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2022 Canadian GP Preview – After Max Verstappen lead home Red Bull to a one-two finish in Azerbaijan as Ferrari crumbled with a double-DNF to give the Dutchman and the Milton Keynes based-outfit a Driver’s and Constructor’s Championship an extension in their points leads, round nine of the 2022 FIA Formula One World Championship returns to the famous Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal following a three-year absence from the calendar this weekend for the Formula 1 AWS Grand Prix Du Canada 2022. This will be the 57th running of the Canadian Grand Prix and the fifty-first time as a round of the FIA Formula One World Championship since the sport began in 1950. Also, it is the 41st time that the Canadian Grand Prix has been held at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
2022 Canadian GP Preview – A look at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is a motor racing circuit in Montreal, Quebec, Canada and has been held there since 1978 when it was formerly known as the Circuit Ile Notre Dame.
The circuit is located in a part of the city of Montreal known as Parc-Jean Drapeau. The park is named after the mayor of Montreal who was responsible for the organization of Expo 67.
The circuit lies on Ile Notre Dame, a man-made island in the St. Lawrence River most of which was originally built up for the Expo 67. Also, the neighbouring island Ile Sainte-Helene had been artificially enlarged for the fairgrounds and a prominent remnant of the fair, the Biosphere can be regularly seen during television coverage of racing events. Almost half of the track from the hairpin turn until after the pit area runs alongside the Bassin Olimpique, a huge rectangular basin which was created for the rowing and canoeing events of Montreal’s 1976 Summer Olympics. Barriers run close to the circuit and many experienced drivers have been caught out by them.
A particularly famous part of the circuit is the wall on the outside of the exit of the final chicane before the start/finish straight. During the 1999 Canadian Grand Prix the wall, which bears the name Bienvenue au Quebec (“Welcome to Quebec”) giving it the nickname “Mur du Quebec” (Quebec Wall), ended the race of three Formula One World Champions, Damon Hill, Michael Schumacher and Jacques Villeneuve along with FIA GT champion Ricardo Zonta. Since then the wall has been nicknamed “The Wall of Champions. In recent years 2009 world champion Jenson Button (2005) and 4-time World Champion Sebastian Vettel (2011) have also fallen victim to the wall.
Before the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve became Canada’s permanent home of Grand Prix racing, the Canadian Grand Prix was first staged Mosport Park in Bowmanville, Ontario in 1961 as a sports car event before it alternated between Mosport and Circuit Mont-Tremblant, Quebec after Formula One took over the event. After 1971, safety concerns led to the Grand Prix moving permanently to Mosport. In 1978, after similar safety concerns with Mosport, the Canadian Grand Prix moved to its current home on Ile Notre Dame Circuit (which was renamed Circuit Gilles Villeneuve since 1982 weeks after Canadian Gilles Villeneuve tragically lost his life at Zolder in qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix) in Montreal.
Canadian native Gilles Villeneuve was the first winner at the circuit for Scuderia Ferrari in 1978 and is the only Canadian driver to win a Canadian Grand Prix.
The circuit runs in a clockwise direction and is 4.361km (2.71 mi) in length with 14 corners.
Race distance is 305.270km (189.694 mi) with 70 laps in total.
Valtteri Bottas holds the fastest lap record from the 2019 event with a 1:13.078 set in his Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team F1 W10 EQ Power+ racer.
Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton holds the record for most Canadian Grand Prix victories with seven each to their respective names.
Scuderia Ferrari is the most successful Constructor at the Canadian Grand Prix with 13 victories to their name.
2022 Canadian GP Preview – Onboard Lap of the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Here is the onboard pole position lap of the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve from the 2019 event, set by Sebastian Vettel in his Scuderia Ferrari SF90. The four-time world champion posted a blistering 1:10.240. You can watch the footage right here at the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rix215OkLI
2022 Canadian GP Preview – The Last Five Winners
2021-20: Not Held. 2019: Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes AMG F1. 2018: Sebastian Vettel, Scuderia Ferrari. 2017: Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes AMG F1. 2016: Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes AMG F1. 2015: Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes AMG F1.
2022 Canadian GP Preview – Tyres
Sole tyre supplier Pirelli will be bringing with them to the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, the C3 white-branded Hard compounds, the C4 yellow-marked Mediums and the C5 red side-walled Soft rubber along with the green-coloured Intermediates and blue-branded Full Wets in case of rain.
Drivers will have eight sets of the softs, three sets of the mediums and two sets of the harder compounds as with all events.
2022 Canadian GP Preview – DRS Zones
There will be three DRS Zones in Canada. The first detection point will be 15 metres after turn five and the activation point 95 metres after turn seven. The other two detection zones are shared 110 metres before turn nine. The second DRS activation point is 155 metres before turn 12 and the third 70 metres after turn 14.
2022 Canadian GP Preview – Pit-Lane Speed Limits
Pitlane speeds will be 80km/h during practice, qualifying and the race.
ICYMI: Verstappen claims Azerbaijan GP victory as Ferrari suffer double-DNF
Max Verstappen lead Red Bull to a one-two victory at the Azerbaijan GP once Ferrari endured a horrific double DNF as pole-sitter Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz retired.
The reigning world champion extending his World Driver’s Championship points lead from nine to 34 points over Leclerc – who started from his sixth pole position of the season – as he clinched his fourth victory in five Grands Prix over team-mate Sergio Perez by 20.823 seconds.
Verstappen’s 25th-career win arrived after passing early leader Perez for the provisional lead, with Leclerc running out-of-sync due to pitting under the virtual safety car before his engine blew spectacularly.
With Sainz also eliminated from the race due to the reliability problems of the Ferrari power-trains, the path was set for Verstappen to claim victory as Mercedes’ George Russell completed the podium.
Most of the grid were fitted with fresh Pirelli C4 yellow side-walled medium compounds, except for Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel and Haas F1 Team’s Kevin Magnussen (scrub set) along with McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo, and the rear starting Aston Martin AMR22 entry of Lance Stroll and Haas F1 Team’s Mick Schumacher who assembled with the C3 white-branded harder rubber.
Perez was given encouragement over the team radio to get his “elbows out into turn one” which he did.
When the 51 lap Azerbaijan GP began, pole-sitter Leclerc’s initial run off the line was good enough, but wheel-spin in the second phase allowed Perez to move alongside the Ferrari as Verstappen was boxed in after the best launch of the lot.
The Monegasque driver then suffered a lock-up of his front-left into the opening left-hand corner to run wide of the apex and ensured Perez took the lead of the Grand Prix.
Verstappen was able to get a look up the inside of Leclerc but held off as Sainz tried to get involved before dropping off from the front running three.
Perez completed the first tour with a 1.3 second gap over Leclerc to rapidly pull out of the DRS zone extended his lead by over half a second on the following couple of laps to keep first place.
With Leclerc’s F1-75 racer sliding around, Verstappen was able to close within 0.7 second of his title-rival.
Leclerc endured a wobble out of turn 16, the last corner, to allow Verstappen to get even closer with DRS assistance before the yellow flags were waving then the virtual safety car was deployed.
Two Ferrari’s went down to one as Sainz suffered a hydraulics issue and was forced to retired down the turn four run-off area whilst five seconds behind Verstappen and five in-front of Russell.
Ferrari took the gamble of calling in Leclerc in for a free pit-stop and put on a set of harder tyres on the tenth tour despite no mistake, the Prancing Horse held the Monegasque driver to a slow 5.4 second stop.
Red Bull did not cover the strategy, as Perez had a lead of over two seconds to team-mate Verstappen as Leclerc emerged 11 seconds behind the duo – but from the 13th tour began posting the fastest laps of the Grand Prix.
Verstappen was able to cut into Perez’s lead before the Mexican, who fell two seconds on one lap, was ordered “no fighting” to allow his DRS-assisted team-mate to claim the lead on the 15th lap into the opening tour.
At the end of the following lap, Perez stopped for softs but like front-row sitter Leclerc, was hindered by a massively slow 5.7 stop due to a problem with the front-left wheel.
Red Bull brought in Verstappen to give him a set of the hards two tours later, and he too had endured a 3.5 second stop to emerge in second place with a 13 second deficit to Leclerc – managing overheating rears – as Perez snatched the fastest lap from the Ferrari driver whilst running four seconds behind Verstappen.
But very hot rubber was the least of Leclerc’s problems as disaster struck on the 20th lap when engine blew in the final few corners and travelled slowly into the pit-lane to end Ferrari’s horror day in Baku.
After suffering an MGU-H and Turbo failure at the Spanish Grand Prix, it was the second engine-based retirement for Leclerc in three races to add to the lost Ferrari 1-2 strategy blunder in Monaco.
This left Verstappen in first place by 5.2 seconds over Perez as Russell who started fifth on the grid, moved into contention for a podium in-front of Ricciardo, AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly and Mercedes team-mate Sir Lewis Hamilton.
Verstappen would set targeted lap-times with his engineer as they tried to find a balance between preserving the RB18, but not allowing the tyres to cool down too much.
The virtual safety car was then deployed again when the 16th-starting Haas of Magnussen, who had made his way up to 11th to fight with Alpine’s Esteban Ocon for points.
But then the Ferrari engine in the back of the VF-22 also failed and went along with other Ferrari customer-powered Alfa Romeo of Zhou Guanyu who was forced to retire eight tours early.
Magnussen peeled off on the approach to turn 15 and waved to the marshals to help recover his Haas VF-22 racer, which started rolling down the hill towards the apex.
Red Bull reacted by bringing in Verstappen for a second time to put on a set of hards to the chequered flag, finally receiving a solid 2.7 stop, before Perez pitted for hards on the same lap 34.
But a left-rear delay meant more time was lost for the Mexican due to a 4.4 second stop, to give his team-mate Verstappen a ten second gap when the four-minute virtual safety car was removed.
Although it was Perez who ended the Grand Prix with the fastest lap bonus point, Verstappen’s second half of the race saw his pace extend his gap to 20.823 seconds to the chequered flag.
Russell endured a lonely race but benefitted from Ferrari’s disastrous double-DNF to secure a podium despite the Silver Arrow’s own struggles with porpoising and a draggy F1 W13 on the streets of Baku.
Despite suffering back pain, Hamilton clinched fourth place thanks to a great drive with notable passes on the one-stopping trio of Ricciardo and AlphaTauri pairing Yuki Tsunoda and Gasly.
Gasly did manage his stint on the C3 harder compounds for the long haul well, taking home fifth in the classification as Aston Martin’s Vettel recovered strongly from an early error to finish sixth.
Despite starting on a scrub set of mediums, Vettel was fighting with Hamilton for seventh place before pitting for harder rubber to then chase after Ocon’s A522.
The Aston Martin overtook the Alpine for ninth place on the 13th tour before suffering a lock-up at turn three to abort the corner and spin in the run-off area, narrowly missing the approaching Tsunoda when returning in 12th.
The other Alpine A522 entry of Fernando Alonso was also another big mover, securing seventh for the Enstone-French alliance as Ricciardo just managed to keep his McLaren team-mate Lando Norris by only three-tenths, as the McLaren duo both made their case to the team for track position in the earlier and closing stages of the Grand Prix as both ran alternate strategies.
Ocon’s long initial stint on the hards saw the Frenchman take the final points place as Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas settled for 11th.
Williams Racing’s Alexander Albon came home in 12th and in-front of Tsunoda, who had to stop for some tape to his rear wing after his DRS flap split in half. Haas F1 Team’s Schumacher crossed the line in 14th place.
The other Williams of Nicholas Latifi had his race over before it began as the Canadian was hit with a 10-second time penalty when a team mechanic rolled his FW44 racer back on the grid, illegally touching the car.
He was then also slapped with a five-second time penalty for ignoring blue flags.
Aston Martin’s Stroll joined the retirees of Magnussen, Zhou and the Ferrari pairing.
2022 Canadian GP Preview – The Situation
Max Verstappen returns to Montreal sitting on top of the World Driver’s Championship with 150 points and a 21-point lead over Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez who is second on 129 points while Charles Leclerc is third on 116 points and a further 34 points behind the Dutchman.
The first Canadian Grand Prix in three years comes at a crucial time in the Formula 1 season as Ferrari look to fight back following a disastrous weekend on the streets of Baku.
Both Leclerc and Sainz retired from the race with an engine and hydraulics failure, allowing Verstappen to lead team-mate Perez to an Oracle Red Bull Racing one-two. Extending their leads in both the World Driver’s and Constructor’s Championships.
The Scuderia, however, have a short-term fix for the hydraulics issue that sent Sainz last Sunday’s race.
“A challenging weekend for the team, but one that we’ll look to learn and build from,” Ferrari explained on Twitter.
“Charles’ engine arrives at the factory tomorrow (Tuesday), an initial assessment should be completed by the evening,”
“Hydraulic components from Carlos’ car have already been examined. A short-term fix is in place for Canada, while work is on-going on mid/long-term solutions,”
“We continue to be fully motivated. Our ambitions are still high, our aim hasn’t changed. These moments shape us, as individuals and as a group.” Credit to Sky Sports F1 for the quote.
Oracle Red Bull Racing comes to the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve leading the World Constructor’s Championship on 279 points and a huge 80-point gap over nearest rivals Scuderia Ferrari who are second on 199 points while Mercedes AMG Petronas Formula One Team are third on 161 points and a further 118 behind the Milton Keynes based-outfit.
2022 Canadian GP Preview – Australian Grand Prix extended until 2035
It was announced this morning that the Australian Grand Prix will remain in Melbourne until 2035, following an agreement to extend their deal for another ten years beyond 2025, in addition, the FIA Formula 2 and 3 World Championships will join the race schedule for the first time in 2023.
More than 419,000 fans visited the Albert Park Street Circuit for the 2022 Australian Grand Prix in April, making it one of the largest ever crowds for a weekend sporting event in Australia.
Albert Park has played host to the Australian Formula 1 Grand Prix since 1996, with major investment made over the past two years to improve the circuit, facilities and fan experience – whilst further improvements to the paddock and pit-lane, are planned in order to continue the famous track’s modernisation.
The date of next year’s Australian Grand Prix will be announced soon, once the 2023 calendar has been finalised, and subject to the World Motor Sport Council for approval.
Formula One President and CEO Stefano Domenicali explained: “I am delighted to confirm that Melbourne and the Albert Park circuit will continue to be on the Formula 1 calendar until 2035. The race has always been a favourite for the fans, drivers and the teams and Melbourne is an incredible and vibrant international city that is a perfect match for our sport,”
“This year we saw huge crowds and passionate fans at the Grand Prix, and we are very excited by the future in Australia as our sport continues to grow. I want to thank the Victorian Government, Daniel Andrews, Premier of Victoria and Martin Pakula, Minister for Tourism, Sport & Major Events for their tireless support for the event in Melbourne, as well as Andrew Westacott and Paul Little from the AGPC for making this already long-term partnership secure for the future. We are all looking forward to being back in Melbourne next season with all our fans.” Domenicali concluded, credit to F1 for the quote.
CEO of the Australian Grand Prix Corporation Andrew Westacott added: “This is a sensational announcement that is simply great for Melbourne and Victoria. It builds on our rich motor sport history as well as Melbourne’s love of big sporting events and provides aspiration to the next generation of Aussie racing stars. We’re proud of our strong relationship with Formula 1 and together we will grow the sport in Australia and the broader Asia-Pacific region. Everyone at the Australian Grand Prix Corporation looks forward to taking the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix to new levels over the course of the next 13 years.” Westacott concluded, credit to F1 for the quote.
Click here for the 2022 Formula 1 World Driver’s (Top 10) and Constructors Championship Standings.
The Formula 1 AWS Grand Prix Du Canada 2022 weekend kicks off Friday June 17 with Free Practice 1 and 2, followed by Free Practice 3 and Qualifying Saturday June 18 and the 70 lap Race Sunday June 19.
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