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 Jensen Button climb from last position in 2011 after colliding with Fernando Alonso are in the memory of fans ofFormula 1.

However, Montreal He didn’t just leave moments of chaos. He also left some great battles on the track. The most significant 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 into the fight for second placewhen that of Mercedes tried to trap him.

Upon reaching DRS detection, Hamilton braked to force Alonso past him and being able to open the wing on the back straight, which is the clearest passing point on the Canadian track.

However, Alonso did not take the bait and braked at the last moment, avoiding giving this advantage to the Mercedes. He slowly forced it out of the hairpin and repeated the operation at the chicane of ‘wall of champions‘.

Despite the fact that Hamilton risked to the limit to avoid overshoots, Fernando Alonso ended up beating him on the main straight to put the climax to one of the most epic battles in Formula 1 history.

The maneuver allowed the Asturian to climb to the second drawer of the podium and embark on the fight for the World Cup, although the superiority of Red Bull made impossible to beat Sebastian Vettel in the rest of the season.

The two protagonists of this fight will see each other 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.