2019 Formula 1 season, Round 7
Canadian Grand Prix
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal
Sunday 9 June 2019
Valtteri Bottas will look for a return to his peak form in the 2019 Formula 1 season when Round 7, the Canadian Grand Prix, is held at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal on Sunday 9 June.
Bottas became the first Mercedes driver to finish outside of the top two this season when he came home in third place at the Monaco GP last month.
As a result, the Finn has seen the gap between himself and Drivers’ Championship leader Lewis Hamilton extend to 17 points, and he cannot afford to allow his teammate to continue pulling away if he is to remain in title contention.
Bottas has enjoyed some good results at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, including a second-place finish at last year’s edition, and he will hope to win in Canada for the first time in his career come Sunday afternoon.
Bottas’ hopes will rest on having a strong qualifying and getting off the line quickly – something he has been unable to do effectively in the last two races, allowing Hamilton to enjoy control from early on.
2019 F1 Drivers’ Championship standings – top 3
1 – Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) – 137 points
2 – Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) – 120
3 – Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) – 82
2019 F1 Constructors’ Championship standings – top 3
1 – Mercedes – 257 points
2 – Ferrari – 139
3 – Red Bull Racing-Honda – 110
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Canadian Grand Prix – Details
Number of times held: 55
First held: 1961
Most wins, driver: Michael Schumacher, 7
Most wins, constructor: Ferrari, 14
Circuit length: 4.361 km
Race length: 305.270km
Laps: 70
Canadian Grand Prix – Last five winners
2018 – Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari)
2017 – Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
2016 – Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
2015 – Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
2014 – Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull)
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