The Canadian Grand Prix has just ended. The race organisers put down a very abrasive track surface which increased tire wear. This meant that most drivers had to make between 3 and 4 pit stops rather then the usual one. This led to a very eventful and strategically chaotic race. The top ten point scoring positions were taken by;
- Lewis Hamilton, McLaren, GB
- Jenson Button, MClaren, GB
- Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, Spain
- Sebastian Vettel, Redbull, Germany
- Mark Webber, Redbull, Australia
- Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, Germany
- Robert Kubica, Renault, Poland
- Sebastian Beumi, Torro Rosso, Swiss
- Tonio Luizzi, Force India, Italy
- Adrian Sutil, Force India, Germany.
The big story of the race though was Micheal Schumacher. Late in the race the tires on his Mercedes were forcing the German driver to slow. He was about to lose the last points scoring place to Ferrari's Brazilian driver, Fillipe Massa when he very subtly encouraged Massa to bump into a wall and lose his front wing meaning he was no longer a threat to Schumacher. That is the sort of ruthless professionalism that made Schumacher one of, if not, the greatest F1 driver in history. He is currently under investigation by the race stewards.
So Germany V Australia game starts in what 30 minutes?
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