2014.06.canada

canadaaricciardo’s big day

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Firstwordit’s always great when Formula 1 heralds a new winner, and in canada danielricciardoscoreshisfirstgrandprixvictory.there are few race drivers as popular as the young australian who boasts thebroadestgrininsportandinmontrealhisperma-smilewasbiggerthanever.suremercedes imploded on the day, but then one could say that pressure fromtheirrivalsforcedthemtopushtheenvelopetoofar,andinthewingstocapitalisewasdanielandredBull.it has been a riveting journey to the top for theaussie who departed his homecomfortstomakethepilgrimmagetoeurope.hewasspottedbyredBull’shelmutmarkoandprogressedthroughtheranks-FormulaBmw,Formularenault,Formula3-beforebreakingintoFormula1withhrtin2011fundedbyredBull.thatwasfollowedbytwoyearsattororossowherehegot thenodoverJeanericVergnetoprogresstoredBull,replacingfellowcountrymanmarkwebber,andpartneringsebastianVettel.since thendaniel hasbeen flawless, out gunninghis four timesworld championteammate,andinthewoefullyunderpoweredrB10hasledthechaseofthedominantsilverarrows.attheageof24yougettheffelingthatdaniel’sfirstgrandprixvictoryisemerelythefirstofmany...anditcouldnothappentoanicerbloke.

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2014.06.canada

Firstwordit’s always great when Formula 1 heralds a new winner, and in canada danielricciardoscoreshisfirstgrandprixvictory.there are few race drivers as popular as the young australian who boasts thebroadestgrininsportandinmontrealhisperma-smilewasbiggerthanever.suremercedes imploded on the day, but then one could say that pressure fromtheirrivalsforcedthemtopushtheenvelopetoofar,andinthewingstocapitalisewasdanielandredBull.it has been a riveting journey to the top for theaussie who departed his homecomfortstomakethepilgrimmagetoeurope.hewasspottedbyredBull’shelmutmarkoandprogressedthroughtheranks-FormulaBmw,Formularenault,Formula3-beforebreakingintoFormula1withhrtin2011fundedbyredBull.thatwasfollowedbytwoyearsattororossowherehegot thenodoverJeanericVergnetoprogresstoredBull,replacingfellowcountrymanmarkwebber,andpartneringsebastianVettel.since thendaniel hasbeen flawless, out gunninghis four timesworld championteammate,andinthewoefullyunderpoweredrB10hasledthechaseofthedominantsilverarrows.attheageof24yougettheffelingthatdaniel’sfirstgrandprixvictoryisemerelythefirstofmany...anditcouldnothappentoanicerbloke.

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Red Bull Racing’s Daniel Ricciardo took his maiden Formula One victory in at the Canadian Grand after power unit

problems forced Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg to settle to second after team-mate Lewis Hamilton was forced to retire with brake problems after 46 laps.

Sebastian Vettel finished third after passing Force India’s Sergio Perez, who also struggled with brake issues, two laps from the flag. However, the race ended under the safety car following a high-speed crash involving Perez

and Felipe Massa on the penultimate lap.At the start, Rosberg held off a strong

challenge from Hamilton, holding his line as Hamilton made a move into turn one. The tussle allowed Vettel to sneak through into second. Behind them Williams’ Valtteri Bottas held fourth ahead of Massa, with Ricciardo sixth. Fernando Alonso, meanwhile, dropped back, surrendering seventh place to Jean-Eric Vergne. Kimi Raikkonen, too, made up a place, passing Jenson Button for ninth.

At the back, though, there was a collision.

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and Felipe Massa on the penultimate lap.At the start, Rosberg held off a strong

challenge from Hamilton, holding his line as Hamilton made a move into turn one. The tussle allowed Vettel to sneak through into second. Behind them Williams’ Valtteri Bottas held fourth ahead of Massa, with Ricciardo sixth. Fernando Alonso, meanwhile, dropped back, surrendering seventh place to Jean-Eric Vergne. Kimi Raikkonen, too, made up a place, passing Jenson Button for ninth.

At the back, though, there was a collision.

Just after the start Max Chilton lost control into Turn 4 and collided with team-mate Jules Bianchi and pitched the Frenchman into the barriers. Chilton, too, spun out as a result. It was the first time Chilton had failed to finish in Formula One. The double DNF was a bitter pill for Marussia after the team took its first points in Monaco two weeks ago.

When the action resumed the leaders all held position but Button lost out again, Sergio Perez passing the McLaren driver into the chicane to slot into the final points position.

At the front, Hamilton made his move on second-placed Vettel at the end of lap nine, passing the Red Bull under DRS into the final chicane. The move left the Mercedes driver 1.7s adrift of his team-mate.

Ricciardo was the first to make a scheduled stop at the end of lap 13. The Australian swapped his starting supersoft tyres for soft rubber. The stop saw Ricciardo re-emerge in 14th place. Bottas responded, pitting on the next tour from fourth place. He re-emerged just in front of Ricciardo. The next lap saw Vettel, Vergne and Massa all making their way to pit lane for soft tyres.

Massa’s stop, however, was problematic. A delay with the front left wheel saw the Brazilian lose out badly and he was jumped on track by both Ricciardo and Vergne.

Leader Rosberg stopped on lap 18, shedding his supersofts for soft tyres. Hamilton pushed hard to make up time and that forced Rosberg to be similarly committed. The German’s enthusiasm was almost very costly as he took too much kerb just after leaving the pits and almost hit the wall.

Hamilton pitted the next time around but his in-laps hadn’t clawed back enough time to pass his team-mate and Rosberg held his lead comfortably.

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