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Canadian F1 Grand Prix — MONTREAL, QC - JUNE 11: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain driving the (44) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes F1 WO8 on track during the Canadian Formula One Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on June 11, 2017 in Montreal, Canada. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

Hamilton dominates in Canada with a Mercedes one-two

11/06/2017

Lewis Hamilton won the Canadian Grand Prix after leading all laps. Valtteri Bottas was 2^nd, while Ricciardo completed the podium.

The start was crucial, since Verstappen went up to 2^nd place while damaging Vettel‘s front wing. This left the German driver at the end of the pack and he had to come back from there.Verstappen‘s happiness didn’t last long but a mechanical problem forced him to retire from the race.

The most intense battle was for P3, with Ricciardo against the Force Indias and Ferraris. Pérez and Ocon were behind Ricciardo for most of the race. Ocon asked his team to tell Pérez to let him through, but the Mexican refused. This allowed Vettel to catch them and pass them both. Räikkönen had brake problems which finally left him P7 ahead of Hülkenberg. Stroll got his first career points in F1 on home soil, while Grosjean completed the podium after Alonso‘s retirement with 2 laps to go.