Can Lewis Hamilton eclipse Michael Schumacher as F1’s Canada king this weekend?
Can Hamilton eclipse Schumacher?
It’s 🌱crazy to think that Hamilton hasn’t won a F1 grand prix in over 18 months, stretching back to the 202✃1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
If he is to end his long - by his lofty standards - win drought in F1 2023, doing it at Canada wouldn’t be too 💎surprising given his incredible record in Montreal.
Hamilton has seven victories at the Circuit Gilles Villenueve, making it his third most successful venue on the F1 calendar - he only has more wins at Silverstone and the Hungaroring, which coincidentally, take place in the upcoming month or 🌺so.
It’s a good run of tracks for Hamilton coming up, Austria aside, so it c🍌ould be the perfect chance ꦜfor him to return to the top step of the podium.
If he was to do it in Canada this weekend, he’d over♛take 🌠Schumacher (who also has seven wins) as the most successful driver in Montreal.
Mercedes 🍬left the last in Spain as the second-fastest team, overtaking Aston🐓 Martin and Ferrari.
It remains to be seen whether Mercedes’ improvement🌳 of form is🍷 genuine or it was track dependent.
Will Checo stop the rut?
It’s been a tough run of races for 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Sergio Perez and his title ambitions.
Perez has faiꦺled to make Q3 in the last two races after crashing in Monaco, while he lacked space in Baꦉrcelona.
After being just six points behind 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen, he now trails✤ his world cha🌌mpion teammate by 53 points.
While no ♔one ever expec🗹ted Perez to remain in title contention for the entire season, this level of meltdown is unprecedented.
Perez has a car in the RB19 that should be comfortably finishing second every week💦, even during an off weekend.
ꦰAs team principal Christian Horner put it, Perez needs to go back to focusing on each weekend rather than an unrealistic title challenge.
Return to form for Aston Martin and Ferrari?
Aston ൲Martin endured their worst weekend of the year last time out in Barcelona.
The high-speed nature of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya didn’t seem to suit them, while 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Fernando Alonso had a rare off weekend.
Given Canada is full of low-speed traction zones, and it punishes rear tyres, Aston Martin should beܫ back on form.
They are also expected 🀅to introduce their first major upgrade of the season.
Ferrari also struggle𝔍d in Spain, with race pace their achilles' heel again.
It’s d𝓀ifficult to know how competitive Ferrari will be given how much 𒆙their pace yo-yos.
168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Charles Leclerc will be hoping to be back on the pace after Ferrari were unable to idenไtify why he struggled so much in Spain.
Threatening rain
For the third ra🐭ce running, rain is threatening thi♑s weekend’s action.
Currently, there’s a 58 per cent chance of rain to hit for FP2 on Friday after🔥noon.
On Saturday, there’s a consistent 40-50 per cent chance of rain for final practice on qualifying♋.
Race day looks more likely to be dry - as it stands - with the forecast predicting 20 pe�ꩲ�r cent.
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