Max Verstappen had to use his whole gearbox, of course – but metaphorically he never had to get out of second gear to match Ayrton Senna's total of 41 Formula 1 wins with victory at the Canadian Grand Prix.
Given how dominant Red Bull have been this season, that felt like an inevitable outcome. It was the team's eighth victory of the year and 100th in total in F1. But the real excitement in Montreal came behind him as Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso fought tooth and nail to beat one another to second place.
The Spaniard was on the slower hard tyres towards the end and was nursing a rear brakes issue. But he had the all-important track position and was able to do enough to hold off the marauding Mercedes behind him.
