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The Grand Prix of Canada – Information, schedule, stream

The Canadian Grand Prix, the eighth race of the originally planned twenty-three, is scheduled for the weekend of June 16-18. So what is the schedule and where can you follow the race weekend?

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1 year ago

12. 6. 2023

Tomáš Myšák

Zdroj: LAT Images, Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1

The Canadian Grand Prix, the eighth race of the originally planned twenty-three, is scheduled for the weekend of June 16-18. So what is the schedule and where can you follow the race weekend?

The first Canadian Grand Prix was held back in 1967 and was won by Jack Brabham. However, it wasn’t until the 1978 season that the Canadian event moved to Montreal, having previously hosted Formula One races at Mosport Park in Bowmanville and Le Circuit Mont-Tremblant in Québec.

The inaugural grand prix at the new venue was dominated by Canadian driver Gilles Villeneuve in front of 70,000 spectators, and as we all know today, the circuit still bears his name today.

Villeneuve remains the only Canadian to win a domestic grand prix. This is an achievement that continues to this day. Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton (7) have the most wins in the Canadian Grand Prix.

In terms of teams and races in the Formula One World Championship, McLaren was the most frequent winner in Canada. Thirteen times. Ferrari has twelve victories, and seven times the Canadian Grand Prix has been dominated by the Williams team. Mercedes has only four wins, Red Bull three.

Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve

The track itself is currently 4.361km long and consists of fourteen corners. Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, as the official name of the circuit goes, offers three DRS zones, but with only two detection points.

As well as the detection points, you can also see the average speeds that the drivers reach in each corner and which gear they usually shift into in that corner.

Canadian Grand Prix – programme

The Formula 1 cars will take to the track for the first time on Friday, June 16, at 19:30, as part of the first practice session (officially called Free Practice 1 – ed.). This will last the standard one hour.

FP2 will start on the same day at 23:00. The third and final free practice is scheduled for Saturday, June 17, from 18:30 to 19:30.

At the stroke of 10pm, drivers and teams will qualify for Sunday’s Grand Prix, which F1 has scheduled to start at 20:00.

Canadian Grand Prix – stream

Live coverage of the F1 race can be watched on Sport 1 and Sport 2, where you can switch between Czech or Slovak audio tracks. But there is also F1 TV, where you can switch between the on-board cameras of each driver.

But F1 TV also offers other features, such as livetiming and detailed telemetry. In addition to the full F1 programme, you can also watch press conferences or practice sessions and F2 or F3 qualifying.

Canadian Grand Prix – odds and predictions

The start of the season was clearly in Red Bull’s favour as its drivers scored a double in both of the first races. Max Verstappen won in Bahrain ahead of his teammate Sergio Pérez, with the order reversed in Saudi Arabia.

At the Melbourne circuit for the Australian Grand Prix, Red Bull finished first again, this time with Verstappen winning. Mexican Pérez started from the back of the grid after problems in qualifying and eventually finished fifth.

In Baku, Red Bull was again the main favourite to win, but Ferrari managed to get back into the game, especially in both qualifying sessions. Although they were unable to match the Austrian team’s race pace. Pérez took the victory in the VC of Azerbaijan, with Verstappen finishing second. So Red Bull recorded another double and another victory on Sunday in Monaco.

It’s hard to say how the race would have turned out on the streets of Monaco had Pérez also managed to qualify. He crashed in the first part of the race and started the grand prix from the tail of the field. Verstappen again clearly dominated the Spanish VC, with the Mercedes drivers scoring a podium. Mexican Pérez finished fourth this time.

The Austrian team will also be the favourite to win the Canadian Grand Prix. The circuit configuration not only favours Red Bull, but they also have a big development lead over the other teams. Mercedes could storm the podium again.