The streets of Montreal give us a new day of action in Formula 1, as the Canadian GP will be held on Sunday, June 9, the ninth of the season and a new opportunity for Max Verstappen’s pursuers to try to subtract points in the standings.
With a total length of 305.027 kilometers, this Grand Prix will offer 70 laps of adrenaline among the fastest cars in the world.
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2024 Canadian GP Top Contenders
As usual, throughout 2024, the big favorite is the Dutch Max Verstappen aboard his RB20, the car that has proven to be the fastest of the campaign. However, Red Bull has seen the seams, as it happened with second place in Miami and sixth in Monaco, which is its worst result of the season, taking the retirement in Australia.
Max is still in the lead with 169 points, but the gap to Charles Leclerc is now 21 points, meaning that a bad day in Montreal, where he has won in the last two years, could jeopardize the first spot of the three-time world champion. Everything will be in the hands of his team’s race plan and that luck is on his side because it seems that Ferrari has finally woken up, as the Monegasque Leclerc has three podiums in a row.
Charles celebrated in Monaco the most important victory of his career in the drivers’ world championship and showed that the Italian team can stop being the promise of every year and become a reality to avoid Verstappen’s fourth title in F1. So far, the Monegasque has five podiums, has finished all his races, and has never ended outside the top five. We may be seeing his best version, just the year it became known that in 2025 his teammate will be Lewis Hamilton.
The third candidate to win on Canadian soil is another driver who has taken a step forward this season: Briton Lando Norris, who has 113 points in the overall standings. He is 25 points behind Leclerc. After a shaky start in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, the podium in Australia set him back on track, and in Miami, he celebrated his first Grand Prix win.
He also got two-second places in China and Italy but comes from being fourth in Monaco, which is not a bad position, but surely his current level was enough to aspire to the podium.
2024 Canadian GP Outside picks
Behind Lando is his teammate, Oscar Piastri, coming off a second-place finish in the Principality, his best result of the season. McLaren’s MCL38s are flying.
Always under the radar is Spain’s Carlos Sainz Jr, a podium finisher in Monaco and one of three drivers who have stolen a win from Verstappen this season. A good race could give the Ferrari driver third place in the drivers’ championship, as he is only five units behind Norris.
Finally, we must talk about Sergio “Checo” Perez and the disappointing Mercedes cars. The Mexican, despite having the same car as Verstappen, has three races without finishing in the top three, even retiring his car in Monaco.
The situation of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell is more painful, as their talent has not been matched by a car that allows them to compete. The last year of the seven-time world champion with Mercedes has been sad, as he has not finished higher than sixth place in eight circuits contested.
2024 Canadian GP Podium Picks
1. Max Verstappen
2. Charles Leclerc
3. Carlos Sainz Jr.
2024 Monaco GP Betting Odds
Max Verstappen 1.41
Charles Leclerc 6.7
Lando Norris 7.1
Oscar Piastri 14.7
Carlos Sainz Jr. 35
Sergio Pérez 31
Lewis Hamilton 65
George Russell 70
Kevin Magnussen 100
Lance Stroll 100
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