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Vettal leads from the start to claim victory at the Canadian Grand Prix

10 Jun 2013|1,706 views

Sebastian Vettel drove from lights to flags to deliver the Red Bull team their first victory at the Canadian Grand Prix as Alonso and Hamilton trail behind.

It was a disaster weekend for McLaren as both drivers finished out of points at 11^th and 12^thending the teams run of scoring in 64 consecutive races

The other silver arrow driven by Rosberg finished fifth while the second prancing horse with Massa at the wheel finished an impressive eight after starting 16^th.

Having claimed his 'favourite spot' in pole, Vettel catapulted away as the lights went off and never held back till the dance of the chequered flags to claim his 29^th victory - and Red Bull's first win in North America.

Things were not the same behind Vettel though Alonso and his team mate Massa provided much track action with impressive wheel-to-wheel racing and overtaking moves - a total contrast to the boring and incident filled Monaco GP.

Alonso's late second place grab from Hamilton is one example - although it wasn't enough for the Rosso Corsa finished racer to even trail behind the blue-purple-ish F1 car ahead of him. Mark Webber could have challenged Hamilton at the closing stages if not for an incident with Giedo van der Garde's Caterham costing damage to Webber's front wing. Regardless, Webber still managed to set the fastest lap of the race at the closing stages and finished in a best of fourth.

Kimi Raikkonen falls behind Alonso and Vettel after finishing ninth as Massa overtook the Iceman on the penultimate lap

Valtteri Bottas who qualified third dropped down the field to sixth by the end of the opening lap. Adrian Sutil of Force India attacked Bottas for seventh at Turn 3 but eventually spun out. At the end of the 70 laps Sutil claimed the last point by finishing tenth due to a drive-through penalty for ignoring blue flags while Bottas finished 14^th.

At the end of the race, Vettel still leads the drivers' championship classifications at 132 points ahead of Alonso at 96 and Raikkonen at 88. Red Bull also lead the constructors championships at 201 points ahead of Ferrari and Mercedes AMG at 145 and 134 points respectively.

While tyre and fuel consumption were still key, the fast paced Canadian GP proved to be more thrilling and reminded fans the essence of F1 isn't lost. It wasn't the best race, but it was one of the better ones.

Vettel obtained a textbook style lights to flag victory at the - safety car free - Canadian Grand Prix yesterday crossing the line 14.4 seconds ahead of title contender Alonso ahead of Hamilton for Mercedes AMG and Mark Webber in the other Red Bull.

The other silver arrow driven by Rosberg finished fifth while the second prancing horse with Massa at the wheel finished an impressive eight after starting 16^th.

Having claimed his 'favourite spot' in pole, Vettel catapulted away as the lights went off and never held back till the dance of the chequered flags to claim his 29^th victory - and Red Bull's first win in North America.

Things were not the same behind Vettel though Alonso and his team mate Massa provided much track action with impressive wheel-to-wheel racing and overtaking moves - a total contrast to the boring and incident filled Monaco GP.

Alonso's late second place grab from Hamilton is one example - although it wasn't enough for the Rosso Corsa finished racer to even trail behind the blue-purple-ish F1 car ahead of him. Mark Webber could have challenged Hamilton at the closing stages if not for an incident with Giedo van der Garde's Caterham costing damage to Webber's front wing. Regardless, Webber still managed to set the fastest lap of the race at the closing stages and finished in a best of fourth.

Valtteri Bottas who qualified third dropped down the field to sixth by the end of the opening lap. Adrian Sutil of Force India attacked Bottas for seventh at Turn 3 but eventually spun out. At the end of the 70 laps Sutil claimed the last point by finishing tenth due to a drive-through penalty for ignoring blue flags while Bottas finished 14^th.

At the end of the race, Vettel still leads the drivers' championship classifications at 132 points ahead of Alonso at 96 and Raikkonen at 88. Red Bull also lead the constructors championships at 201 points ahead of Ferrari and Mercedes AMG at 145 and 134 points respectively.

While tyre and fuel consumption were still key, the fast paced Canadian GP proved to be more thrilling and reminded fans the essence of F1 isn't lost. It wasn't the best race, but it was one of the better ones.