F1 Race Recap: Second Place for the Silver Arrows in Canada

Blog: The Tibco Blog

It was a beautiful day in Montreal as ten Formula One teams arrived at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve for the Canadian Grand Prix. After a hard-fought qualifying round, Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport drivers Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton landed P2 and P4 starting positions on the grid. With Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in front of Hamilton and Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel taking P1, would Hamilton be able to bring home his seventh Canadian GP win from the second row?

We’re counting down to LIGHTS OUT at the #CanadianGP! With @valtteribottas #VB77 starting in P2 and @lewishamilton #LH44 in P4, it’s shaping up to be thriller in Montreal! ( Steve Etherington) @mercedesamgf1 #DrivenByEachOther #TIBCOfast

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FORMATION LAP! Vettel leads the field away from the grid! #CanadianGP coming up… Feeling the buzz yet?

— Mercedes-AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) June 10, 2018

As they warmed up cars warmed up in the formation lap, the drivers prepared for a fight around the first several turns.

And they’re off! @ValtteriBottas hangs on to P2 around the first few corners with @LewisHamilton close behind in P4! @MercedesAMGF1 #F1 #DrivenByEachOther @TIBCOfast #CanadianGP https://t.co/vYRY8Of4X6

— TIBCO Software (@TIBCO) June 10, 2018

Despite going wheel-to-wheel with Verstappen, Bottas managed to avoid the overtake and hang on to his 2nd place position. Shortly after the race began, Hamilton began sensing an issue.

#LH44: “I’m having dropouts of power…”

TEAM: “We’re trying to find a solution to get it sorted!”#CanadianGP #F1

— Mercedes-AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) June 10, 2018

Fortunately the brilliant technicians at Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport were able to diagnose and repair his issue, getting him sorted out in seconds and back on the track.

Some good news… We added cooling to Lewis’ car during his stop which has helped his earlier issue with the car running hot 🛠 #CanadianGP

— Mercedes-AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) June 10, 2018

Just as Bottas was making progress to close the gap on Vettel, the Flying Finn drifted off course, costing valuable time.

LAP 56/70: Bottas had closed the gap with Vettel to around three seconds…

Then this happened #CanadianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/w3mxb463ih

— Formula 1 (@F1) June 10, 2018

As the final laps flew by, Bottas held on to 2nd place, as Hamilton settled for 5th.

P2 for @ValtteriBottas, P5 for @LewisHamilton in Montreal – fighting hard to the end! #CanadianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/GLMnQ1t7T4

— Mercedes-AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) June 10, 2018

Despite the setbacks and challenges, Bottas and Hamilton fought it out for 70 laps and managed to bring home some valuable points to continue their lead in the Constructors’ World Championship standings.

2nd today

Ferrari was just quicker today unfortunately. We will keep pushing on @MercedesAMGF1

French GP in two weeks #VB77 #F1 #CanadianGP pic.twitter.com/GtkjYfAZ2i

— Valtteri Bottas (@ValtteriBottas) June 10, 2018

“Every single lap I was waiting for the power to just drop away and disappear – but it kept going.”

More from @LewisHamilton https://t.co/orRPCGZ6Up #CanadianGP pic.twitter.com/VZa5u7zd3O

— Mercedes-AMG F1 (@MercedesAMGF1) June 10, 2018