Round 7 - Canadian GP - Race DayWeclome back to race day here in Montreal, the rain that hit both previous sessions is still there, with such tricky conditions the drivers must step up their game, championship leaders Kederer and Silva are start from behind today, and this race can be a turning point in the fight for the title
Weather
And away we go, Scala starting in first place, with Beggani right at his side
Hinz has a better start than Beggani, taking the 2nd place behind Scala
As the rest of the cars pass by we can see that some accident happened at the back of the grid
Replay shows the DMR of Pedersen in the air
He was hit by his teammate McCarthy
Bouchard had to stop his car, otherwise we could have had a nasty accident
The same goes for Russell and Majumdar
Pedersen returns in last place, but his car seems not to be damaged
Rodrigues gained one position
The heavy rain doesn't seem to be stopping anytime soon
Reigning champion De Bruyker avoided any kind of trouble and stayed in 6th place
Both MMM's in 7th and 8th
Paulo Silva lost one position in the first lap, but with Kederer out of the points, he is closing the gap in the standings
Bouchard goes airborne at the last corner
He doesn't damage his car, but this has allowed Majumdar to overtake Russell
He also overtakes the Mist driver, while Pedersen overtakes Russell at the end of the main straight
Gustavo and Buitenhuis, who have almost the same number of points in the championship are fighting for a position
The replay shows that Gustavo lost control of the car and spun into the grass
Buitenhuis had to slow down to not hit his teammate
Elleker took the oportunity and overtook both Silva and Buitenhuis
Silva sits now in 10th, with Gilson right at his tail
Warrington in the last points position
Karda tries an overtake on Rodriguez
But the MTP driver closes the door
De Bruyker sets the fastest lap
Parachki overtook McCarthy for the 17th place
Here is how the top 10 changed after 3 laps, Elleker with a great race so far
Keranen and Sakata fighting for the 14th place
But the Finnish manages to keep his position
Scala had a quiet race so far, but Hinz is right at his back, the Italian can't make any mistakes
Beggani in 3rd place
Hinz sets the fastest lap
Buitenhuis got really close to Elleker
Gilson tries a move on Silva
Job done by the former champion
Parachki trying a move on former champion Kederer
Kederer goes wide, he may have lost the braking point
Into the grass
And returns in 20th, not what the championship leader expected of this race
Beggani got super close to Hinz, and he is trying a move to take the 2nd place
Side by side
Good job by the French driver
While his teammate is being attacked by Warrington
Oh no! They've touched
Silva manages to return, but Warrington is facing the wrong position
Silva is now in 12th
While Warrington returns in last place
McCarthy touches the grass on his own, his car spins
He manages to not hit the wall
And returns in 21st, just ahead of Warrington
Parachki trying a move on Sakata
And he overtakes the Japanese
Buitenhuis could not overtake Elleker so far, and with this O'Neill is getting closer to both
Bouchard is overtaken by Russell
Now it's Keranen that will try a move on Sakata
Job done
Kederer will try to make a comeback
Majumdar trying a move on Sakata
Great job by him
The next in line to overtake Sakata will be his teammate
But Bouchard has other plans, as he is the one overtaking Russell
He sits now in 17th
Pedersen takes the oportunity and tries a move on Russell as well
He goes through
In the next lap is Kederer's turn
And he get it done
The standings after 10 laps
Unseen by the cameras, Karda overtook Rodriguez
A car is in the gravel
Keranen retires with problems in his engine
O'Neill hit the car in front of him
He spins
While Gilson goes in the grass
He manages to return to the track, without losing any posisiton
But O'neill is facing the other side, this is a dangerous position to be
While trying to return he lost his front wing
An unscheduled pit stop to change the wing
Bouchard trying a move on Sakata
But he spins and touch Sakata's car
The Japanese returns in 14th place
While Bouchard drops to 19th
Kederer onboard shows Pedersen losing the control of his car
He spins
And returns in 20th place
De Bruyker hits the back of Rodriguez car
The MTP driver returns in 5th place without any damage
While the Belgian has to wait while the other cars pass by
But maybe Rodriguez car was damaged after all, he spins in front of Gustavo
And ends up facing the wrong side
Returning only in 19th, a shame, he was having a great race
De Bruyker sits now in 12th
Kederer trying a move on Sakata
Cleand job by the German
Bouchard is the one to start the round of pit stops
Race leader Scala in the pits
Beggani is flying down the main straight, can he overtake Scala who is exiting the pits?
It will be a close call
But in the end Scala manages to stay in front
Beggani is not giving up, his tyres are sure warmer
Returning to the pit stops
As we see the chase for the first place, let's see how the standings are after the round of pit stops, O'Neill still has to pit again
Hinz with the fastest lap
Buitenhuis tries an overtake on Elleker
The AMR goes wide
Which allows Buitenhuis to go through
Majumdar overtaking Paulo Silva
Clean job to get the 11th place
Warrington overtakes Bouchard for the 16th place
O'Neill making his mandatory pit stop
Hinz tries a move on Beggani, it's a battle for 2nd place
But he missed the braking point and spins, hitting Beggani
Beggani remains in 2nd place
While Hinz lost a position for his teammate
Gilson overtakes Gustavo for the 5th place
De Bruyker overtakes Russell for the 12th place
Racing leader Scala, with just 3 laps to go
Wait! In the next lap we have a Race Director Message
Scala is out! His Porsche engine has blown up, with just 2 laps to go, such a heartbrake for him and the team
Beggani sits now in 1st place, he wasn't expecting this after the contact with Hinz
Parachki tries a move on Gustavo
And overtakes the Brazilian
Kederer sits in 13th, and is looking to score at least one point
New race leader Beggani starts the final lap
Buitenhuis attacks Gustavo in the last lap, not a sight a team boss would like to see
Gustavo hits the brakes to avoid any contact between them, which allows Buitenhuis to goes through
Nico Beggani wins the Canadian GP, leading just two laps of the race
Karda in 2nd place
And Hinz in 3rd, great result by the MACs today
Elleker goes a little wide
Which allowed Majumdar to overtake him for the 7th place
Final results
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Race Director: Ernie B. Ecclescake
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