Kimi Raikkonen returned to winning form today with a victory at the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal. This is his third win in the last four races and could easily have been four in a row if his suspension hadn’t failed while he was leading the final lap of the European GP two weeks ago in Germany.
Juan-Pablo Montoya, his McLaren teammate, had his best race so far this season and was leading the race until pole-sitter Jenson Button slapped the so called “wall of champions”, breaking his BAR’s front suspension and bringing out the safety car. In the ensuing round of pit stops he left the pits while the red light at the end of pit lane was alight in his haste to beat the safety car and get back to the front of the field. A few minutes later he was black-flagged and his day was over.
Despite this it was a good day for McLaren as, for the first time this year, neither Renault even finished the race, let alone scored any points which allowed McLaren to close the gap to just 13 points in the Constructors’ championship.
As their top five finishes at the Nurburgring foretold, Ferrari continued to improve with Michael Schumacher second and Rubens Barrichello behind him in third. They may not win any championships this year but it may not be long before they start winning races again.
As we approach the half-way point of the season it looks like we are in for a treat as it has been many years since there were this many teams and drivers still in with a chance at the titles.
| Position | Driver | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) | McLaren Mercedes | 10 |
| 2 | Michael Schumacher (GER) | Ferrari | 8 |
| 3 | Rubens Barrichello (BRA) | Ferrari | 6 |
| 4 | Felipe Massa (BRA) | Sauber Petronas | 5 |
| 5 | Mark Webber (AUS) | BMW WilliamsF1 | 4 |
| 6 | Ralf Schumacher (GER) | Toyota | 3 |
| 7 | David Coulthard (GBR) | Red Bull Racing | 2 |
| 8 | Christian Klien (AUT) | Red Bull Racing | 1 |
| Fastest Qualifier: Jenson Button (GBR) | |||