their lives when struck by airborne wheels in Italy in 2000 and Australia a year later.

Few among drivers, team crews and spectators were aware of the Montreal tragedy when they left the racetrack Sunday afternoon, having watched Red Bull pole-sitter Sebastian Vettel thoroughly dominate a 70-lap race with a surgically precise, entirely convincing, almost mesmerizing victory.

It was the 15th time in the 34 editions of this Grand Prix that the pole-sitter has claimed the win. And remarkably, it was the first victory for Red Bull, which had previously scored only three podiums.

Indeed, it took Vettel five tries before he could finally swig the bubbly Mumm from a Montreal podium’s top step, having finished eighth with Toro Rosso in 2008, then fourth, second and fourth with Red Bull.

Vettel’s champagneAgitators blamed for Oakland unrest that injured 8

OAKLAND, Calif (Reuters) – Police arrested more than 100 demonstrators early on Thursday in clashes that activists and Oakland city officials alike blamed on agitators who provoked unrest following a day of mostly peaceful rallies against economic inequality.

Officials said eight people — five civilians and three police officers — were injured in violence that left Oakland streets littered with graffiti, smashed glass and debris. But the nature or severity of those injuries was not disclosed.

Busloads of police in riot gear advanced on demonstrators after midnight, firing tear gas to disperse hundreds lingering in downtown streets hours after protesters numbering in the thousands had forced a shutdown of the busy Port of Oakland.

The clampdown appeared aimed at preventing protesters from expanding their