Canadian GP: Hamilton takes his second win

Lewis Hamilton won arguably the race of the season, surviving the heated action, tyre changes and argy-bargy to claim his second Canadian GP win

The battle off the start line for the lead was between Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso while behind them it was a great deal more physical with drivers banging into each other as they tried to get through the first corner.

Hamilton held onto the lead but had to give it up as he shot into the pits with Alonso close on his heels. The duo were side-by-side on the way out with Alonso taking the position off the McLaren driver. However, it didn't last long as Hamilton overtook him on the track and maintained his advantage over the Ferrari driver through their second stops.

The duo, though, emerged behind Mark Webber as Red Bull opted to put their driver on hard and more hard tyres, hoping he could build a lead over those using the more fragile softer rubber. The hard/hard call meant Hamilton and Alonso just had to bide their time, waiting to pounce when Webber finally came in for his softer tyres.

In the end they didn't have to wait as they caught the Aussie hand-over-foot and Hamilton passed him into the first corner with the Spaniard quickly following suit. From there it looked to be a straight fight between the McLaren and the Ferrari for the victory before a backmarker caught Alonso unaware and Jenson Button leapt onto the mistake, taking P2 and securing McLaren's second successive 1-2.

Alonso had to settle for third, ahead of Vettel, Webber, Robert Kubica, Nico Rosberg and Sebastien Buemi, who actually led the race for a lap.

The results, though, will only be confirmed after the stewards investigate an incident between Robert Kubica and Adrian Sutil and another between Schumacher and Felipe Massa. And that will only be done in the hours after the race.

Results:

01. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1h33:53.456
02. Button McLaren-Mercedes + 2.254
03.Alonso Ferrari + 9.214
04. Vettel Red Bull-Renault + 37.817
05. Webber Red Bull-Renault + 39.291
06. Rosberg Mercedes + 56.084
07. Kubica Renault + 57.300
08. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 1 lap
09. Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes + 1 lap
10. Sutil Force India-Mercedes + 1 lap
11. Schumacher Mercedes + 1 lap
12. Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 1 lap
13. Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth + 1 lap
14. Barrichello Williams-Cosworth + 1 lap
15. Massa Ferrari + 1 lap
16. Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth + 2 laps
17. Petrov Renault + 2 laps
18. Chandhok HRT-Cosworth + 4 laps
19. Di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth + 5 laps

Did Not Finish

Glock Virgin-Cosworth 50
Trulli Lotus-Cosworth 43
De la Rosa Sauber-Ferrari 31
Senna HRT-Cosworth 14
Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 2

Source: Planet-F1