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Last season info Montreal Canada
Montreal
was payback time for Raikkonen, but only
after another incident-filled afternoon.
A dramatic race start saw Button and Schumacher
swallowed up by both Renaults at the very
first corner, with Fisichella leading his
team mate until a hydraulic problem put
him out on lap 33. Despite Montoya chasing
hard, it should have been a straightforward
win for Alonso from there, but a rare driver
error from the Spaniard saw him clip the
wall. That left Montoya in front, all set
for his first McLaren victory - that was
until the safety car came out after Button
bounced his BAR over the new kerb at the
final chicane and into the infamous ‘Wall
of Champions’. The safety car’s
timing was not on Montoya’s side,
the Colombian missing out on the chance
of a ‘free’ stop, which countless
others, including Raikkonen, took. He came
in a lap later, but in his haste he failed
to see the red light at the pit exit. The
error was enough to get him black flagged,
leaving Raikkonen to head for the chequered
flag.
Winner + pole + fastest lap Montreal
Canada
Pole position was reached by Jenson Button
(BAR-Honda). However, Kimi Räikkönen
(McLaren-Mercedes) was the one who won the
race, just before Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)
and Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari). Fastest
Lap was again clocked by Kimi Räikkönen:
1:14.384.
Historic info Montreal Canada
The
Canadian Grand Prix is held since 1967.
In 1971 safety concerns lead to the Grand
Prix moving permanently to Mosport. In 1978
the Canadian Grand Prix moved to its current
home on Ile Notre-Dame in Montreal. The
first winner in Montreal was Quebec native
Gilles Villeneuve who died in 1982 on the
final qualifying lap for the Belgian
Grand Prix. A few weeks after his death,
the race course in Montreal was named Circuit
Gilles Villeneuve after him. The 1982 Canadian
Grand Prix, already dreary because of the
death of Villeneuve a month earlier, saw
another horrific accident with Didier Pironi.
The 1997 Canadian Grand Prix was stopped
early due to a huge accident involving Olivier
Panis. In 1999, the final corner of Circuit
Gilles Villeneuve became well-known for
catching out former World Champions. Damon
Hill, Michael Schumacher and Jacques Villeneuve
all crashed into the same wall which had
the slogan Welcome to Quebec on it. The
wall became affectionately known as the
"Wall of champions".
Listings of past winners / teams
(last 10 years)
2005 Kimi Räikkönen (McLaren-Mercedes)
2004 Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)
2003 Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)
2002 Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)
2001 Ralf Schumacher (Williams-BMW)
2000 Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)
1999 Mika Hakkinen (McLaren-Mercedes)
1998 Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)
1997 Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)
1996 Damon Hill (Williams-Renault)
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