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Sebastian Vettel recaptures championship lead with Canadian Grand Prix victory

Sebastian Vettel has recaptured the lead of the championship standings with a lights to flag victory in Canada, in what could be described as a relaxed drive for the German. The win is Vettel's 50th and only his second in Canada. Nobody had an answer for Vettel's pace as the top three finished in grid order, with Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas fighting off a brief challenge by Red Bull's Max Verstappen at the start, before settling into second place where he finished. Verstappen also never came under pressure as he finished a second adrift of Bottas and a massive 12 seconds ahead of his team-mate Daniel Ricciardo who vaulted Lewis Hamilton during the pit stops. Hamilton suffered...
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