Carlos Sainz tried until the last lap, but Max Verstappen is a Martian who doesn’t miss a beat. The safety car caused by Yuki Tsunoda in the barrier coming out of the pits after the pit on lap 48, offered a mini GP of 16 laps at the restart of lap 54: the world champion imposed a qualifying step and Carlos Sainz, despite having the ‘open mobile wing, he never managed to bring an attack to Red Bull, having to settle for the fastest lap of 1’15 “897 on lap 57 which earned him an additional point.
The Dutchman collects his sixth win of the season starting from the position at the post and brings his world championship tally to 175 points, increasing his advantage to 49 points over Charles Leclerc, a safety margin over the Monegasque who struggled to build his comeback from ‘ Last row. The Ferrari driver had a judicious race, having to be patient behind Esteban Ocon who was very fast with the Alpine in front of the red. The F1-75 did not seem extraordinary in traction which is usually his best quality.
Leclerc was not perfect only at the pit stop: Charles on lap 41 came slightly long to his pitch and the car fell from the rear jack, taking 5 “3 to restart after the tire change. A too long stop that made the car slip. principino up to 12th place in the queue of a train of cars which he then had to overcome again.
Ferrari put the fear of failures behind them and started scoring points again with two drivers, when Red Bull had to mark the retirement of Sergio Perez forced to retire due to a hydraulic problem on lap 9. Leclerc unmarked two engines at the weekend and the Scuderia can plan the season with more confidence, having recovered some points in the Constructors on Milton Keynes even if the gap remains 76 lengths.
Red Bull can fully rely on the Dutchman for their first success in Montreal, but Ferrari again gave the feeling that they could be a credible challenger. Carlos Sainz, not flawless in qualifying, third behind Fernando Alonso too, was perfect in the race. He was able to keep up with the orange champion without committing the slightest flaw. The red did not find the spark: this time Red Bull did not win thanks to the speed with the open DRS that Max never used. There is work to be done in Maranello, but the distances are not great. at all.
Montreal resurrects Lewis Hamilton and Mercedes. The seven-time world champion gets on the podium and interrupts a dark moment, with a W13 that did not seem the usual “grasshopper” being able to afford a more than decent race pace. George Russell with the other silver arrow has joined the queue of the most famous teammate, giving consistency to the result that restores some confidence to the Brackley team that will bring a half new car to Silverstone …
The Alpine signs a sixth and a seventh place. Esteban Ocon concluded in front of Fernando Alonso who had sprinted from the front row: Enstone’s team exaggerated to keep the Spaniard out in the first stint, ruining his race and forcing him to a seventh place which does not make him credit for the commitment, but the A522 is growing.
The performance of Alfa Romeo was also positive, bringing two cars to the points with Valtteri Bottas eighth by a whisker ahead of Guanyu Zhou. The Finn extended the first stint up to lap 49 and took advantage of the safety car to enter the top 10. The Chinese made no mistake and took valuable points home to Hinwil
Lance Stroll celebrates the home race with an important point for Aston Martin: the Canadian preceded Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren) and teammate Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) penalized for a safety car error.
Record attendance in Montreal: Formula 1 has paid off the Canadian public …
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