The Canadian Grand Prix is back for its 54th year on the Formula One calendar.
Circuit Stats:
- 70 laps around the 4.361km track.
- Valtteri Bottas set the track record of 1m 13.078s in his W10 Mercedes in 2019.
- This track is named after late F1 icon, Gilles Villenueve, after his success in six Grand Prix.
- The 2011 Canadian Grand Prix was over four hours long, being the longest F1 race in history!
- The track is based on an artificial island (Ile Notre Dame).
- Notable Canadian Formula One racers include Jacques Villeneuve, Nicholas Latifi and current Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll.
- The Canadian Grand Prix has a notorious corner named ‘Wall of Champions’, but not for a good reason! Various Formula One icons have crashed into this exit barrier, such as Jacques Villeneuve, Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill.
Weekend Schedule:
This weekend the kids’ bedtimes will be pushed back! Qualifying is at 21:00 until 22:00 BST, local time at a typically later time of 16:00 – 17:00.The race commences at 14:00 local time (19:00 BST), in the hope the 2024 race won’t be as long as the 2011 race!
The weather is looking positive for those cars that run better with hotter temperatures. However, it’s not perfect weather due to the chances of rain.
Grand Prix History:
The only Canadian to win their home race was the reason the track was named Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, with Gilles winning it six times.
Lance Stroll has not yet grasped his home win yet, however the Canadian Grand Prix was the first race he gained World Championship Points in Formula One, in 2017, when celebrating the 50th circuit anniversary.
Repeat Canadian Grand Prix Winners:
Lewis Hamilton – 2007, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19
Michael Schaumacher – 1994, 97, 98, 2000, 02, 03, 04
Ayrton Senna – 1998, 90
Jackie Stewart – 1971, 72
Sebastian Vettel – 2013, 18
Max Verstappen – 2022, 23
Written by Frankie.
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