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2024 Formula One World Championship
2024 Canadian Grand Prix
Round 9
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Parc Jean-Drapeau, Montréal, Canada
Sunday, 9 June 2024
Max Verstappen will be determined to make it a hat-trick of wins by clinching the
Canadian Grand Prix having won the last two races in Canada.
Most recent race
The Red Bull Racing driver was not at his best at the most recent race which was the Monaco Grand Grand Prix on 26 May as he failed to secure a podium spot.
Verstappen started sixth on the grid and he struggled to pass the cars which were in front of him, and ultimately he finished sixth which saw him collect eight points.
Formula One title ambitions
The reigning Formula One world champion remains at the top of the World Drivers' Championship standings having collected 169 points.
Verstappen is just 31 points clear of second-placed Charles Leclerc of Ferrari and he will be under pressure to return to winning ways in Canada.
Why Verstappen could win the 2024 Canadian Grand Prix
The 26-year-old is still the man to beat in Formula One having won five of the eight races in the current campaign.
Verstappen, who won the last two Canadian Grand Prix titles, is a clear favorite to win this weekend's race and extend his lead at the top of the World Drivers Championship's standings.
What did he say?
“Very difficult. It is not something I didn’t expect but it’s definitely at the higher end of the worst possible outcome of the weekend so far," Verstappen said after the 2024 Monaco Grand Prix.
“It’s just very difficult. There are a lot of bumps and curbs and camber changes in the track and for us that is basically impossible to take. Every time we go over it, we lose a lot of lap time just because the car doesn’t ride well.
"There is also no really clear direction or solution to try and solve something like that... Imola was completely different - different issues you can solve with set-up. These things you cannot solve with set-up because it is how the car is designed and there are things you cannot change overnight," he added.
"So we are kind of stuck with it. We will try to make it a little better but I don’t expect any miracles. (Ferrari) are miles ahead so I’m not even thinking about that, just want to solve the issues we have.”
2023 Canadian Grand Prix results
Winner: Max Verstappen - Red Bull Racing
Runner-Up: Fernando Alonso - Aston Martin
Third-Place: Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes
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