HAMILTON’S HIGH FIVE
2016.07
Lewis Hamilton scored his fifth F1 career win in Montreal when he
claimed maximum points at the Canadian Grand Prix, dedicating the
victory to the late Muhammad Ali.
“Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee. That’s for Muhammad Ali,” said
Hamilton on the team radio on his slow down lap.
The reigning F1 world champion also took a large chunk of points out of
Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg’s championship lead as the German
endured several incidents, including a puncture late in the race, which
resulted in him finishing fifth.
Sebastian Vettel, made a bullet start off the line and drove around the
sluggish Mercedes pair to take the early lead and appeared to have
good pace, but once again dubious strategy calls from the Ferrari pit
wall may have cost them victory. Kimi Raikkonen was sixth.
Valtteri Bottas was third in the Williams, ahead of Red Bull’s Max
Verstappen in fourth with Daniel Ricciardo sixth.
We have all the pertinent news and views from an interesting, but chilly,
at a venue named after one of the sport’s favourite sons.
EDITOR
• PAUL VELASCO
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