Lewis Hamilton took his fifth Canadian Grand Prix victory last weekend, edging him closer to the record of Michael Schumacher, who won seven times in Montreal.
The record for victories at the same circuit, by the way, is held by Schumacher, but at the French circuit of Magny-Cours, where he won eight times.
This was Hamilton’s 45th victory and the 51st for Mercedes, equalling Red Bull’s success. Hamilton now needs seven more wins this year to surpass Alain Prost’s tally of 51 race victories and become the second most successful driver in history.
Both Mercedes drivers lost places on the first lap of the race, making them the worst starters of the season so far. Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg have lost 15 positions on the first lap of races so far this year.
The retirement of Felipe Massa from the race now means that no driver will be able to score points in every race this year.