Formula 1 is about to return to action with the Canadian GP always a guaranteed spectacle. The Montreal road course will host a crucial challenge: we will have to understand if, after Ferrari’s blow in Monaco, the World Championship can change direction. A year ago Formula 1 landed in Canada with Red Bull dominating, but no longer. This year things seem a little different: after a start that followed the same script, a certain rebalancing seems to have returned in the last GPs. Let’s see together the schedules of the three days of the Canadian top automotive championship, with the “wall of champions” ready to claim its victims.
Formula 1 is waiting for a sign of strength from Red Bull
Monaco saw the return to victory of Charles Leclerc, a Leclerc who managed to take away the burden of success in his home GP. Charles now, like all of Ferrari, hopes to continue on the path undertaken with Carlos Sainz also wanting to honor every day he remains as standard bearer in red. McLaren is on the same wavelength as the Maranello team. The men from Woking have worked well and now with the developments they are reaping the benefits. Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri will be keen to continue this journey, with the Australian seeking his first Formula 1 win.
Canada will have to restore some certainties to Red Bull, which has gone from championship killer to a team on par with the others. The RB20 cannot be left for dead and is still very likely the best car on the grid. The single-seater seems to suffer with high curbs, a peculiarity that also exists on the North American State track. Mercedes and Aston Martin have yet to find a real match in this year of Formula 1, with the British team putting on its best performance here last year with Fernando Alonso. The other teams are ready to take the points that the top 5 teams will leave, with Kick Sauber still the only one with 0 points after eight rounds.
Formula 1 2024, drivers and constructors ranking after Monaco
DRIVERS RANKING
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 169 points
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 138 points
- Lando Norris (McLaren) 113 points
- Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) 108 points
- Sergio Perez (Red Bull) 107 points
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren) 71 points
- George Russell (Mercedes) 54 points
- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 42 points
- Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) 33 points
- Yuki Tsunoda (Racing Bulls) 19 points
- Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) 11 points
- Oliver Bearman (Ferrari) 6 points
- Nico Hulkenberg (Haas) 6 points
- Daniel Ricciardo (Racing Bulls) 5 points
- Alexander Albon (Williams) 2 points
- Kevin Magnussen (Haas) 1 point
- Esteban Ocon (Alpine) 1 point
- Pierre Gasly (Alpine) 1 points
- Guanyu Zhou (Kick Sauber) 0 points
- Valteri Bottas (Kick Sauber) 0 points
- Logan Sargeant (Williams) 0 points
MANUFACTURER RANKING
- Oracle Red Bull Racing 276 points
- Scuderia Ferrari 252 points
- McLaren Formula 1 Team 184 points
- Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team 96 points
- Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team 44 points
- Visa Cash App RB F1 Team 24 points
- MoneyGram Haas F1 Team 7 points
- BWT Alpine F1 Team 2 point
- Williams Racing 2 points
- Stake F1 Kick Sauber 0 points
Formula 1 Canadian GP: where to watch it on TV and streaming
The Canadian GP will have more evening hours, given that it will be raced on the continent of North America. Qualifying will take place after Italian dinner, while the race will take place at the perfect time to have dinner and enjoy the spectacle of the twenty best single-seaters in the world. The entire Formula 1 weekend will be broadcast live on TV by SkySport, while the streaming services that can be used to follow the event will be Sky Go and NowTV. TV8, free-to-air, will broadcast the event deferred. Below we report all the weekend schedules on the Montreal circuit.
Friday 7 June:
- 7.30pm-8.30pm: Free practice 1
- 11.00pm-12.00am: Free practice 2
Saturday 8 June:
- 6.30pm-7.30pm: Free practice 3
- 10.00pm-11.00pm: Qualifying (TV8 delayed at 11.30pm)
Sunday 9 June:
- 8.00pm-10.00pm: Race (TV8 delayed at 9.30pm)
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