Sebastian Vettel seems to have both the car and the luck this year, apart from being very talented and fast. In spite this foolish argument the Red Bulls weren’t the fastest around Monaco and their race pace lately is not faster than the McLarens. The Problem though is that in the last couple of races nobody could find the complete package to beat them. They are far away in both the drivers and the constructor’s championship. Their main advantage though is there qualifying pace and with this trait nobody can beat them. This time around we are heading to the circuit of champions. The Canadian GP known most famously from the wall of champions on the back straight is one of the fastest and most entertaining circuits out there. This circuit tends to favor the Mclarens and Lewis Hamilton precisely. Hamilton who won there in 2007 and 2010 and was leading in 2008 is the absolutely the fastest man on this track and looks the hottest to break Vettel’s streak. He will be very fast there and the F1 world is counting on him to rejuvenate the championship this year and as we said about China, he will be the favorite.
CIRCUIT STATS
Round 7/19
Track length: 4.361 km
Race length: 305.270 km
Laps: 70
Direction: Clockwise
F1 debut: 1978
Lap record: 1:13.622 – R Barrichello (2004)
Last five winners:
2010 Lewis Hamilton
2008 Robert Kubica
2007 Lewis Hamilton
2006 Fernando Alonso
2005 Kimi Raikkonen
Tyre allocation
Prime: soft
Option: Super Soft
Top Overtaking Spot:
Into the Chicane at turn 10. If you‘re on the inside and the other car doesn’t see you, you just have to hold the wheel and see what happens. Turn 1 is another possibility – but you require a huge mistake from the guy in front, so it’s always a huge risk.
Expert’s Tip:
This weekend requires a different approach. You start at 95 per cent then build up one by one so by the time of qualifying you will be at 110 percent, make a mistake, back off and adjust the reference. Not at Monaco.
The Circuit Highlight:
The entry to Casino is very tricky left hander. You have to hit the apex at the right point: if you are too early or too late it screws the next coroner. You can brake very late and go very deep at the top of the hill. You also need to be very confident.