Five things to get you up to speed for the Canadian Grand Prix
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Formula One is back in Canada for a second consecutive year as the Canadian Grand Prix gets underway this week in Montreal.
Formula One is back in Canada for a second consecutive year as the Canadian Grand Prix gets underway this week in Montreal.
To get you up to speed, here are five things to know ahead of this year's event:
Max Verstappen is the latest example of what happens when you combine a great driver with the best car on the grid.
Verstappen is the two-time reigning Formula One world champion and leads this season with 170 points, 53 ahead of Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez who is in second, making him the heavy favourite entering this weekend.
The 25-year-old Dutchman has reached the podium in all seven races so far this year and won five, including the last three.
Perez, meanwhile, is under pressure to improve his performance in Montreal. Despite racing in the same car as Verstappen, he finished fourth and 16th in the last two Grand Prix's.
Lance Stroll is the only Canadian on the grid this year after Nicholas Latifi's departure from Williams. But although the number of Canadian drivers was split in half, the odds of a Canadian reaching the podium might have doubled.
