Kubica takes maiden win in dramatic Canadian Grand Prix
Jun 09
Formula 1: Robert Kubica has scored his and BMW Sauber’s first Formula One victory after an eventful afternoon at Montreal’s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Kubica led home team mate Nick Heidfeld to take the drivers’ championship lead, with David Coulthard third for Red Bull.
The face of the race changed early on, in the pit lane, when polesitter Lewis Hamilton crashed into the back of Kimi Raikkonen, whose Ferrari was stationary at the pit exit awaiting a green light during a safety-car period. Williams’ Nico Rosberg then ran into the rear of Hamilton. Rosberg was able to rejoin the race, pitting for a new nose a lap later, but Raikkonen’s and Hamilton’s cars were too badly damaged to continue. Too bad for Kimi, he certainly looked like he had a chance to win. But its just as well, the last time he crashed into Force India’s Adrian Sutil.
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Robert Kubica | BMW Sauber | 70 | Winner | 2 | 10 |
| 2 | 3 | Nick Heidfeld | BMW Sauber | 70 | +16.4 secs | 8 | 8 |
| 3 | 9 | David Coulthard | Red Bull-Renault | 70 | +23.3 secs | 13 | 6 |
| 4 | 12 | Timo Glock | Toyota | 70 | +42.6 secs | 11 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 70 | +43.9 secs | 6 | 4 |
Next up is the Grand Prix de France at Magny-Cours from 20th-22nd June. We’ll keep you posted on that.
Stumble it!
Jun 09 at 04:07
That Hamilton is a cunt. He should definitely be fined heavily for such a big blunder. I’m pretty sure Kimi would have been somewhere up if it weren’t for that accident, that is, if it is an accident. BMW won out of sheer luck.
Jun 09 at 06:09
True. But kimi deserved it for crashing into force india’s Sutil, so all is even now.