Lewis Hamilton wins 2007 Canadian Grand Prix
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{{date|June 10, 2007}}
[[Image:Lewis Hamilton (crop).jpg|right|thumb|File photo of Lewis Hamilton (2007). <sup>Credit: [http://www.flickr.com/photos/yolky/ yolky]</sup>]]
[[w:Team McLaren|McLaren]] [[w:Mercedes-Benz|Mercedes]] driver [[w:Lewis Hamilton|Lewis Hamilton]] won from [[w:pole position|pole position]] his first [[w:FIA|FIA]] [[w:Formula-1|Formula-1]] [[w:2007 Canadian Grand Prix|2007]] [[w:Canadian Grand Prix|Canadian Grand Prix]] at the [[w:Circuit Gilles Villeneuve|Circuit Gilles Villeneuve]] in [[w:Montréal, Canada|Montréal, Canada]].
[[Image:Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Hairpin.jpg|left|thumb|Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Hairpin. <sup>Credit: [http://www.flickr.com/photos/magicfab/ magicfab], [[2005]]</sup>]]
[[Image:Circuit Monreal.png|right|thumb|Circuit Gilles Villeneuve]]

[[w:Fernando Alonso|Fernando Alonso]], his teammate, made a mistake in the first chicane right after the start and [[w:Nick Heidfeld|Nick Heidfeld]], [[w:BMW Sauber|BMW]], slipped to the second place. Alonso fought hard to stay on the third place, but the [[w:pace car|pace car]], which appeared four times today, spoiled his attempts. The double World Champion was penalized by 10 seconds stop-and-go, together with [[w:Nico Rosberg|Nico Rosberg]] from [[w:WilliamsF1|Williams]]-[[w:Toyota F1|Toyota]], for the pit-stop error while the safety car was on the track. Alonso still battled for points, finishing in 7th place, 21.9 seconds behind his winning teammate. While Rosberg placed tenth as a result of this penalty, his teammate [[w:Alexander Wurz|Alexander Wurz]] closed the podium third.

It seemed that some of the Formula One drivers forgot how to drive under safety car conditions, resulting in the black flag (disqualification) for [[w:Felipe Massa|Felipe Massa]], [[w:Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] and [[w:Giancarlo Fisichella|Giancarlo Fisichella]], [[w:Renault F1|Renault]].

Two Finns, teammates for Fisichella and Massa, [[w:Heikki Kovalainen|Heikki Kovalainen]] and [[w:Kimi Räikkönen|Kimi Räikkönen]] placed 4th and 5th. [[w:Takuma Sato|Takuma Sato]], [[w:Super Aguri|Super Aguri]]-[[w:Honda|Honda]] driver placed 6th.

The race featured a catastrophic accident with [[w:Robert Kubica|Robert Kubica]] from Poland, who crashed his [[w:BMW Sauber|BMW]] on the entry to the hairpin turn. There was nothing left of his car except the driver's [[w:monocoque|monocoque]] which flew a considerable distance, bouncing from one concrete wall to another on the other side of the track. Kubica escaped the crash with just a sprained ankle and concussion, and has said he hopes to compete in the next race ( Indianapolis ).

Three other causes of the safety car appearance were 
[[w:Vitantonio Liuzzi|Vitantonio Liuzzi]] and [[w:Scott Speed|Scott Speed]] from [[w:Scuderia Toro Rosso|Toro Rosso]]-Ferrari and [[w:Adrian Sutil|Adrian Sutil]], from [[w:Spyker F1|Spyker]]-Ferrari.

This became the first Formula One victory for Lewis, after he won ''four'' consecutive second places in the previous races, with six consecutive podium finishes. He now leads the drivers' championship with 48 points, 8 ahead of Alonso. Team McLaren leads the constructors' championship with 88 points, 28 ahead of Ferrari.

== Related news ==
* {{wikinews|title=Lewis Hamilton on his first pole for McLaren|date=June 9, 2007}}

== Sources ==
{{Wikipedia|2007 Canadian Grand Prix}}
* ''FIA Formula-1 2007 Canadian Grand Prix, live TV broadcast, 10.06.2007 13:00 UTC''
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* [http://www.itv-f1.com/News_Article.aspx?PO_ID=39543 "Kubica breaks leg in horror crash"], ITV

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File photo of Lewis Hamilton (2007). Credit:  yolky
McLaren Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton won from pole position his first FIA Formula-1 2007 Canadian Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montréal, Canada.
Image:Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Hairpin.jpg|left|thumb|Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Hairpin. Credit:  magicfab, 2005
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

Fernando Alonso, his teammate, made a mistake in the first chicane right after the start and Nick Heidfeld, BMW, slipped to the second place. Alonso fought hard to stay on the third place, but the pace car, which appeared four times today, spoiled his attempts. The double World Champion was penalized by 10 seconds stop-and-go, together with Nico Rosberg from Williams-Toyota, for the pit-stop error while the safety car was on the track. Alonso still battled for points, finishing in 7th place, 21.9 seconds behind his winning teammate. While Rosberg placed tenth as a result of this penalty, his teammate Alexander Wurz closed the podium third.

It seemed that some of the Formula One drivers forgot how to drive under safety car conditions, resulting in the black flag (disqualification) for Felipe Massa, Ferrari and Giancarlo Fisichella, Renault.

Two Finns, teammates for Fisichella and Massa, Heikki Kovalainen and Kimi Räikkönen placed 4th and 5th. Takuma Sato, Super Aguri-Honda driver placed 6th.

The race featured a catastrophic accident with Robert Kubica from Poland, who crashed his BMW on the entry to the hairpin turn. There was nothing left of his car except the driver's monocoque which flew a considerable distance, bouncing from one concrete wall to another on the other side of the track. Kubica escaped the crash with just a sprained ankle and concussion, and has said he hopes to compete in the next race ( Indianapolis ).

Three other causes of the safety car appearance were 
Vitantonio Liuzzi and Scott Speed from Toro Rosso-Ferrari and Adrian Sutil, from Spyker-Ferrari.

This became the first Formula One victory for Lewis, after he won four consecutive second places in the previous races, with six consecutive podium finishes. He now leads the drivers' championship with 48 points, 8 ahead of Alonso. Team McLaren leads the constructors' championship with 88 points, 28 ahead of Ferrari.
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