Formula One: Canadian Grand Prix Gives McLaren Another 1-2

This year's Formula One season only seems to be getting hotter. The Canadian Grand Prix had its fair share of tense moments. The notable ones are a collision between Ferrari's Felipe Massa and Force India's Vitantonio Liuzzi. This split the race into 2 sections and those that didn't stand a chance were seen racing for points. Also Mark Webber was penalized 5 places on the grid for replacing his gearbox, and had to start the race from 7th place. Although Hamilton won, he was seen struggling for grip in his McLaren. Ferrari's Fernando Alonso went on to take the last place on the podium.

Hamilton had this to say, "It was one of those races, where it was very hard to judge how hard to push and how much to try to conserve your tires. It's been a tremendous weekend, fantastic. Things have just gone so well for us, and there's been incredible support from all the Brits out here. And the team did an exceptional job. This was one of the toughest races so far but that's what you want, you want it to be difficult. I won my first Grand Prix here three years ago, and to come back and repeat that has been a real pleasure."

Race Classification

1. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren Mercedes) 25 pts
2. Jenson Button (McLaren Mercedes) 18 pts
3. Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) 15 points
4. Sebastien Vettel (Red Bull-Renault) 12 pts
5. Mark Webber (Red Bull-Renault) 10 pts
6. Nico Rosberg (Mercedes Benz GP Ltd) 8 pts
7. Robert Kubica (Renault) 6 pts
8. Sebastien Buemi (STR-Ferrari) 4 pts
9. Vitantonio Liuzzi (Force India-Mercedes) 2 pts
10. Adrian Sutil (Force India-Mercedes) 1 pt

Driver Standings

Position	Driver	Team	Points
1	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes	109
2	Jenson Button	McLaren-Mercedes	106
3	Mark Webber	Red Bull-Renault	103
4	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	94
5	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault	90
6	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes Benz GP Ltd	74
7	Robert Kubica	Renault	73
8	Felipe Massa	Ferrari	67
9	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes Benz GP Ltd	34
10	Adrian Sutil	Force India-Mercedes	23
11	Vitantonio Luizzi	Force India-Mercedes	12
12	Rubens Barrichello	Williams-Cosworth	7
13	Vitaly Petrov	Renault	6
14	Sabastien Buemi	STR-Ferrari	5
15	Jaime Alguersuari	STR-Ferrari	3
16	Kamui Kobayashi	BMW Sauber-Ferrari	1
17	Nico Hulkenberg	Williams-Cosworth	1

Constructor Standings

Position	Team	Points
1	McLaren-Mercedes	215
2	Red Bull-Renault	193
3	Ferrari	161
4	Mercedes Benz GP Ltd	108
5	Renault	79
6	Force India-Mercedes	35
7	STR-Ferrari	8
8	Williams-Cosworth	8
9	BMW Sauber-Ferrari	1
10	Lotus-Cosworth	0
11	HRT-Cosworth	0
12	Virgin-Cosworth	0

McLaren have consolidated their position in the constructor's championship for the current Formula One season, along with both their drivers too sitting pretty at the top in the driver standings. Red Bull, Ferrari and Mercedes have some catching up to do now, and it remains to be seen what drama we have in store ahead.

See you in a couple of weeks time for the Grand Prix of Europe (Valencia).