT-Cosworth 0

12 Virgin-Cosworth 0
McLaren have consolidated their position in the constructor's championship for the current Formula One season, along with both their drivers too sitting pretty at the top in the driver standings. Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes have some catching up to do now, and it remains to be seen what drama we have in store ahead.

See you in a couple of weeks time for the Grand Prix of Europe (Valencia).