Schumacher edged him wide and Button seized the opportunity to move ahead of his team mate. Hamilton fell behind Michael Schumacher while avoiding Webber’s spinning car but was soon on his tail, trying to pass the Mercedes around the outside of the Casino hairpin.
Sebastian Vettel came under attack from Fernando Alonso immediately but he repelled the attack.įurther back Mark Webber was attacked more aggressively by Lewis Hamilton, who tipped the Red Bull into a spin at the first corner. The cars circulated for four laps before the pack was released. The rain had stopped before the race got underway but Charlie Whiting decided to start the race behind the safety car on the wet track. It is also the scene of Jean Alesi's single Grand Prix victory in 1995, driving the number 27 Ferrari, the same car number which carried Gilles Villeneuve into the hearts of the Canadian Formula One fans.He bounced back after two collisions, with Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso, and a drive-through penalty.Ī last-lap mistake by Vettel allowed Button to win having run 22nd at one point. Michael Schumacher holds the record of having won seven times in Canada. His son, Jacques, never won at the track but some of the great drivers of the sport have taken the spoils here. Following his tragic death in 1982, the track was renamed in his honour. Gilles Villeneuve, in his first season with Ferrari, was yet to win a Formula One race, but at his home Grand Prix he took a memorable debut victory. It was, everyone agreed, a perfect venue for a Grand Prix.Īfter $2m was spent on upgrading the circuit to Formula One standards, the first race was held there in October 1978.
The island had been the home of the 1967 World Fair (Expo'67) and was full of futuristic looking buildings. Taking the Ile Notre-Dame, they connected all the island's roads and made a circuit. Building a new circuit simply wasn't feasible, however, as time and money were against them. In 1977 the French Canadians, motivated by the incredible success of Gilles Villeneuve, decided it was about time they built a race track. By 1970, however, Mont-Tremblant was deemed too dangerous and the race moved full time to Mosport Park. In the 1960s the rivalry between French and English speaking Canada meant that the country's Grand Prix had two homes: Mosport Park one year and Mont-Tremblant the next.
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