Behind the News - 17 June 2007
Title dream a reality for Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton savoured his first grand prix victory and said his dream to win the world drivers championship may have to wait.
The 22-year-old added a maiden victory to his list of achievements in just his sixth race in Formula One at the Canadian Grand Prix, crowning a dream start to his McLaren career which had already produced a record five podium finishes in his first five starts and a first pole position this weekend at the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve in Montreal.
Hamilton has an eight-point advantage in the drivers' championship over team-mate Fernando Alonso, with the world champion finishing out of the points in seventh after a torrid afternoon which included a 10-second stop/go penalty.
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Lewis Hamilton savoured his first grand prix victory and said his dream to win the world drivers championship may have to wait.
The 22-year-old added a maiden victory to his list of achievements in just his sixth race in Formula One at the Canadian Grand Prix, crowning a dream start to his McLaren career which had already produced a record five podium finishes in his first five starts and a first pole position this weekend at the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve in Montreal.
Hamilton has an eight-point advantage in the drivers' championship over team-mate Fernando Alonso, with the world champion finishing out of the points in seventh after a torrid afternoon which included a 10-second stop/go penalty.
- Read the full story
- F1 Grand Prix special
- F1 Pit Babes