Michael Schumacher and Ferrari got it perfectly right today during the 70-lap Canadian Grand Prix. Starting sixth, few pundits and fans alike really thought that the Ferrari star could win, but Ferrari should never be discounted. Running a two-stop strategy, compared to three stops from their rivals, Michael Schumacher took the chequered flag ahead of Pole Position man Ralf Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello.

Michael Schumacher's seventh win of the season and his seventh win at the Canadian Grand Prix was all down to tactics as in truth, passing on track, was nearly non-existent. Ralf Schumacher's runner up position will be of little consolation as the BMW Williams driver fully expected a race win. Still, for Ralf, his first podium position since France last year was fully deserved.

Rubens Barrichello ran the same strategy in the sister Ferrari and looked to be the faster of the two Ferrari drivers for much of the race. As Barrichello shadowed Michael Schumacher's every move prior to the final round of pit stops, it was clear that he had the pace to record his first win of the season. A slow final stop and then an off- track moment ended his hopes of success, but third position is a good result after starting the race from seventh position.

Jenson Button brought his BAR Honda home in fourth position in what was a disappointing race for the British driver. Button started the race alongside Ralf Schumacher on the front row, but never had to pace to challenge for the lead. The final laps saw Button under increasing pressure from Juan Pablo Montoya in his BMW Williams, but he held on for the fourth spot.

Giancarlo Fisichella also took the two-stop route and a fine sixth position was his reward for the second consecutive race. The Sauber driver started 11th but like the Ferrari duo, sacrifice some speed in qualifying yesterday, for a better strategy in the Grand Prix itself.

Kimi Raikkonen had a tough Canadian Grand Prix. The McLaren Mercedes driver pitted no less than five times for various reasons, but drove a strong race throughout. Raikkonen's race began to fall apart as he crossed the pit lane blend line after his first pit stop and was called in for a drive through penalty. Soon it became clear that he had some kind of hydraulic problem as two pit stops for new steering wheel to try and remedy the problem.

Cristiano da Matta drove a steady race in his Toyota to finish in eighth position and score Toyota another valuable championship point, Teammate Olivier Panis finished in tenth position behind the second McLaren of David Coulthard who had another tough race.

The start of the race saw the now traditional near-pileup at turn two as Christian Klien tipped Coulthard into a spin. Klien's error – the first of many in this race – effectively eliminated Jaguar team-mate Mark Webber from the race as well. Coulthard recovered, but Panis brushed Webber in the commotion, puncturing Webber's tyre and damaging his suspension.

Timo Glock drove a mature debut race to finish in 11th position despite being hit by… Christian Klien. Glock finished ahead of Jordan Ford team-mate Nick Heidfeld who lost time in the pits after he tried to leave the pit box while his crew were still fuelling his Jordan. The fuel man was hit by the left rear wheel of Heidfeld's car but thankfully only time was lost in the pit stop.

Klien eventually finished in 13th in what was probably his worst showing since joining the team at the start of the year. After his first lap clash with Coulthard, Klien went on to hit Glock and leave the track several times in high speed grassy moments.

Zsolt Baumgartner brought his Minardi home in 14th position, albeit four laps down while Felipe Massa was fortunate to escape serious injury after crashing out of the race with five laps to go. The Sauber driver appeared to have a suspension failure heading to the Casino hairpin. The Sauber left the road at high speed and slammed nose first into the tyres at high speed. Fortunately Massa climbed out and has been taken to hospital for precautionary checks.

Takuma Sato's sting of non-finished continued. The BAR Honda driver suffered his fourth engine failure of the season and his third in successive races. The Japanese driver started the race from the pit lane and drove an aggressive race until the Honda gave up once again.

It was a case of ‘what if' at Renault as Jarno Trulli's races ended just feet from the start line with a suspension failure while Fernando Alonso looked set to finish on the podium until he too succumbed to mechanical woes. It was Renault's fist double retirement of the season.

The Canadian Grand Prix was by no means a classic race but it did show that those drivers willing to sacrifice speed in qualifying and stop once less on race day, have got the right idea. Michael Schumacher's drive was not the best of his career, but in the end, he won while his rivals did not. The Formula One circus packs up and heads to Indianapolis for the US Grand Prix which begins with practice in just four days time.

Brakes are always critical around Circuit Gilles Villeneuve and today Ralf Schumacher finished in a fine second position behind Michael Schumacher, but seemingly Schumacher's hard work was for nothing. Both he and team-mate Juan Pablo Montoya, who finished in fourth position have been disqualified from the race. Toyota runners Cristiano da Matta who finished in eight and Olivier Panis have also been excluded.

AFP are reporting that both teams featured illegal brake cooling ducts and have therefore been disqualified. The breaking news means that Ferrari secured a Canadian one-two result ahead of Button in his BAR Honda. The rest of the pack shuffles up with Giancarlo Fisichella moving from sixth to fourth in his Sauber Petronas ahead of Kimi Raikkonen in fifth , Coulthard in sixth,. It is double- delight for Jordan Ford as both Timo Glock and Nick Heidfeld are now classified in seventh and eight positions respectively.

This is a major upset for Williams and Toyota.