Having qualified a disappointing 17th for his home race (which became 16th when Pierre Gasly received a grid penalty), Williams's Lance Stroll made an electric start in Canada - but in fewer than six corners all his work was undone...
It's a short run down to Turn 1 at the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, but in that time Stroll managed to dive between the bright orange McLarens of Stoffel Vandoorne (to his left) and Fernando Alonso (to his right). A brilliant exit from Turn 2 then lifted the Canadian past Brendon Hartley's Toro Rosso and into P13, before a compromised run through Turn 4 - in which he encountered Romain Grosjean's sluggish Haas - put the New Zealander right back on his tail and searching for a way through. The rest, as we know, is history...
Next Up
Related Articles
Getting to know the real Franco Colapinto
Cadillac have picked 'the right guys' – Hamilton
Vasseur suggests Ferrari ‘underestimated’ Hamilton’s move
Williams’ ‘Right of Review’ over Sainz penalty successful
Alonso reveals the drive that he ranks as his best in F1 so far
F1 ExplainsAsk a Team Principal with Kick Sauber's Jonathan Wheatley