F1 2012 - Mercedes GP Canadian GP Results: 6th place for Nico, Schumi Retires Again

The Canadian Grand Prix has never disappointed and this year followed suit. Lewis Hamilton with his Mclaren Mercedes became the 7^th winner this season. Hamilton raced with perfection to hold off Alonso and Vettel to claim the win. RBR’s Vettel started the race first with Hamilton behind, but by the end of the first pit stop he dropped to third. Hamilton retained second and Alonso claimed the lead.

As the race went on, Ferrari kept Alonso out while Vettel and Hamilton pitted for a third set of wheels. Hamilton managed to overtake Vettel and then a fading Alonso. With four laps to go, Renault’s Grosjean, Sauber’s Perez and Vettel all managed to overtake Alonso. Perez stood out as the star of the race, starting 15^th, he opted for a one stop strategy and finished the race in 3^rd place barely 5sec behind Hamilton.

Mercedes AMG GP had an average day. At the beginning of the race Rosberg fell victim to the DRS and was passed by Felipe Massa and Paul Di Resta. During the middle of the race, Rosberg picked up pace and was setting blistering times lap after lap, but in the end he could only manage a 6^th place finish.

This year hasn’t been kind to Schumacher. He was forced by the race officials to retire after his rear DRS wing malfunctioned and was left permanently open. This is his forth retirement so far this season. His pit crew tried to fix the issued with brute force, but were unsuccessful and his race was over.

For Nico,
Michael after the race had this to say.
For Ross,
Norbert felt today’s race was a great and exciting one:

FULL RACE RESULTS
After 70 of 70 laps