Amid all the excitement and drama of that emotion-filled afternoon in Canada, it was too easy to forget that there were other noteworthy men in that race other than Robert Kubica and Lewis Hamilton.
The dramatic crash, and Hamilton's maiden win, certainly overshadowed a success story elsewhere - Alex Wurz taking a well-earned podium finish. Wurz was still on a high from that third place as he arrived in Indianapolis, and it was clear that the result meant a lot to a driver and team that have had their fair share of troubles over recent years.
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