Overall the race itself was a good race to watch. It was the race where Sebastian Vettel controlled the race from the start of the Grand Prix to the end, on pole for Sunday's race, lead most of the race throughout to win it on the road.
However on lap 48, Vettel took to the grass at the first chicane after briefly losing the rear of his car on corner entry. Vettel skated over the grass and rejoined just as Lewis Hamilton tried to dart into the gap between the scrambling Ferrari and the wall on the exit of the corner. Hamilton backed out to avoid a collision and Vettel maintained his lead, but was punished after a lengthy investigation by the stewards with a five second timed penalty added after the race giving Current Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton the race win for his seasons Canadian Grand Prix for Lewis Hamilton's fifth race win of the season.
While, Sebastian Vettel finished in second place in the Ferrari, Vettel was three seconds behind Hamilton at the end.
Meanwhile, Charles Leclerc finished in third place in the other Ferrari to complete the podium, Leclerc was four seconds behind Hamilton at the end of the seventy lap race.
Highlights of the race below, enjoy.
Rate the Teams and Drivers
Mercedes - 7
Lewis Hamilton - 8 (race win)
Valtteri Bottas - 7 (finished fourth, fastest lap)
Ferrari - 8
Sebastian Vettel - 9 (pole, finished second)
Charles Leclerc - 8 (finished third)
Red Bull Racing - 6
Max Verstappen - 7 (finished fifth)
Pierre Gasly - 5 (finished eighth, lap down)
Renault - 9
Daniel Ricciardo - 10 (finished sixth, lap down)
Nico Hülkenberg - 9 (finished seventh, lap down)
Haas - 4
Romain Grosjean - 5 (finished fourteenth, lap down)
Kevin Magnussen - 4 (finished eighteenth, two laps down)
McLaren - 6
Carlos Sainz Jr. - 6 (finished eleventh, lap down)
Lando Norris - 7 (DNF, Suspension/Brakes)
Racing Point - 6
Sergio Pérez- 5 (finished twelfth, lap down)
Lance Stroll - 7 (finished ninth, lap down)
Alfa Romeo - 5
Kimi Räikkönen - 5 (finished fifteenth, lap down)
Antonio Giovinazzi - 5 (finished thirteenth, lap down)
Toro Rosso - 5
Daniil Kvyat - 6 (finished tenth, lap down)
Alexander Albon - 5 (DNF, Collision damage from Pérez)
Williams - 3
George Russell - 4 (finished sixteenth, two laps down)
Robert Kubica - 3 (finished eighteenth, three laps down)
Next stop Circuit Paul Ricard for the French Grand Prix in two weeks time.
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