He Canadian Grand Prix always leaves unforgettable moments. The brutal accident of robert kubica in 2007, the clash betweenlewis hamiltonand Kimi raikkonen in the pits in 2008 or the victory of Jenson Button climbing from last position in 2011 after colliding with Fernando Alonso are in the memory of fans of theFormula 1.
However, Montréal It has not only left moments of chaos. He has also left great battles on the track. The most prominent occurred ten years ago, in the 201 Canadian Grand Prix3, and starred Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton.
The Asturian had come back from sixth position and chased the British in the fight for second placewhen the one from Mercedes tried to set him up.
Upon reaching DRS detection, Hamilton braked to force Alonso to pass him and being able to open the wing on the back straight, which is the clearest overtaking point on the Canadian track.
However, Alonso did not take the bait and braked at the last moment, avoiding giving that advantage to the Mercedes. He forced him out of the hairpin slowly and repeated the operation at the chicane of the ‘Wall of Champions‘.
Despite the fact that Hamilton risked to the limit to avoid overtaking, Fernando Alonso ended up beating him on the main straight to put the culmination of one of the most epic battles in the history of Formula 1.
The maneuver served for the Asturian to climb to the second drawer of the podium and get into the fight for the World Cup, although the superiority of Red Bull made it impossible to beat Sebastian Vettel in the remainder of the season.
The two protagonists of this fight will see each other on the track again this year in Montreal, and given the equality between Aston Martin and Mercedes, It cannot be ruled out that this Canadian Grand Prix will bring us another epic battle between Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton.
