canadian grand prix canadian grand prix formula motor race held june circuit montreal canada sixth race formula season race won starting pole position season formula hamilton win formula formula race won black driver finished second making grand prix season drivers teams ferrari achieved podium positions safety car deployed unprecedented times course race periods crash resulted suffering ankle concussion race disqualified failing stop end pit lane exit closed report background test session held paul circuit france track replicate characteristics final days style despite fact team dominated set circuit ferrari better canadian set fastest time day time rain lunch caused test halted test resumed forced finish early car experienced electronic problems achieved second fastest time tenths second seven tenths separating drivers team focused testing suspension shared testing team day engine failed lap completed laps fastest second day time driver ending day second fastest time completed laps second day fastest despite completing fewer laps drivers engine failing early day testing session stopped twice engines failed continued perform high low work performed low medium work optimistic race tests saying grip brakes good suspension gave better turn weeks leading released statements press saying believed different canada different conditions shown believed momentum win said realistic dominating race practice practice started friday leading end practice sessions sessions team mate closest ferrari driven pleased 5th place session 7th second despite report car difficult drive car suffered fuel leak resulting unable post timed lap morning session told press fuel leak car difficult drive drivers finished morning practice slower customer team practice faster second practice toyota suspension problems meant second practice cut short narrowly missed ran track experiencing problems suspension toyota stopped drivers minutes measure time got cars track managed extra laps problem ended practice day going wall turn damaging suspension team mate performed better staying sessions end afternoon practice slowed unexpectedly turn causing drive overtaken speed incident saturday morning practice session minutes shorter scheduled minutes having suspected engine failure failure caused oil split track failure persisted race weekend resulted red flag period local time hamilton led practice fastest lap posting second fourth fastest laps respectively finished session fifth fastest lap car works team second time race weekend toyota continued disappointing race weekend 14th 16th fastest laps suspension problems day resolved drivers given instructions avoid turn damage suspension came repaired cars entering qualifying qualifying hamilton took pole position improved practice performance position shared row suffering braking problem team mate session qualifying attempt lap second session result completed consistent previous form button failed qualified 13th 15th respectively qualified cars missing second session qualifying second qualified 14th slowest car second session qualifying putting 16th position missed second session qualifying putting 17th position places team mate team disappointed qualifying 18th crashed wall turn damaging rear suspension losing rear wing resulting session stopped temporarily debris cleared repaired car managed impressive lap 13th drivers engine change engine failure demoted grid qualified 19th 20th 21st respectively pushed place engine change race led start preventing overtaking turn ran wide allowing overtake second place damaged car process subsequently ran track turn times race gearbox problem start race unable select gear causing stall grid started pit lane accident race involved rear wing williams went broken suspension ran grass turn lap resulted falling hamilton laps later similar mistake turn resulting sliding grass time race caused drop fourth allowed round inside moved second pitted lap hamilton pitted lap rejoining race place lap adrian crashed turn safety car deployed hamilton pitted incident pit lane closed forced pit order avoid running fuel given second stop penalties pit lane opened rest field pitted left pit lane red light later disqualified race lap race restarted lap approach later lap hit toyota impact forced grass edge track bump launched car concrete wall losing wheels nose suffering major damage initial impact flipped track came rest barrier run area track initial reports said broken leg suffered ankle concussion safety car deployed crash safety car deployed lap debris crash involving previous lap lap crashing wall champions lap trying pass later track rod away causing crash cement placed accident ran wide braking dust went past result moved 10th place lap battling position going turn span track fashion touching occurrence reporters resembling form dance drivers able going lap pit stop claimed race beaver damaged wing canadian reports said likely lap later forced retire gearbox problem stopped lap allowed ahead second pit stop lap time able pass exited pits moved 5th including drivers failed finish race accidents including gearbox failures cars damaged race rear wing damaged incident took speed hit meant safety car deployed occasions final restart lap remaining cars lap creating close racing lot overtaking hamilton sustained consistent pace incidents pulled clear closing stages taking race win relatively comfortably dropped places final pit stop hamilton championship lead strengthened overtook reigning world champion sixth place outside final having switched harder tyres final stop austria drove field williams 19th start finish taking completing laps super soft tires finishing recorded career podium race marked years debut race finished second place trailing hamilton majority race safety car deployments allowed fourth starting grid race time season driver team ferrari podium overtook mercedes world champion lap overtaking having overtaken ferrari earlier race finished sixth having race seen middle grid pack high fifth pit stop error caused eleventh moved places laps voted driver day itv website hamilton win time scored formula points biggest single points haul team point came spanish grand prix post race reaction race mainly focused hamilton fact grand prix victory making black driver win formula race thought impressive taken races win process lead drivers championship age said stunned victory hill believed people achieved short space time speculation began possibility winning drivers championship ferrari team disappointed outcome race points hamilton drivers championship result finishing 7th ferrari lost ground driver championship gaining total points race believed hamilton lucky won race team mate race hamilton performance felt impressive separate deployments safety car result crash unable race grand prix united_states decision allow race sport governing body believed risk race case crash soon despite fact said statement ready race replaced race classification qualifying notes given place grid penalty engine change engine failure saturday practice session race championship standings race note positions included sets standings
2007 Canadian Grand Prix