Romain Grosjean drove a superb race to finish on the podium once again.
But he made another slow start, losing a place to Paul di Resta ' and that might ultimately have cost him a shot at victory.
Canadian Grand Prix lap chart
The positions of each driver on every lap. Use the control below to show/hide different drivers:
Nico Rosberg's trip across the chicane while trying to pass Felipe Massa ended up costing him very dearly.
It cost him a place to Sergio Perez and delayed his attempts at passing they tyre-hobbled Ferrari.
The time lost meant that when Sebastian Vettel made his last pit stop the Red Bull driver was able to come out ahead of the Mercedes. And it also cost him a chance of getting ahead of Fernando Alonso ' Rosberg crossed the finishing line 0.4s behind.
It goes to show how even the smallest mistake can have major consequences when the field is as tightly bunched as this. Perez went on to finish on the podium and Rosberg can reflect that, had it not been for that mistake at the chicane, he could have been there instead of sixth.
Canadian Grand Prix race chart
The gaps between each driver on every lap. Use the control below to show/hide different drivers:
The race chart reveals how Grosjean might have had a chance of winning had he not fallen behind Paul di Resta at the start.
Grosjean lost around ten seconds in the opening 12 laps of the race in a queue of traffic behind the Force India. He ended the race 2.5s behind winner Hamilton.
In the hotter temperatures on race day the Lotus drivers enjoyed competitive race pace similar to what we saw in Bahrain and Spain. Grosjean ran a 50-lap second stint on Pirelli's soft tyres, allowing him to pass Alonso for second place.
Grosjean's position in the closing laps had a bearing on the leaders' strategies. Christian Horner revealed they were reluctant to pit Vettel to cover Hamilton's second stop because they knew Vettel, unlike Hamilton, would drop behind Grosjean. In the event that happened anyway when Vettel was forced to make a late final stop.
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