Canadian GP: Verstappen holds off Sainz to win tense race

Canadian GP: Verstappen holds off Sainz to win tense race

The race had already been twice interrupted by virtual safety car activations, which put Verstappen and Sainz on different two-stop versus a likely one-stop strategy for the Ferrari ahead of the closing stages

before the safety car closed them up and set up a straight fight for the victory on the same hard tyres, albeit with the Spaniard on younger rubber.

before the safety car closed them up and set up a straight fight for the victory on the same hard tyres, albeit with the Spaniard on younger rubber.

Behind, Fernando Alonso's front row start became a seventh-place finish for Alpine behind Mercedes drivers Hamilton and George Russell,

Behind, Fernando Alonso's front row start became a seventh-place finish for Alpine behind Mercedes drivers Hamilton and George Russell,

while Charles Leclerc's recovery drive from the back of the grid finished with fifth place.

while Charles Leclerc's recovery drive from the back of the grid finished with fifth place.

At the start, Alonso's intention to attack Verstappen at the first corner never came close to fruition as the Red Bull driver aced the launch and easily led into Turn 1.

At the start, Alonso's intention to attack Verstappen at the first corner never came close to fruition as the Red Bull driver aced the launch and easily led into Turn 1.

Sainz followed Alonso through the opening corners while behind Hamilton's left-front brushed

Sainz followed Alonso through the opening corners while behind Hamilton's left-front brushed

Kevin Magnussen's right-side front wing endplate when the Haas attacked to the Mercedes' outside of Turn 3, which broke the part and left it hanging off.

Kevin Magnussen's right-side front wing endplate when the Haas attacked to the Mercedes' outside of Turn 3, which broke the part and left it hanging off.

As Verstappen consolidated his lead, which was 1.0s at the end of lap 1 of 70, Sainz took until the end of lap three to pass Alonso – using DRS to get by on the approach to the final corners.

As Verstappen consolidated his lead, which was 1.0s at the end of lap 1 of 70, Sainz took until the end of lap three to pass Alonso – using DRS to get by on the approach to the final corners.

Verstappen eked out a few tenths per lap over Sainz during the initial laps, where the Ferrari driver struggled with graining tyres

Verstappen eked out a few tenths per lap over Sainz during the initial laps, where the Ferrari driver struggled with graining tyres

but the Spaniard was starting to reverse this trend when the first stint was interrupted by the first VSC activation on lap nine.

but the Spaniard was starting to reverse this trend when the first stint was interrupted by the first VSC activation on lap nine.

Just after Magnussen had been ordered to pit to replace his front wing by the FIA,

Just after Magnussen had been ordered to pit to replace his front wing by the FIA,

Sergio Perez pulled out of the mid-pack with what he suspected was an engine problem that meant he stopped in the runoff behind Turn 9 and the run down the hairpin late in the lap.

Sergio Perez pulled out of the mid-pack with what he suspected was an engine problem that meant he stopped in the runoff behind Turn 9 and the run down the hairpin late in the lap.

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