canadian grand prix canadian grand prix formally known formula grand prix canada formula motor race held june montreal canada race seventh round season marked 52nd running defending race winner having won grand prix year mercedes team won race pole position leading lap race extended championship lead teammate finished second points report background pit stop decision seemingly cost victory previous race talking point arrived canada thursday press conference hamilton insisted couldn care incident saying past honestly point thinking trying shape future received place grid penalty causing collision final practice session equip car fifth internal engine season exceeded limit units power unit element season received additional place grid penalty minor changes right left track prior session weekend placed run area drivers entering track early ahead practice session saturday additional orange coloured added apex turn stated driver fails negotiate turn track makes contact new element required left red white block join track safely going race hamilton leading points teammate won previous rounds spain points championship mercedes leading ferrari points williams free practice regulations season practice sessions held hour sessions friday hour session qualifying saturday practice friday morning posted fastest time second quicker fastest time set practice tenths second ahead teammate second lotus showed good pace fourth fastest respectively seconds hamilton incidents session included hamilton spinning brakes locked stopping end pit lane set post timed lap end session second practice hamilton quickest caught went turn crashed car run intermediate tyres wet conditions rain affected second half session teams sent drivers dry half setting times super soft tyre compound ferrari looked significantly closer mercedes finishing second respectively seconds hamilton lotus confirmed good pace session fifth fastest practice session saturday morning disrupted red flag periods minutes practice lost control car track increase tyre temperatures open casino straight crashed barrier inside track red flag lifted minutes session remained drivers took track try super soft compound long park car turn seven reporting problem power unit brought red flag effectively ending session fastest half second ahead hamilton drove laps ending practice slowest time set qualifying qualifying consisted parts minutes length respectively drivers eliminated competing sessions minutes qualifying split parts eighteen minutes running respectively able place new car time qualifying following accident practice problems missed session meaning participation race left decision race qualifying mercedes able refrain faster super soft tyres setting times fastest session narrowly quicker mercedes drivers softer tyre compound button participating drivers left eliminated cut took 18th 19th grid qualifying teammate stevens time qualifying drivers participated joining prominent drivers suffered problems power units finishing 16th 17th respectively quickest seconds ahead teammate mercedes power unit proved superiority high speed montreal track remaining mercedes powered cars making leaving remaining places time force india able cars qualifying having german grand prix took track final qualifying unable beat time set fast lap hamilton improved time tenths second faster drivers unable improve times second timed laps hamilton took 44th pole position career row taken narrowly beat pastor lotus drivers emerged pit boxes simultaneously final timed laps entering track finished eighth ninth splitting force post qualifying interview following qualifying expressed special pole canada canada scene race win lamented qualifying performance telling german small car broken confident able places race pointing fast pace qualifying post lap time fastest time required apply race allowed start race granted permission qualifying fit car fifth heat motor generator unit fifth turbo season exceeded limit units power unit element button later handed place place grid penalties start grid penalty substituted drive penalty served laps race handed place grid penalty overtaking manor red flags free practice session qualified twelfth race unable placed places grid penalties grid penalties longer carried subsequent races instead handed second penalty served pit stop race race start race drivers grid got away incident changes position outside turn able pastor sixth position started rear end grid places early race running twelfth thirteenth lap came pits stop pit stop car stationary seconds turn went past marcus eleventh laps later wheel wheel manoeuvre turns built sufficient gap second placed deny chance use try overtake lap passed race winner tenth position pit stops began lap pitted seventh passed seventh place lap stuck 16th told save fuel problem afflicted teammate lap gone past 13th lap runners pit coming fourth spun repeat incident incident cost seconds allowed stay ahead pitted lap hamilton pitted lap following suit laps later incident point seconds teammate laps later came second final stop race came stop lap putting super soft tyres dropped sixth ninth pitted lap staying fourth position ahead lotus lap went past eighth final contact drivers car spun order avoid wall outside final corner laps later driver retire race consecutive retirement lap tried lap stevens cutting rear left tyre process incident brought second time penalty lotus pastor lost position moved past fifth lap joined teammate retirement laps later called pits team went sixth overtaking lap remaining laps hamilton managed control lead went win montreal fourth time finishing seconds ahead seconds post race podium interview conducted reporter expressed delight victory saying needed victory disappointment stated car suffered race felt control saying bit time pocket able pull needed turn felt qualifying performance saturday big difference cost chance victory following race apologised team radio spin felt cost podium finish post race interviews explained issue map triggered pit stop caused spin finishing sixth 15th grid happy good race lamented problems qualifying felt podium finish reach started order causing collision stevens given penalty points said race thought past manor soon clear wasn fault entirely stop learning driver insisted fairly clear got close went outside braking later managing corner clearly ahead saw opening brakes reacted jumped second started track crashed turn declared didn leave avoid contact kept braking lost rear spun voice satisfaction result finishing eighth taking championship points classification qualifying notes received place grid penalty causing collision previous race place grid penalty exceeding allowed internal engine allocation received place grid penalty overtaking red flags free practice session received permission start race despite setting qualifying time later received place grid penalties exceeding allowed allocation power unit components race championship standings race note positions included sets standings
2015 Canadian Grand Prix