Canada Grand Prix: Preview – McLaren

Lando Norris: “Canada up subsequent! I get pleasure from racing in Montral, it is a enjoyable monitor with some difficult sections which make it extra thrilling. Our automotive has carried out nicely at just a few various kinds of circuits, however we all know we’d have our work minimize out in Canada. Our opponents are prone to be robust right here.

“It was good to have every week off after the Imola-Monaco double header. We walked away with two podiums, and plenty of factors for the staff. I’ve had productive periods with my engineers again within the MTC, and now I am excited to see what we are able to do that weekend.”

Oscar Piastri: “Monaco was particular. I felt it on all three days and getting a podium in Senna colors round these streets was sensational. As a younger boy again in Australia, Monaco was one which I’d dream about and so, it is good to gather some silverware from one of many classics.

“I have been pleased with the place my driving is in the mean time, particularly the consistency that I’ve proven throughout the final three occasions. Progress is rarely linear however I am having fun with exhibiting what I can do and driving this automotive, which the staff have executed such a robust job with.

“Hopefully in Canada, we are able to choose up the place we left off as a result of it is so tight on the sharp finish of the grid and we would like extra.”

Andrea Stella, Crew Principal: “We’re happy to have returned to the manufacturing facility from the double header with two P2 trophies. Each Lando and Oscar’s robust finishes enabled us to proceed securing a stronghold in our Constructors’ Championship place. Nevertheless, we’re nonetheless in the direction of the beginning of the season, so we now have to work arduous to make sure these outcomes maintain coming.

“The Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve is a driver and fan favorite, and one which poses just a few new challenges when in comparison with circuits we have raced at to date this 12 months. We go into this 12 months’s Canadian Grand Prix extra optimistic than final 12 months’s, however with the understanding that we nonetheless face a tricky battle to be aggressive right here. Our intention is to construct a automotive that may be persistently aggressive in any respect varieties of circuit, and the staff are working arduous to unlock that efficiency.”

Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve

Race laps: 70

Circuit size: 4.361km/2.710 miles

Complete race distance: 305.270/189.686 miles

Variety of corners: 14 (8 proper, 6 left)

Allotted tyre compounds: Onerous: C3, Medium: C4 and Delicate: C5