Fifth was not the result Nico Rosberg was looking for at the Canadian Grand Prix on the Isle de Notre Dame in Montreal . He was involved in several incidents , including a puncture late in the race , which resulted in him finishing fifth . The first of which was when he battled teammate Lewis Hamilton , the two Mercedes drivers rubbed wheels through Turn 1 on the opening lap , with Hamilton sticking to his line and Rosberg wide on to the grass and down the order . He was ninth at the end of the first lap , Hamilton was second at that point . It was a case of catch up from the point on for the German .