Canadian GP

Sixth podium of the seasonSixth podium of the season

2023 season

FernandoAlonso

2nd

RACE POSITION

3rd

DRIVER STANDING

Fernando's profile

LanceStroll

9th

RACE POSITION

8th

DRIVER STANDING

Lance's profile

Fernando picked up another podium in a tense race around the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, while Lance recovered with a great strategy and a last-lap overtake to complete a double points finish for the team.

2023 season

Canadian Grand Prix circuit figures

Number of pitstops

21.5

Longest stint (laps)

150

Total laps in Canada

654

Total Km in Canada

FernandoAlonso

2nd

Final position

2nd

Starting position

N/A

Positions

+18

Points

LanceStroll

9th

Final position

16th

Starting position

Positions

Points

Fastest lapM:S.MS

1:15.779

Fernando

1:16.564

Lance

Max speedKM/H

325.6

Fernando

324.7

Lance

Practice laps

Fernando

Lance

Qualifying laps

Fernando

Lance

Race laps

Fernando

Lance

Total laps

154

Fernando

146

Lance

Canadian Grand Prix

The Debrief by Aramco

Hear from Fernando, Lance and Team Principal Mike Krack as they share their thoughts throughout the Canadian Grand Prix weekend.

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Need to know: Canada

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Pushing hard for the home crowd

Lance Stroll

"I am really excited to return to Montréal for my home race; it's always special for me to see all the Canadian support at the city I grew up in. It is a circuit that also holds some good memories for me; climbing seven places to finish in the points last year was especially memorable.

"With how close the pecking order has been in recent races, it will be interesting to see what the characteristics of the circuit do to the competitiveness up and down the pitlane this weekend. The margins will be very tight so we'll be pushing hard to put on a good show for my home crowd."

Prepared for anything

Fernando Alonso

"We had a busy double header with Monaco and Spain and came away with 32 points as a team. The atmosphere in Spain was phenomenal, but we had a difficult Saturday and didn't quite have the pace on Sunday to put a show on for the fans.

"Next up is Montréal, which is a historic circuit in Formula One and I have fond memories racing here. Last year, for example, I started second on the grid after a chaotic and wet qualifying session. It might rain again this weekend, so we will be keeping one eye on the radar.

"The circuit is fun and while overtaking can be difficult it can also throw up surprising races, so we will be prepared for anything. We have some upgrades this weekend and our aim is to have a smooth weekend and score the most points possible."

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Race interruptions

There hasn't been a red flag here since the infamous 2011 Canadian Grand Prix, but Safety Cars are common: there have been five since 2014. Since the Virtual Safety Car (VSC) was implemented in 2015, there have been four deployments of the VSC and since then, only 2015 and 2019 have been Safety Car- or VSC-free.

Overtaking

It is possible to overtake here but the short lap and small speed differences mean gaining an advantage over the car ahead can be tricky. There have been 27 passes per race on average over the last three races – ignoring Safety Car restarts, red flag restarts and race starts – and the long straight after Turn 12 is the most popular passing zone.

Strategy

The softest tyre compounds are in play this weekend. Normally, this is a one-stop race, but this year's Canadian Grand Prix could be a two-stop contest owing to the ground-effect cars and high chance of Safety Car and Virtual Safety Car deployments. Thanks to the high-speed pit entry and short pitlane, it’s wise to stop during those cautions.

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Unlocking the Lap

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The lap begins with a short run to the hard braking zone at Turn One, a left-hander that immediately leads onto the second turn where drivers must hug the inside line for a fast exit onto the following straight. This leads onto the Turn Three-Four chicane, where plenty of kerb is taken in an effort to gain time.

Turn Five is a flat-out left-hander that leads into a low-speed corner, Turn Six, where it's important to set yourself up and accelerate out of Turn Seven and down the straight towards the Turn Eight-Nine chicane. Again, it’s worth taking plenty of kerb – just avoid the looming walls on the exit.

Turn 10 is the hairpin, a hard braking zone that demands patience on the throttle before a long DRS straight. Turns 13 and 14 can make or break your lap. The key once again is to use the high Turn 13 kerb as much as possible to accelerate out of Turn 14 while avoiding the infamous 'Wall of Champions' on the exit of this fiendishly tricky final chicane.

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How do teams and drivers manage an F1 car's brakes?

The brake discs on an F1 car can withstand temperatures of more than 1,000 degrees Celsius but they can't stay that hot for too long. If they do, they'll begin to fade – which means they don't create as much friction with the pads and they lose stopping power. Cooling is the answer to this, which is why brake discs are drilled with hundreds of tiny holes to vent heat, and large ducts circulate air to the brakes.

Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is a circuit that can put the brakes through their paces given hard braking zones, at the likes of Turns One, 10 and 13. This means that the brake temperatures can rise higher than at other circuits and wear the brakes more. However, the long straights following those corners can help cool the brakes.

Drivers must also keep the brakes within the optimal temperature window. During the formation lap or behind the Safety Car, you'll see drivers weaving to warm their tyres; they're also warming the brakes to keep them in an ideal window and make sure those pads and discs are working in perfect harmony.

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Cloud Report

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Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is no stranger to rain as we've seen in recent seasons, but what should we expect this weekend for the 2023 Canadian Grand Prix? We explore this weekend’s track conditions together with Global Partner NetApp, a global hybrid cloud storage partner with solutions that perform across a diverse environment, allowing us to gain insights on weather-related data as well as telemetry data.

It's set to be cloudy during Friday practice with sunny intervals throughout the opening day of action as the risk of rain remains low. Similar weather is expected for Saturday, with temperatures hovering around 20 degrees Celsius.

On race day, temperatures are set to increase with more frequent sunny spells, while the threat of rain will diminish further. As for winds, they'll be light throughout the weekend, making the effectiveness of DRS more predictable.

XPerience Points

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In Formula One, you’re constantly learning. Every lap, every mile, every second, is an opportunity to further your understanding and, ultimately, discover ways to unlock performance. In partnership with XP Inc., here are some of the key points for the Canadian Grand Prix.

1.5

The race lap record is three seconds faster than in Hungary, yet the rapid Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is just 0.02km shorter than the Hungaroring.

2.5

Lance gears up for his fifth home appearance this weekend, having finished in the top 10 – scoring points – in three of his four Canadian Grands Prix.

10.5

The number of different drivers who have taken pole position in Montréal. There have been 24 different winners in 41 Grands Prix at this city's circuit.

24.5

Almost 49 per cent of Grand Prix wins at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve have come from pole position, while 17 per cent of wins have come from P2.

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