| Fernando Alonso won last Sunday his 4th | | | | second place. |
| consecutive race giving him the conquest of the | | | | Raikkonen's McLaren Mercedes ended third, |
| Canadian Formula One Grand Prix. For Alonso who | | | | Giancarlo Fisichella's Renault was fourth and Felipe |
| runs for Renault was an easy victory since he | | | | Massa's Ferrari was fifth. |
| started from the pole and only had a brief | | | | The dirty, slippery track didn't stop Fernando |
| challenge from the Finn Kimi Raikkonen at the | | | | Alonso's persistent ride toward a second straight |
| beginning of the race but Alonso held off | | | | Formula One Championship. Apparently the Circuit |
| Raikkonen's attempt to pass him in the 12th lap. | | | | Gilles-Villeneuve needs a new surface. Many pilots |
| Alonso's final margin of victory was only 2.1 | | | | affirmed that the track got worst as the race |
| seconds | | | | progressed and that going off the racing line was |
| Raikkonen had problems in the pits while changing | | | | like driving on a skating rink. |
| the right rear tire during his first stop and during | | | | This is Alonso's sixth win of the season, which |
| the installation of his McLaren on another. He was | | | | gives him advantage of 25 points with ten races |
| then passed by Schumacher with one lap to go. | | | | to go in the World Championship standings on his |
| The seven-time winner on the Circuit Gilles | | | | way to next week's U.S. Grand Prix. This is |
| Villeneuve, Michael Schumacher wasn't really a rival | | | | Alonso's 15th consecutive podium finish (top |
| to Alonso since Schumacher drove his car off the | | | | three), four podiums away from Schumacher's |
| track once, brushed the wall several times and | | | | record. |
| cut across the curve on the final turn several | | | | Next week, the Formula One moves to |
| times to take him out of contention. He had failed | | | | Indianapolis, and it is expected that it will make up |
| to finish three of his previous four races at this | | | | for last year's mess in which only six cars raced |
| event, including last year but this time he took | | | | after those that use Michelin tires pulled out over |
| advantage of Kimi Raikkonen's mistake on a | | | | safety concerns. |
| hairpin turn on the next-top-last lap and took a | | | | |