Canadian Grand Prix

Results of
2007 Canadian Grand Prix

Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 2 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 70 1:44:11.292 1 10 2
9 Nick Heidfeld BMW 70 +4.3 secs 3 8 3
17 Alexander Wurz Williams-Toyota 70 +5.3 secs 19 6 4
4 Heikki Kovalainen Renault 70 +6.7 secs 22 5 5
6 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 70 +13.0 secs 4 4 6
22 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 70 +16.6 secs 11 3 7
1 Fernando Alonso McLaren-Mercedes 70 +21.9 secs 2 2 8
11 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 70 +22.8 secs 18 1 9
15 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 70 +22.9 secs 6 10
16 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 70 +23.9 secs 7 11
23 Anthony Davidson Super Aguri-Honda 70 +24.3 secs 17 12
8 Rubens Barrichello Honda 70 +30.4 secs 13 Ret
12 Jarno Trulli Toyota 58 Accident 10 Ret
18 Vitantonio Liuzzi STR-Ferrari 54 Accident 12 Ret
21 Christijan Albers Spyker-Ferrari 47 Accident 21 Ret
14 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault 36 Gearbox 14 Ret
10 Robert Kubica BMW 26 Accident 8 Ret
20 Adrian Sutil Spyker-Ferrari 21 Accident 20 Ret
19 Scott Speed STR-Ferrari 8 Accident 16 Ret
7 Jenson Button Honda 0 Gearbox 15 DSQ
5 Felipe Massa Ferrari 51 Black flagged 5 DSQ
3 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 51 Black flagged 9 Official Result

Kovalainen: "I don’t really like Piquet Junior so much"

Heikki Kovalainen has given a noteworthy insight into his relationship with his Renault team colleague Nelson Piquet Jr.


Finn Kovalainen has had a difficult start to his rookie season as the French squad’s race driver, after testing for the team last year.


Waiting in the wings in the Renault pit garage, meanwhile, is 21-year-old Piquet Jr, who filled Kovalainen’s test-seat shoes this year and wants to move into a racing cockpit no later than 2008.



In a blithe interview with ITV, Kovalainen, 25, was asked which famous racer he most admired — 1992 title winner Nigel Mansell or triple world champion Nelson Piquet.


He answered: “To be honest I don’t really know them so well -– it was too early for me when they were racing.


“(But) I don’t really like Piquet Junior so much, so maybe Mansell.”

Renault run thrills spectators in Warsaw

Renault kicked off their 2007 roadshow programme in style on Sunday, as race driver Heikki Kovalainen took to the streets of downtown Warsaw in a R26. Kovalainen’s demonstration run, the first of its kind to be held in Poland, attracted a crowd of 80,000.

“I am really pleased to have been able to come to Warsaw for this roadshow,” enthused the young Finn. “At Renault, we are always trying to get people to see Formula One in a new way and to get them behind the scenes, and the roadshow is a brilliant way of doing it! I really enjoyed myself today, and people were very friendly, and I hope they had as much fun watching the show as I did behind the wheel!”

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Symonds defends Heikki's progress

Renault's executive director of engineering Pat Symonds says people should not compare Heikki Kovalainen's progress with fellow rookie Lewis Hamilton's stunning achievements.

"It's an unfair comparison," he said in Renault's official podcast.

Symonds is convinced that Kovalainen would fare better if the car gave him more confidence.

"Perhaps the most important thing that you need to give a rookie is a car he can trust - a car that he can take to the limit and a bit beyond, and get it back," he said.

"And I think that's where we're probably letting Heikki down a little bit this year."

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