MONTREAL (AP) — Lewis Hamilton has won the Canadian Grand Prix for the second time in four years, holding off McLaren teammate Jenson Button at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
Hamilton, the McLaren driver who raced to his first Formula 1 victory in 2007 on the 2.71-mile track, also won two weeks ago in Turkey in the previous race. The 2008 series champion started from the pole Sunday en route to his 13th career victory.
Hamilton took the lead from Red Bull’s Mark Webber on the 50th of 70 laps. Webber then pitted for the second time after giving up considerable time on badly worn tires.
Button, also second in Turkey, finished 2.2 seconds back. Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso was third, followed by Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel and Webber.
