Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points

1 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 70 Winner 1 10

2 9 Nick Heidfeld BMW 70 +4.3 secs 3 8

3 17 Alexander Wurz Williams-Toyota 70 +5.3 secs 19 6

4 4 Heikki Kovalainen Renault 70 +6.7 secs 22 5

5 6 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 70 +13.0 secs 4 4

6 22 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 70 +16.6 secs 11 3

7 1 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes 70 +21.9 secs 2 2

8 11 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 70 +22.8 secs 18 1

9 15 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 70 +22.9 secs 6

10 16 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 70 +23.9 secs 7

11 23 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri-Honda 70 +24.3 secs 17

12 8 Rubens Barrichello Honda 70 +30.4 secs 13

Ret 12 Jarno Trulli Toyota 58 +12 Laps 10

Ret 18 Vitantonio Liuzzi STR-Ferrari 54 +16 Laps 12

Ret 5 Felipe Massa Ferrari 51 Black flagged 5

Ret 3 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 51 Black flagged 9

Ret 21 Christijan Albers Spyker-Ferrari 47 +23 Laps 21

Ret 14 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 36 +34 Laps 14

Ret 10 Robert Kubica BMW 26 Accident 8

Ret 20 Adrian Sutil Spyker-Ferrari 21 +49 Laps 20

Ret 19 Scott Speed STR-Ferrari 8 +62 Laps 16

Ret 7 Jenson Button Honda

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton survives drama-filled race to clinch maiden F1 win - re...

потрясная гонка)

LI 5.09.15

zoloto7, спасибо за фотку:) рада за этого мальчика- молодец, талант
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Исходное сообщение Veta_S: zoloto7, спасибо за фотку:) рада за этого мальчика- молодец, талант
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LI 5.09.15

Veta_S, как он выжил после этого. Удивительно. Сумасшедшая авария.
TLС v.0.7.31c

да ! гонка великолепная просто!!!!!
теперь кубицу будут еще больше с шумахером сравнивать (чего ему не нравится)
В общем за последние лет 10 одна из самых самых самых зрелещных и интересных гонок!

Jackass_Jordan, а с Шумахером то чего его сравнивать? По каким причинам?
TLС v.0.7.31c

настоящий Кащенко Опен Эйр!!!

Y169, шумахер тоже ногу ломал
а выжил- отличная система безопасности- не зря кучу денег в эту тему вкладывают
Jackass_Jordan, мне еще очень запомнился ГП Венгрии в прошлом году, но то что гонка очень запоминающаяся- это точно

1st Lewis Hamilton (McLaren), 1h44m11.292s; 2nd Nick Heidfeld (BMW Sauber), 1h44m15.635s; 3rd Alexander Wurz (Williams), 1h44m16.617s.

Q: Lewis, what a day: four safety cars, obviously that big accident with Robert, who we hear is OK now. What a day for you!
Lewis Hamilton: It has been a fantastic day. This is history. To come here, my first time in Canada… it’s really been a fantastic season already. We’ve had six podiums and I’ve been ready for the win for quite some time. It was just a matter of when and where. The team gave me the best car. I had no problems during the race at all, a few safety cars which sort of made it a little bit boring at some point but as soon as we got going, it was exciting again. But I did hear about Robert. He’s a good friend of mine. I hope he’s OK, and so best wishes to his family and everything. I have to dedicate this win to my Dad because without him this would not have been possible.

Q: Lewis, now that first win is behind you, talk us through the closing stages; what was going through your mind, what did it feel like to take the chequered flag?
LH: As I said, we sat behind the pace car for quite some time so it sort of dulled down for a while, and then it was about building it back up. The team did a great job in getting me in before the first pace car, and so I was out in the clean air and I was very fortunate. I had a good pace. Nick wasn’t very close to me, so I was able to keep a good gap and then the last few laps, I was just counting them down. I could see my board; I’m the type of guy who usually pushes right to the end but it’s a tricky circuit and if you make one mistake you get on the marbles and you’re in the wall, so I quietened down towards the end and just enjoyed it and it really was about just enjoying the whole moment.

Q: And you made a great start too, Nick Heidfeld right behind you too going in there, and Fernando on the outside. I say a great start, you came out of the second corner in front, anyway.
LH: Yes, I made quite a poor getaway to be honest. I don’t know what exactly happened. I’m supposed to have a certain amount of revs and I went over it and then under to try and get it back so I had a pretty poor start and I saw Nick getting close, so I had to close the door, and then I saw Fernando fly past. Obviously I didn’t want him coming past but somehow he got onto marbles I think and went straight on, and I just took the corner as normal and then Fernando came flying past. It was quite exciting, but it was just great to get out in front.

Q: Nick, qualified third, finished second: a fantastic day for you also and for the team.
Nick Heidfeld: Yeah, it was great and definitely the start was a special moment, as we just spoke about. I had a fantastic start, easily overtook Fernando, I was right behind Lewis in the slipstream, tried to get to the inside but he closed the door. I saw that Alonso was probably just pushing a bit too hard and then went off, and then the safety car. Let’s put it this way, I was not unlucky but I lost a lot of time I pulled on the other guys behind me, but I have to say that the team did a great job today. I was happy to hear that Robert is OK. It was difficult to get some information at some point. You just saw the car on the side with nothing left, and I think he’s fine.

Q: Obviously very, very difficult conditions today for the drivers; talk about that and the marbles off-line.
LH: Well actually, I don’t think it’s acceptable that we have that many marbles here again. I doubt that it’s just the rubber off the tyres coming loose. We had it yesterday. Fernando probably lost pole due to that. We’ve seen in turn ten that they did something to the circuit. We had it numerous times in the last couple of years and OK, we are the best in the world and we should keep on line but we’re talking about centimetres. You just go off half a meter and you lose a lot or you can even crash, so that was a difficult thing again.

Q: And Alexander Wurz, P3 in the Canadian Grand Prix; 24 hours ago that would have seemed like a dream.
Alexander Wurz: Yes, it’s still a dream. I had a difficult weekend, never found the rhythm but hey, if you just keep pushing… I’ve showed the whole year that I’m a strong racer. Today I was a bit lucky as well as just keeping the pace all the time on the option tyres, out for very long, very difficult but the car was running fine, no problems and I made no mistakes and I’m very pleased to bring that third place home.

Q: As you say, difficult with the option tyre, the only driver, the only finisher on a one stop strategy. What was it like in that second phase of the race?
AW: To be honest it was hell, so I thank God for the safety cars, because the tyres just grained to bits. What I did, tactically, was I really scraped the tyres as much as I could, just to get rid of the graining quickly and that was very important because in the end I had Kovalainen behind me on the prime tyre. But then my tyres cleaned up and I could control the pace. I actually got close to Nick but there weren’t enough laps. But anyway, I’m super happy with third, exactly on my tenth year anniversary. It’s a bit kitsch but I’ll take it.

Q: Returning to you, Lewis, finally for your thoughts: leading the championship, going to Indianapolis next weekend, so not too much time to enjoy this win of yours, but nonetheless I guess it will be a great evening for you?
LH: It will and there is plenty of time to enjoy it. I have to say hallo to all my family back home. I know they are all sitting at home watching me, supporting me, and to all the fans, they have been great, and the team – what a job they’ve done, back in Woking, in Brixworth, in Stuttgart to prepare the car and make it quicker than everyone’s. There’s really a big thank you to them but going into Indy, obviously I go there with great confidence. We have to try and continue with the performance that we have, and I have no doubt we can do that.

PRESS CONFERENCE

Q: Lewis, fantastic. In many ways an incredibly complicated race for us watching, but I don’t know if it simple it was for you, you didn’t seem to have any problems for you in front?
LH: No, to be honest it was a fairly simple race apart from the restarts, making sure that I pulled a good gap from Nick here but yeah, it was great. I got a reasonably decent start, it wasn’t great to be honest, and Nick was right up the back of me going into turn one, so I covered my position and went through the first corner and saw Fernando just fly down the outside, and I thought ‘no, I’m going to lose it here.’ But he just went straight, so I was able to continue with my line. And then I got a fantastic exit and at the same time, Fernando came flying across the front me and I just had to make sure. And that was it, this is my opportunity to get away into the distance but from there it was fairly smooth.

Q: But four times the whole field was bunched up behind you again.
LH: I thought it was quite a good challenge, to be honest, because obviously I got such… I think it was an eleven second lead from the start and then we got the first pace car. Fortunately the team did a great job pulling me in a lap before, and I have to say that was just a very good call from them, because I think that was earlier than I was supposed to stop. And I think some other people got caught out with the pace car but I came out just behind Felipe and then it was again, to try and get the gap, and each time I managed to do it. I think Nick was learning and getting better and better towards the end, because I think it was a bit closer right at the end, but still I managed to hold it.

Q: You must have thought ‘somebody doesn’t want me to win this, they keep on closing it all up again.’
LH: That’s what I was thinking, I was thinking… because each time your tyres get cold, your brakes get cold and it’s so easy to go back out and just put it in the wall. That was the real challenge: warming up your tyres enough and don’t make any mistakes.

Q: And when was the big realisation that this was really coming to you?
LH: It all started coming to me on the last five laps. I could see four, three, two, one, and I was thinking, OK, and each time I was getting slower and slower and thinking ‘stay off the kerbs.’ I had some problem… I noticed towards the end, after the last pace car, that I was turning into turn five just before turn six and the car was turning really well, and I found out my steering was a little bit off to the left and I didn’t realise that for a while and I thought maybe something was wrong so I just tried to stay off the kerbs, but other than that, the car was superb.

Q: And the emotions on the last lap?
LH: I was just trying to control myself, to be honest. I wanted to stop the car and jump out and just do, I don’t know, cartwheels or something! I just had to keep it going and it was just… the fans were fantastic, to come to Canada for my first time, they really have been fantastic supporters, so thank-you to them but it was extremely emotional: to get all way into Formula One and to have my first pole, my first win and… who had fastest lap? Don’t know, I don’t know, it would be great to know if I got it or not.

Q: Nick, I guess after those fourth places this is definitely better.
NH: Yes, definitely. We hoped to get a podium but we were speculating about third, maybe, but definitely didn’t expect second. And more importantly, or even more satisfying actually, is that I think I had a very good chance to finish second, even in normal race conditions, without so many safety cars, without Fernando being penalised, because I was pulling away from him. I had a good gap and after the stop I would have left him and that was definitely unexpected, so great thanks to the team. I think they developed the car very well. Until nearly the beginning of the race we didn’t know how strong we were, just because I had so many problems over the weekend, especially on Saturday, and then seeing the pace I was doing, I was speaking to the team and asked them to confirm if it really looked as good as I thought. And they told me ‘we have a very good chance to finish second’ and I just kept the car on the road. As we said earlier, it was quite complicated. As Lewis said, my restarts were getting better following him, but also at the beginning I was a bit worried about Fernando, so I was not only looking forward but also looking backwards a bit.

Q: Yes, he did have a go at you a couple of times.
NH: Nothing serious, really, but he’s quite hard on the tyres, he’s aggressive with the tyres, and on the restart, on hard tyres, I did expect him to be strong, so I knew what to expect.

Q: And you got news of your team-mate during the race?
NH: Yes, I asked the team when the accident happened, because I saw the car upside down. I saw on the big screen that my team was putting their hands above their heads so I knew there was something serious, but they told me they didn’t see anything on the screen, and they didn’t speak to Robert, so there was no information for quite a long time. And then later, in one of the later safety car phases they told me that he seems fine.

Q: Alex closed on you right at the end there; were you in control?
NH: Yes and no. I think if it would have been a lot longer it could have been difficult, fully depending on how the tyres would have worked. Alex was on the soft tyres for a while so he already got rid of the graining, and I was right in the middle of it. Actually I had already backed off, reduced the rpm but then I just decided to raise my rpm because it was just so difficult to drive and yes, there was a problem at the end but it worked out.

Q: Alex, I got reprimanded for reminding you it was ten years since your debut; now you’re telling everybody!
AW: Well, it’s nothing to be ashamed of but it’s a bit kitsch, after ten years’ celebration, finishing third here. Of course, I will take that because I might have been a bit unlucky sometimes at the beginning of the season, but if you can’t live with bad luck, you will never get luck, so I’m very happy now.

Q: The tyre strategy was an interesting one but a tough one.
AW: Yeah, very tough. We said let’s go for this one. The first stint was interrupted with all the safety cars. At one point I was already sixth to fifth and then I was back in 18th but the one stop was quite critical when we put the option tyre on because with the heavy fuel, the car was just sliding all over the place, especially here with off-line, the tyre-graining stuff, whatever it’s called. It is so difficult not to make a mistake. I had to draw on all my experience not to crash it or make a mistake. And in the end it worked out fine. And right at the end, after I got rid of my graining, I actually closed up to Nick. I wasn’t looking at how many laps to go, I was just looking at his rear wing just to get it and eat it up, but there weren’t enough laps left.

Q: Talking of rear wings, I think you had a chunk out of yours.
AW: I had a collision with one of the Toro Rossos, I don’t know (which). He tried a manoeuvre, touched my rear wing and I saw that part of the endplate was broken. It cost me a lot of top speed, so I was a bit like fish food out there when Kovalainen passed me on the straight just like nothing. I think I lost about six or seven km/h top speed. But the wing structure was intact. They checked it at my one stop so I could just push right to the end.

QUESTIONS FROM THE FLOOR

Q: (Jeremy Filosa – Broadcast News Radio) Nick you mentioned earlier the safety issues on this track, a lot of cars not finishing, the safety car coming out, a spectacular accident… Does something need to be done in order to ensure the safety of the pilots on this track?
NH: Well obviously we are always looking to improve the circuit and this definitely is not the best one but for me the bigger problems are the marbles off line. I don’t know 100% but I doubt that it was just rubber coming off the tyres. I think the circuit was breaking loose especially in turn ten and if that could be rectified for next year that would already be a big step. It doesn’t sound difficult to do that, at least in theory for next year.

Q: (Rob Martier – CJAD Radio) Lewis two quick questions for you. Fernando didn’t have the best of days. At this point do you even care?
LH: Of course. That’s a bit of a silly question to be honest. He’s my teammate, I’ve got a lot of respect for him and we’re quite good friends. At the end of the day we are a team, we both want to finish at the front. I don’t know what happened in his race but we need to have a look and it’s not good for him obviously.

Q: (Rob Martier – CJAD Radio) You say that you are team-mates and you care about each other, that doesn’t always seem to be the case. What might this do to the relationship from here on?
LH: When does is not appear to be the case?

Q: (Rob Martier – CJAD Radio) It’s just my perspective.
LH: Ok, me and Fernando… He’s extremely professional and for me, coming into the team, I’ve got a huge amount of respect for him and I think he’s grown to get on really well with me. At the end of the day he’s the two-time world champion he’ll bounce back without a doubt and I’m sure he’ll be extremely quick in the next race.

Q: (Niki Takeda – Formula PA) You said you were over the moon yesterday. How exactly are you feeling now? Are you on a different planet?
LH: I am definitely on a different planet. It’s just really hard to grasp everything, it just keeps getting better and better. Firstly getting to Formula One, my first tests, becoming the Vodafone McLaren Mercedes race driver, having six podiums, already having a pole. You know I got that pole position and going into this weekend I really didn’t think it would be my time. I thought Fernando was extremely quick here, perhaps he’ll be quick this weekend and he’ll get the job done. But that wasn’t the case and I think I was fairly consistent, I drove quite well to keep it out of the wall and going into the race today I just had to knuckle down, keep focused and keep my mind clear and that’s what I did. I think with the pace cars it made it even easier to do that. I’m looking forward to the next race that’s for sure.

Q: (Frédéric Ferret – L’Equipe) You dreamt of being an F1 driver, you are. You dreamt of getting pole, you got it. You dreamt of winning a race, you did. What are you dreaming of now?
LH: The next dream is obviously to win a Formula One world championship but at the moment we have to be realistic again. It’s always good to bear in mind that I’m still a rookie and this is my first season. There are going to be some hard times. I hope that there aren’t but it’s just bound to happen, it’s just the way it goes in this business and there’ll be good days and bad days. But at the moment it’s been consistent and that’s down to the team and all the people around me. I’ve got a very well-grounded family and I think it works perfect.

Q: (Randy Phillips – The Gazette) I read this week that you said pole position was better than sex, where do you rank this? (laughter)
NH: He’s too young still.
LH: Yesterday it was a joke, it’s a completely different feeling but… (more laughter)
AW: Did something change since yesterday?
(more laughter)
LH: It’s definitely another level of feeling from yesterday, that’s for sure.

Q: (Randy Phillips - The Gazette) And also, what did your father say to you immediately after the race?
LH: I haven’t seen him but obviously I could see him in the crowd while I was on the podium and it looked like he had a tear in his eye. So it’s obvious that he was extremely proud and you wouldn’t believe the amount of work he’s put into my career. He had nothing when he was younger. He lost his mum at a young age and just to see his family be successful is a real pleasure to him and I dedicate this race to him.

Q: (Bill Beacon – The Canadian Press) Nick I just wonder with Robert… If he has to miss some time will that affect you in any way when you are doing so well?
NH: No, I don’t think it should have a big effect. First of all I hope he will be fine and returning to the cockpit soon. If not, we have some test drivers but you would have to ask somebody else what would happen.

Q: (Dan Knutson – National Speed Sport News) The set-up here is quite similar to that of next weekend. How competitive do you think your car will be? Lewis I know you haven’t been there but you’ve obviously been in the simulator and talked about the track with your engineers.
LH: I actually haven’t been on the simulator but I’ve seen it on computer games. I don’t really know what to expect. I mean I’ve watched the previous races and onboard footage and looked at data. But I’ll be going there with an open mind and having to do the same sort of job as I did here.
NH: First of all I’m stunned about how quick we were here in race conditions. As I said earlier I think I could have finished second anyway, beaten probably one of the McLaren’s and both of the Ferrari’s. It is true that the downforce level in Indy is similar to here, probably a bit more, obviously then there are a lot more corners but this is one of the circuits where I’ve always done well. Apart from last year when I was flying a bit but I hope I will have better luck this year.
AW: You have to know that next week we have different tyre choices, Bridgestone brings the super-soft and soft, it will be soft-medium and obviously that has an influence on the set-up. Temperature, grip level, friction level of the track is higher than here. So I think the stiffness of the car can be different depending on what we did here. The kerbing is more aggressive so you have different set-ups and traction control and differential in the end. I don’t want to show off here but the details count and even if it is a similar set-up, it’s a completely different story.

Q: (Tony Marinaro – The Team 990 Radio) Lewis when you take a look at the qualifying times and you take a look at the podium today you must really be excited at the progress the McLaren is making compared to the Ferrari?
LH: Absolutely. Without a doubt the team has worked extremely hard as they do every year I think. Also Mercedes-Benz have done a great job too to develop the engine this year and that’s a big step forward. But we’ve been very fortunate, the car has been very reliable and I go to the workshop as much as possible speak to as many of the people as I can and they probably get a much better feel of the car and where they want to improve things. They want to win as much as me and Fernando and that’s the thing we share in common. We were surprised to see that Ferrari weren’t as quick again this weekend but I’m sure they’ll be back. So we need to make sure we keep on stepping forward and I’m sure we’ll do that.

Q: (Dave Stubbs – The Gazette) As you were going past the remains of Robert’s car did you have a look at it and can you talk a little bit about the safety and integrity of these cars. We saw this accident happen. It was with absolutely tremendous force and the fact that he is apparently ok speaks volumes about the safety of the cars. Can you talk a little bit about the safety and how comfortable you feel knowing that something like this can happen at high speed and that you will do ok.
LH: I feel great in the car, not worried at all. I know that they’ve done a fantastic job to make the safety the number one priority. I’ve not seen the crash but there was a lot of debris and obviously as I came past I wasn’t focusing on the car I was focusing on trying not to run anything over. It is good to hear that he’s well. I know Robert quite well from karting days and I really wish him all the best and his family. I think it’s safe enough as you can see. I think we need to always improve.
NH: It can never be safe enough. I think we have been extremely lucky that we haven’t seen a very bad accident over the last couple of years but you have to remember that if we do more than 300kph wheel to wheel, open wheels, anything could happen. It’s fantastic how much the cars have improved over the last couple of years. Usually each year the regulations make it harder for impact for the whole group and I hope it continues like that. I’m not worried but I hope we keep on the same direction in the circuits. In the last couple of years the circuits have also improved massively. Over the next few years we will go to more street circuits and hopefully it will stay that way. I think there are some exceptional street circuits that are definitely a bit dangerous but I think there is a possibility to make even a street circuit meet the normal FIA standards. I hope that will happen
AW: We all shouldn’t be too comfortable to be honest. It is motor racing. Formula One, with the speed is still extremely dangerous. You have to always be careful. If you are unlucky tragic accidents can still happen. I have to say thanks to so many people for pushing the safety. The FIA, the FIA Foundation and the FIA Institute, the teams, the manufacturers, really a lot of people put a lot of effort in to the safety. It’s stunning that you know that many people care. The only thing I want to say is that, ok we are all pleased that Robert is fine. But at the same time I hope what Formula One achieves in terms of safety standards will be one day translated to the street because we have 1049 people dying in traffic accidents every day around the world and that is too many. So I think an accident like Robert’s today shows how much safer cars can be and what you can get away with. I wish that would be the case for everybody in the world.

MW Sauber’s Robert Kubica has escaped serious injury after crashing heavily in Sunday’s Canadian Grand Prix, according to medical reports.

Kubica left the track at speed on the run down to the hairpin, after appearing to make contact with the rear of a Toyota. The BMW Sauber became airborne, hitting a wall in the centre of circuit, before rolling to halt at the hairpin entry, with little more than its monocoque intact.

Kubica was quickly extracted from the car and transferred to the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve’s medical centre, where he was able to speak with his manager. He was then airlifted to hospital in Montreal by medical helicopter for further checks and is expected to be released on Monday.

"It seemed a terribly long time, even though it was only minutes before I got the information that Robert is conscious and able to talk," said BMW's Mario Theissen. "According to the first medical reports, Robert has escaped this very heavy accident relatively unscathed."

Initial reports suggesting that Kubica had suffered a broken leg or ankle have not been confirmed.

Пилот McLaren Льюис Хэмильтон выиграл "Гран-при Канады". Эта победа стала для британского гонщика первой в карьере и позволила ему выйти в единоличные лидеры чемпионата, оторвавшись в общем зачете от ближайшего преследователя, Фернандо Алонсо, сразу на 8 очков...



Спустя две недели после гонки в Монако пилоты переехали за океан, чтобы провести две гонки в Северной Америке. Гонка прошла в Канаде на трассе имени Жиля Вильнева. Машина безопасности за 70 кругов этой гонки появлялась на трассе четыре раза. Во второй раз это произошло из-за страшной аварии, в которую попал Роберт Кубица. К счастью, поляк пострадал не так серьезно, как это могло показаться на первый взгляд.

Квалификация, как и две недели назад, вновь прошла очень интересно. В первом сегменте неудачником оказался Хейкки Ковалайнен, который зашел в последний поворот трассы на слишком большой скорости и задел бетонное ограждение, называемое "стеной чемпионов". Это самое опасное место на трассе. Многие пилоты проходили во время квалификации от "стены чемпионов" в нескольких сантиметрах, а то и миллиметрах.

Второй сегмент немного напомнил то, что мы увидели в субботу две недели назад в Монако. Преимущество McLaren было подавляющим. В десятку сильнейших мог не попасть Хайдфельд, который на своем быстром круге немного срезал поворот, за что его результат был аннулирован. Хайдфельду в самом конце второго сегмента пришлось выехать еще раз и ему удалось попасть в десятку с третьим временем. Было заметно, что, как и в Монако, не все в порядке с Ferrari - Кими относительно неуверенно попал в третий сегмент, заняв во втором лишь восьмое место.

В третьем сегменте в заочной дуэли двух McLaren победил Льюис Хэмильтон, завоевавший первый поул в карьере, опередив Фернандо Алонсо. Относительно немного первым двум пилотам проиграл Ник Хайдфельд. С четвертого места стартовал Кими Райкконен, с пятого его напарник по команде Филипе Масса, который с большим трудом сумел завоевать даже такую позицию. Видимо успехи начала сезона, когда практически все поулы занимал этот бразильский пилот, прошли. Вновь во второй сегмент квалификации не попал Ральф Шумахер, хотя его напарник по команде Ярно Трулли сумел прорваться в первую десятку. С последнего места стартовал Хейкки Ковалайнен, заменивший мотор своего болида, а Александр Вурц стартовал с девятнадцатого места.

На старте Фернандо Алонсо попытался опередить своего партнера по команде, но его немного оттеснил Ник Хайдфельд, поэтому Фернандо вошел слишком широко в первый поворот, срезал шикану, вышел из нее впереди всех, но, боясь наказания, пропустил вперед Хэмильтона и Хайдфельда. Провалил старт Кими Райкконен, пропустивший Росберга и Массу.

Первым сошедшим с гонки стал Дженсон Баттон, который доехал первый круг только до боксов и решил там остаться. В борьбе за восьмую позицию Уэббер пытался обогнать Кубицу, но не справился с управлением и потерял несколько позиций. Он вернулся на трассу позади Култхарда и Баррикелло, но довольно быстро их обогнал, а потом стал наседать и на Лиуцци, который занимал одиннадцатую позицию.

В это время Хэмильтон стал отрываться от своих преследователей. После восьмого круга он опережал Хайдфельда на 5,5 секунд, Алонсо на 7,5, а Масса на 9 секунд.

На девятом круге вылетел Скотт Спид, который столкнулся с Александром Вурцом и у его болида оторвалась рулевая тяга. Примерно к пятнадцатому кругу некоторые проблемы начались у Алонсо. Несколько раз он немного не вписывался в поворот, и ему приходилось выезжать на траву. В один из таких моментов Фелипе Масса сумел опередить Фернандо.

Первым из лидеров на 20 круге в боксах побывал Ник Хайдфельд. Через круг туда заехал Льюис Хэмильтон, который смог выехать впереди Кими Райкконена. Сразу после этого Адриан Сутиль врезался в "стену чемпионов", и на трассу выехал safety сar. В этот момент Алонсо и Росберг заехали в боксы, что по новым правилам, действующим с этого года, запрещено, за что они позднее получили штраф в виде остановки 10 секунд в боксах.

Спустя пару кругов был открыт "пит лэйн", многие пилоты там побывали, все позиции перемешались, но сразу после того, как safety car покинул гонку, ужасная авария произошла с Робертом Кубицой. От его болида практически ничего не осталось. Он на большой скорости врезался в бетонное ограждение, потом кувыркался по трассе несколько десятков метров и врезался в ограждение около трибун. После того, как его болид замер, Кубица не шевелился. Стало немного страшно за его состояние. Давно в "Формуле 1" не было таких аварий. Этой аварией Кубица напомнил, почему пилоты получают такие гонорары, и чем они рискуют ради них.

Что толком произошло не очень понятно, особенно, что было причиной такой аварии, а также был ли контакт с кем-либо из пилотов у польского гонщика. В конце гонки прошло сообщение, что с Робертом все более или менее в порядке, и что он отделался переломом ноги.

После того, как автомобиль безопасности второй раз покинул трассу, первая десятка выглядела так: Хэмильтон, Хайдфельд, Алонсо, Росберг, Дэвидсон, Шумахер (они оба решили не заезжать в боксы), Уэббер, Масса, Физикелла, Сато. За ними шел Кими Райкконен. Сразу после этого Алонсо и Росберг отбыли свои штрафы. Фернандо выехал на трассу лишь пятнадцатым.

Спустя несколько минут Росберг пытался обогнать Трулли, но не справился с управлением и его немного закрутило на повороте. Самое интересное, что точно такой же "пируэт" синхронно совершил Трулли. Оба потеряли несколько секунд, но вернулись на трассу. Момент был довольно бестолковый, но красивый.

После всего этого события в гонке стали происходить с калейдоскопической быстротой. Режиссеры трансляции не успевали показывать все интересные моменты. После отбытия штрафа Алонсо стал всех обгонять и вскоре вышел на десятое место.

За двадцать девять кругов до финиша положение в первой восьмерке было такое: Хэмильтон, Хайдфельд, Уэббер, Масса, Физикелла, Сато, Райкконен, Ковалайнен. Вскоре Алонсо вышел уже на восьмое место.

За двадцать три круга до финиша Хайдфельд заехал в боксы и выехал позади Уэббера на третьем месте. Через круг там побывал Льюис, но остался на первой позиции. Тем временем в борьбе за шестое место Алонсо догнал Райкконена.

За двадцать кругов до финиша Альберс разбил переднее антикрыло, и снова на трассу вышел safety car. Опять повезло Хэмильтону и Хайдфельду, которые во второй раз успели заехать в боксы буквально за несколько секунд до появления машины безопасности.

В то время, пока на трассе была машина безопасности, произошло довольно много событий. Во-первых, Ярно Трулли не справился с управлением, врезался в ограждение и прекратил участие в гонке. Во-вторых, гонку пришлось покинуть Фелипе Масса и Джанкарло Физикелла, которые из-за общей неразберихи еще во время первого выезда машины безопасности выехали на трассу из боксов под красный сигнал светофора. За это они были дисквалифицированы комиссарами гонки. В-третьих, Алонсо сумел обогнать Райкконена на "пит лэйне", однако, после того как гонка возобновилась, Фернандо совершил очередную ошибку, и Кими его снова обогнал.

За пятнадцать кругов до финиша в четвертый раз в гонке на трасе появилась машина безопасности. Это уже Витантонио Лиуцци врезался в "стену чемпионов".

Когда гонка возобновилась, оставалось ехать всего лишь десять кругов. Первая восьмерка выглядела следующим образом: Хэмильтон, Хайдфельд, Баррикелло, Вурц, Ковалайнен, Райкконен, Шумахер, Алонсо. Однако уже на этом круге Алонсо опередил Ральфа, а спустя некоторое время Баррикелло заехал в боксы. Сначала казалось, что Вурц немного сдерживал остальных пилотов, но вскоре он сумел немного оторваться от Хейкки Ковалайнена.

В конце гонки Сато опередил Ральфа Шумахера и вышел на седьмое место, а потом он довольно легко опередил Алонсо, правда стоит отметить, что у двукратного чемпиона мира возобновились проблемы с болидом, и он был вынужден снизить скорость.

Для Хэмильтона первая победа в карьере сложилась довольно просто. Ему везло практически во всех моментах гонки. Во время появлений четырех машин безопасности, он оказывался именно в том месте, где нужно, а Ник Хайдфельд, который его преследовал, особенно не прессинговал, пытаясь сохранить свое второе место. Таким образом, спустя шесть гонок молодой британский пилот одержал первую победу и оторвался в общем зачете сразу на 8 очков от ближайшего преследователя - своего партнера по команде Фернандо Алонсо.

Второе место по праву занял Ник Хайдфельд, который, как и Хэмильтон, провел безупречную гонку.

А вот настоящим везунчиком оказался Александр Вурц, который, стартовав с девятнадцатого места, благодаря тактике одного пит-стопа оказался на третьем месте! Давно представители Williams не появлялись на подиуме!

Еще одним счастливчиком стал Хейкки Ковалайнен. Финн все возможные неприятности получил в предыдущие дни, в воскресенье стартовал с последнего места, а финишировал на четвертом.

Стоит отметить, что наряду со счастливчиками в этой гонке оказалось много неудачников, например Фернандо Алонсо, Нико Росберг, Фелипе Масса, Джанкарло Физикелла.

Вот такие события подарил нам "Гран-при Канады". Такое ощущение, что все события, которые не произошли две недели назад в Монако, решили приплюсоваться к событиям этой гонки. Уже через неделю следующий этап пройдет в США. Надеемся, что Кубица к этому моменту уже поправится.

Результаты


1.Льюис Хэмильтон (Великобритания, Mclaren Mercedes) - 1:44:11.292
2.Ник Хайдфельд (Германия, BMW Sauber) - отставание 4.343
3. Александр Вурц (Австрия, Williams) - 5.325
4.Хейкки Ковалайнен (Финляндия, Renault) - 6.729
5.Кими Райкконен (Финляндия, Ferrari) - 13.007
6.Такума Сато (Япония, Super Aguri) - 16.698
7.Фернандо Алонсо (Испания, Mclaren Mercedes) - 21.936
8.Ральф Шумахер (Германия, Toyota) - 22.888
9.Марк Уэббер (Великобритания, Red Bull) - 22.96
10.Нико Росберг (Германия, Williams) - 23.984
11. Энтони Дэвидсон (Великобритания, Super Aguri) - 24.318
12.Рубенс Баррикелло (Бразилия, Honda) - 30.439


не финишировали:

13.Ярно Трулли (Италия, Toyota) - 11 кругов
14.Витантонио Лиуцци (Италия, Toro Rosso) - 15 кругов
15.Фелипе Масса (Бразилия, Ferrari) - 17 кругов
16.Джанкарло Физикелла (Италия, Renault) - 17 кругов
17.Кристиан Альберс (Нидерланды, Spyker F1) - 22 круга
18.Дэвид Култхард (Великобритания, Red Bull) - 33 круга
19.Роберт Кубица (Польша, BMW Sauber) - 44 круга
20.Адриан Сутиль (Германия, Spyker F1) - 48 кругов
21.Скотт Спид (США, Toro Rosso) - 60 кругов
22.Дженсон Баттон (Великобритания, Honda) - 69 кругов


Чемпионат пилотов

1. Льюис Хэмильтон (Mclaren Mercedes) - 48 очков
2. Фернандо Алонсо (Mclaren Mercedes) - 40
3. Фелипе Масса (Ferrari) - 33
4. Кими Райкконен (Ferrari) - 27
5. Ник Хайдфельд (BMW Sauber) - 26
6. Джанкарло Физикелла (Renault) - 13
7. Роберт Кубица (BMW Sauber) - 12
8. Александр Вурц (Williams) - 8
9. Хейкки Ковалайнен (Renault) - 8
10. Нико Росберг (Williams) - 5
11. Ярно Трулли (Toyota) - 4
12. Дэвид Култхард (Red Bull) - 4
13. Такума Сато (Super Aguri) - 4
12. Ральф Шумахер (Toyota) - 2


Кубок Конструкторов

1. Mclaren Mercedes - 88
2. Ferrari - 60
3. BMW Sauber - 38
4. Renault - 21
5. Williams - 13
6. Toyota - 6
7. Red Bull - 4
8. Super Aguri - 4

McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton duly delivered his first Grand Prix victory in Canada, in dramatic circumstances in a race notable also for a massive accident that befell BMW Sauber’s Robert Kubica, and no fewer than four safety-car interventions.

It all went right for Hamilton and wrong for Fernando Alonso at the start, as the two McLaren drivers scrapped with one another while also making sure fast-starting Nick Heidfeld didn’t get the drop on them.

Hamilton thought he had things covered until Alonso went flying down the outside heading to the first corner, but the Spaniard ran wide, over the run-off area and across his team mate’s bows, and for the second time in three races they narrowly avoided a collision. As Hamilton resumed the lead, Heidfeld got the jump on Alonso, who just kept Felipe Massa at bay. The Brazilian had been assaulted lightly by team mate Kimi Raikkonen in the melee, and lost a place to Nico Rosberg.

As Hamilton sped on to a remarkably controlled victory, a disastrous afternoon unravelled for his main rivals. Alonso went off a further three times in Turn One in an up and down run, suffering braking problems, and right at the end suffered the indignity of being overtaken by Super Aguri’s Takuma Sato, who drove splendidly to exploit all of the various incidents that occurred to take sixth place.

The first safety-car deployment came when Spyker’s Adrian Sutil smacked a wall out the back of the circuit on lap 22, the lap on which Hamilton first refuelled. Alonso and Williams’ Nico Rosberg came in on lap 23, before the pit lane was officially opened, and would subsequently drop down the order after serving their resulting stop-and-go penalties.

Then, just after the track went clear again, Kubica had a horrible crash in the very quick left-hander prior to the hairpin on lap 27, his BMW Sauber hitting the outside wall and then rolling all the way down to the hairpin entry. As the safety car came out again the Pole was released from the wreckage, mercifully conscious and lucid, and was hospitalised with a suspected broken ankle.

This time the safety car stayed out until the 32nd lap, and again Hamilton rebuilt his lead over Heidfeld. He stopped again on lap 48, a lap later than Heidfeld, and this time retained the lead. Then the third safety-car deployment came when Christijan Albers went off in the back chicane and littered the track with his Spyker’s discarded front wing. The track went green again on lap 53, by which time Massa and Giancarlo Fisichella were being black flagged for exiting the pits on the red light.

Just as it seemed things were settling down at last, Tonio Liuzzi hit the wall on the exit to the final corner, giving the FIA’s Bernd Maylander another five laps of work in the safety car. Yet again Hamilton opened up his lead again over Heidfeld, but the misfortunes of so many others, conbined with Alonso’s brake problems and a curiously dull performance from Raikkonen, had pushed single-stopping Alex Wurz into third place for Williams and the beleaguered Heikki Kovalainen into fourth for Renault. Raikkonen was fifth with Alonso thirsting after him, then came Ralf Schumacher in the Toyota and Sato. But Taku was flying and grabbed seventh from Ralf and then sixth from Alonso with two laps to run.

At one stage Mark Webber ran as high as second before falling back during the stops; he finished ninth on the super-soft Bridgestones, unable to resist Sato who was on the softs, which resisted graining better. Rosberg was another who should have had a shot at the final podium position, but for his pit-stop snafu. Later he and Jarno Trulli fell off in unison racing into the first corner, the German losing a lot of time before he got restarted.

Anthony Davidson’s strategy saw him rise as high as third in the second Super Aguri before a collision with a groundhog prompted a pit stop which caught his team by surprise, and a further stop put him way out of contention in 11th place ahead of Honda’s Rubens Barrichello, who was third after the final safety car period but dropped way down after his final pit stop shortly afterwards.

Trulli crashed in Turn One after his final stop, David Coulthard’s Red Bull had yet further gearbox problems, Scott Speed retired after running into the rear of Wurz early on, and Jenson Button never even started after his Honda refused to fire up on the grid.

All in all it was a hectic, even chaotic race, but Hamilton’s finely judged victory - which he dedicated to father Anthony - put him back in the lead of the world championship, with eight points over Alonso, and 15 clear of the disgruntled Massa. In the constructors’, McLaren extended their lead over Ferrari to 28 points, 88 to 60

Veta_S, да =) там еще и дождь был вроде как да ?
или я путаю год

Jackass_Jordan, ага - правильно- тогда баттон победил- его единственная победа в ГП. 2м был Хайфельд , третим Рубенс
гонка была полна и аварий , и обгонов, и борьбы- так что , думаю, их можно сравнить

Veta_S, да =) я так и подумал что ты про ту гонку) Да гонка тоже была красивой и непредсказуемой=)