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2015 Canadian F1 GP: Hamilton Cruises To Victory In Montreal

Lewis Hamilton bounced back from the disaster of the Monaco Grand Prix to win in Montreal this weekend with a measure performance. He had battled a difficult start to the weekend where he was having trouble getting the car to respond, but then didn&#39


Lewis Hamilton bounced back from the disaster of the Monaco Grand Prix to win in Montreal this weekend with a measure performance.

He had battled a difficult start to the weekend where he was having trouble getting the car to respond, but then didn't look back after a commanding pole position.

Daniel Ricciardo's weekend was mostly awful, despite making it into Q1, being beaten home by cars that started a long, long, way behind him while also suffering the ignominy of being out-qualified by Kvyat.

PRATICE AND QUALIFYING

Friday's changeable weather provided a little bit of drama, with Lewis Hamilton dumping his car in the barriers after aquaplaning off during a pointless fact-finding mission.

Saturday saw a nasty moment for Felipe Nasr who activated his DRS just as he wrenched the wheel to warm his tyres. He went head-on into the barrier, emerging unscathed but shaken.

The penalties flew thick and fast in Canada, with Button and Verstappen receiving technical sanctions. Sebastian Vettel's MGU-H packed up early in qualifying, leaving him unable to continue after just one run.

He would start at the back with Jenson Button who didn't even turn a wheel and Felipe Massa who just got it wrong.

Hamilton took pole after struggling in the practice session, with Rosberg beside him and Raikkonen and Bottas behind. Ricciardo would start ninth.

RACE

Race day was hazy, breezy and warm, promising to make tyre management easy, with the hard Pirelli tyres proving durable.

The grid lined up without incident and when the lights went out Hamilton shot away into the lead. Vettel made up three places off the back of the grid, the start of an attacking race for the Ferrari driver.

Bottas and Raikkonen squabbled through the first turns while Massa lost places in the mid-pack.

Vettel was, predictably, on a mission, using the hairpin to monster his prey at ever opportunity. He latched on to the back of the Massa-Ericsson battle, the Williams driver working very hard to get by the Swedish youngster.

Preferring to get out of the dirty air, Vettel pitted on lap eight. The idea backfired as the Ferrari sat motionless as the crew struggled to fit the left rear.

Fernando Alonso - McLaren/Honda

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