Glued in front of Verstappen, Leclerc, Sainz, Paul

After a lap tie in Baku a week ago, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (Montreal) Preparing to live another life Pole battle this Saturday (10 pm / DAZN F1).. And in that, Carlos Sainz must play a leading role again. In Azerbaijan, the Spaniards were very close to the first pole after leading in the first Q3 attempt, but made a mistake on the final lap.This Saturday he gets off to a good start and then starts over again Canada F1 GPDriving his Ferrari more and more comfortably, it should allow him to take part in the fight against Verstappen, who showed a lot of power yesterday.

The champion seemed to have complete control over everything. The Dutch know that Red Bull’s strength is race pace and its good tire deterioration, but he realized that he had to improve one lap before getting into the car. But it was interesting to see him start the final race simulation first, as if he had sent a clear message to his rivals that he had done his homework right away.

At this point, lead equality is high again. Red Bull is faster with a third sector, pure engine. Ferrari has strengths in the corners and can counteract top losses with speed in the first two sectors. And now the question is, as Ferrari did in Baku, betting on unloading a little more aerodynamics on the car to get more edge this Saturday without sacrificing too much cornering speed. How is it?

But above all, the key is the decision made by the Italians regarding Leclerc. “Principino” should take part in the battle over Paul, If Ferrari finally decides whether to change the turbo of Charles’ engine, Ferrari will need to stay in touch this Saturday. By doing so, he will only be penalized for starting in the middle of the grid and exceeding the annual turbo limit in Race 9 (Race 22). Overtaking courses may give up your chances of success, but it may be a good choice. This Friday, Monaco assembled a whole new unit, except for that element, so as not to give Verstappen a clue to his plans.

If he eventually penalizes Carlos Sainz This will be the first Italian sword in this battle. We need to see if the “Czech Republic” will join the other side after a weak Friday when the Mexicans were only able to finish in 11th place, 1 “040 behind Max.

Alonso, another good friday

Alonso is 5th (4th) to Vettel.. He could even get a position from the Germans, but Fernando came across traffic in his first “qualy” simulation attempt. He charged the battery and set the final time on his fifth soft rubber lap. There was room for improvement in this regard, finishing in 5th place at 0.416. But the movie can be repeated. In Baku, we were in the top five on Friday and Saturday. Alonso has already said in Azerbaijan that the natural position of the car today, which is one step ahead of its rivals compared to when it started the course, is to fight. In 7th place.

However, on such a short track, Aston Martin, Alpine, Alpha Tauri (Guthrie is 6th) and Mercedes can be kept to a minimum. We also need to see if McLaren will make a leap this Saturday after Norris is 8th in FP2 and Ricardo is 9th. Part of that is the question of whether Mercedes can identify itself as the third best car not only on Sundays but also on the turn. for now, Russell is again in 7th place on the Star Team4/10 behind Alonso, Hamilton was 13th.. Mercedes is expected to suffer many rebounds again on such bumpy trucks.