Hamilton 'disaster' as Ricciardo pips heroic Rosberg in Canada

Mercedes domination of F1 comes to an abrupt end in Canadian Grand Prix as Hamilton fails and Red Bull wins

Daniel Ricciardo celebrates his first grand prix victory
(Image credit: Tom Pennington/Getty Images))

Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo secured his maiden Formula 1 victory at a thrilling Canadian Grand Prix, and became the first non-Mercedes driver to win this season.

Once again the two Mercedes of Nico Rosberg and Lewis Hamilton started from the front row of the grid but both were hit by performance problems midway through the race. And while the German drove heroically to finish in second place ahead of Sebastian Vettel, Hamilton also suffered brake failure and was forced to retire for the second time this season.

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