Rober Kubica and Nick Heidfeld finish 1-2 in the Canadian Grandprix.
Kubica now leads the championship points.
Drivers Standings
01 Robert Kubica 42
02 Lewis Hamilton 38
03 Felipe Massa 38
04 Kimi Räikkönen 35
05 Nick Heidfeld 28
06 Heikki Kovalainen 15
BMW second in the constructors by only 3 points to Ferrari.
Team Standings
1 Ferrari 73
2 BMW Sauber 70
3 McLaren-Mercedes 53
4 Red Bull-Renault 21
5 Toyota 17
6 Williams-Toyota 15
7 Renault 9
8 Honda 8
9 STR-Ferrari 7
10 Force India-Ferrari 0
11 Super Aguri-Honda 0
Robert Kubica’s consistent 2008 performances paid off in a big way in the Canadian Grand Prix, with the Pole taking his and BMW Sauber’s maiden Formula 1 victory in a historical day for the Swiss-German team, which also posted its first-ever 1-2 finish as Nick Heidfeld took the second spot.
Red Bull’s David Coulthard finished third, securing his first podium since Monaco ’06, while Toyota’s Timo Glock grabbed a career-best fourth, ahead of Ferrari’s Felipe Massa and Jarno Trulli in the second Toyota. Honda’s Rubens Barrichello scored for the second consecutive race in seventh, ditto for Toro Rosso’s Sebastian Vettel in the eighth spot.
The race was marked by a near-comical mistake by polesitter Lewis Hamilton, who ran into the back of Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen on the 20th lap when the Finn stopped at the end of the pit lane behind Kubica due to a red light. Both men retired on the spot.
"I saw the two guys in front battling in the pitlane and all of a sudden they stopped," Hamilton explained. "I saw the red light but by the time I stopped it was too late. I apologize to Kimi if I cost him the race, but these sorts of things happen."
On the podium, the Polish national anthem was heard for the first time in F1 history.
"It is fantastic to win for BMW Sauber," Kubica said. "We grew up together and thanks to the team providing a good car we managed to do first and second. Maybe our pace is still not best as I couldn't match Lewis's pace. [But] it is fantastic for me, the team, my country and my fans.
"Winning in Canada where I had big shunt last season and [achieving] the goal to win a grand prix this season... We have done it and I'm leading the championship, so I hope the team will give me 100 percent support to defend it until last race."
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