After a two week break post the European triple header, the F1 carnival travels across the Atlantic Ocean. Specifically, to Canada and the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
Located in Montreal, it's known for its unpredictable weather and "The Wall of Champions", which has ended many top drivers races in the past.
McClaren, as was widely expected at the start of the season, are dominating the season so far - with Piastri and Norris on 186 and 176 points respectively, they are a country mile ahead of 3rd place Verstappen (137 points). They have won 7 of the 9 races so far, and taken the top two spots in three races.
Piastri is now as short as 13/20 in places to win the Drivers' Title this season, but Lando Norris can strike back here at attractive odds of 15/8. He qualified third here last year, just 0.021 behind Russell & Verstappen, and led the race at lap 20. Unfortunately for him, he just missed out on a safety car pit stop, but drove well for the rest of the race to finish third, two places and over six seconds ahead of Piastri.
That performance bodes well for this year's race. Norris could really do with another race win to close the gap back to Piastri after losing 7 points to him last weekend, and this is a great opportunity to make inroads.
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Lesser people would have struggled under the pressure, but Hadjar has been arguably the standout rookie since then. His finishing positions have been:
He has qualified in the top 10 more times than he has missed out of Q3 (five out of nine),
His form certainly hasn't gone unnoticed. Rumours of yet another Red Bull driver switch appeared over the weekend with Hadjar being touted as the next option. He's admitted he "doesn't feel ready" at the moment, but it highlights the superb job he is doing for the junior team.
Canada's emphasis is on braking confidence and adaptability, especially to weather conditions, will suit the Frenchman, and Evens is a great price for him to finish in the Top 10.
Qualifying for the Canadian Grand Prix takes place at 9pm on Saturday (14th June)
The race itself takes place at 7pm UK time on Sunday (15th June)
The Canadian Grand Prix will be shown live on Sky Sports, including all three practice sessions and qualifying.
Highlights of both the qualifying and the race will be shown on Channel 4.
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