Lewis leads Formula One Championship.

Charles Oladeji.

After what might have appeared as  an almost impossible task at the beginning of this season, Mclaren has undoubtedly started assert its technical superiority over Chris Honer’s Red Bull team.  Following on from an eventful race in Turkey where the two Red Bull cars collided under pressure, and then the  Mclaren number one and number two car had the team and supporters tearing their hair out for a few mad seconds, the Canadian Grand Prix was a welcome fix for fans whose appetite has been wet.  

Lewis Hamilton  who snatched pole during a qualify race that seemed just as breath taking as the actual race, managed to provide fans with another great performance in the art of competitive racing, while the smooth and savvy  current World Champion, Jenson Button followed his team mate across the line, in another 1-2 finish.  

With this win, Lewis has unexpectedly leap-frogged both Mark Weber and Jenson Button to lead the Championship with 109 points. Jenson Button follows close in the chase  with 106 points while Mark Webber has 103. It’s also worth noting that Weber was penalised and moved down to 7^th on the grid despite qualifying in 2^nd place on Saturday. 

A second ‘1-2 finish’  in two weeks means that Mclaren continues to move in the right direction in regards to clinching the Manufacturers Championship having now established a solid lead of 22 points over RBR Renault.  As the season schedule moves races back to Europe, Ferrari and Fernando Alonso will also be keen to build on the progress they have made with car by making it more competitive at Montreal.  However, it’s worth noting that although Valencia is Alonso’s backyard, he has not had great success on the street circuit which some have referred to as a ‘Mock Monaco’ circuit.