British Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton, who has Grenadian family connections, became the first black to win a Grand Prix when he captured the Canadian event yesterday. The 22-year-old McLaren Mercedes driver, who took pole position in the race in qualifying Saturday, survived anxious moments in a drama-filled race to capture his first-ever Grand Prix. He finished in 1:44.11 with Germany's Nick Heidfeld four seconds behind in his BMW Sauber and Austria's Alexander Wurz a further five seconds behind in third. Hamilton's McLaren partner world champion Fernando Alonso finished seventh. With the win, Hamilton, whose grandparents emigrated to England from Grenada in the 1950s, moved eight points clear at the top of the F1 standings with 48 points. Hamilton became the first F1 driver to finish in the top three of his first five Grand Prix races prior to this one, in only his first season in top-flight racing. Reprinted from jamaica-gleaner.com