Lewis Hamilton stormed to his 44th career Formula 1 win at the last race in Monaco, so with the Canadian Grand Prix next up, it’s the perfect time to revisit his maiden win in the series.
Hamilton has a strong track record at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve and fond memories too, as in 2007 he became a race winner in F1 for the first time.
In only the sixth race of his career in the F1, the Brit qualified on pole position (also his first) and led into Turn 1 as his team-mate Fernando Alonso tried to chase him down.
Despite being in a league of his own, Hamilton’s winning margin by the chequered was only four seconds thanks to four safety car periods. It was a faultless drive from the rookie, finishing ahead of Nick Heidfeld and Alexander Wurz.
Takuma Sato finished in a fine sixth place for Super Aguri after overtaking Alonso (who had a scruffy race and made several mistakes at the first corner) in the closing stages. It was a crucial and memorable result for the short-lived Japanese team.
Of course, one of the safety car periods was for Robert Kubica’s huge crash at Turn 10 on lap 26. It definitely remains one of the worst F1 crashes I have seen since starting to watch the series obsessively in 2004.
The Polish driver’s BMW Sauber hit the back of Jarno Trulli’s Toyota and went straight on at the left-hand kink before the hairpin, with his car launching into the air and making heavy contact with the inside wall twice.
It then rolled before coming to rest on its side. Fortunately he only suffered concussion and a sprained ankle, but he was forced to sit out of the next race in the United States, which saw the arrival of a certain German driver who would later go on to dominate the sport.
The race was typically packed full of drama and action, but Hamilton emerged from it all at the front of the field to take a mature, well-deserved first F1 win.
In only the sixth race of his career in the F1, the Brit qualified on pole position (also his first) and led into Turn 1 as his team-mate Fernando Alonso tried to chase him down.
Despite being in a league of his own, Hamilton’s winning margin by the chequered was only four seconds thanks to four safety car periods. It was a faultless drive from the rookie, finishing ahead of Nick Heidfeld and Alexander Wurz.
Takuma Sato finished in a fine sixth place for Super Aguri after overtaking Alonso (who had a scruffy race and made several mistakes at the first corner) in the closing stages. It was a crucial and memorable result for the short-lived Japanese team.
Of course, one of the safety car periods was for Robert Kubica’s huge crash at Turn 10 on lap 26. It definitely remains one of the worst F1 crashes I have seen since starting to watch the series obsessively in 2004.
The Polish driver’s BMW Sauber hit the back of Jarno Trulli’s Toyota and went straight on at the left-hand kink before the hairpin, with his car launching into the air and making heavy contact with the inside wall twice.
It then rolled before coming to rest on its side. Fortunately he only suffered concussion and a sprained ankle, but he was forced to sit out of the next race in the United States, which saw the arrival of a certain German driver who would later go on to dominate the sport.
The race was typically packed full of drama and action, but Hamilton emerged from it all at the front of the field to take a mature, well-deserved first F1 win.
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