Schumacher takes over lead position

MICHAEL SCHUMACHER celebrated a sixth Canadian Grand Prix victory in Montreal yesterday to seize the lead in the World Championship for the first time this season.

Ferrari's five-time world beater fended off a sustained if never threatening challenge from the Williams-BMW of brother Ralf to win by 0.7 seconds on the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

Colombia's Juan Pablo Montoya paid for spinning on the second lap to finish close behind in third in his Williams with Renault's Fernando Alonso fourth - the quartet separated by just 4.4 seconds.