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F1 heads to Montreal for the 2023 Canadian Grand Prix
Formula 1 is back in North America this weekend, for the 2023 Canadian Grand Prix.
The major storyline in F1 remains Max Verstappen, as the Red Bull driver has won five of seven races this year, and is seeking his fourth-straight F1 victory. Montreal’s Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve has been kind to Verstappen in the past, as the Red Bull driver secured victory here a season ago.
This is also a home race for Lance Stroll of Aston Martin. Stoll has finished in the points in the Canadian Grand Prix before, including a pair of ninth-place finishes in 2017 and 2019, but he has yet to secure a podium at home. Can he break through this weekend?
Here’s how to watch, and what to watch for, this weekend.
How To Watch (all times Eastern):
Practice 1 – Friday June 16 – 1:25 p.m. – ESPN2/ESPN Deportes/WatchESPN
Practice 2 – Friday June 16 – 4:55 p.m. – ESPN2/ESPN Deportes/WatchESPN
Practice 3 – Saturday June 17 – 12:25 p.m. – ESPN2/ESPN Deportes/WatchESPN
Qualifying – Saturday June 17 – 3:55 p.m. – ESPN2/ESPN Deportes/WatchESPN
Grand Prix Sunday (Pre-race Show) – Sunday June 18 – 12:30 p.m. – ABC/ESPN Deportes/WatchESPN
Grand Prix Race – Sunday June 18 – 12:55 p.m. – ABC/ESPN Deportes/WatchESPN
The Grandstand with Daniel Ricciardo and Will Arnett – Sunday June 18 – 1:55 p.m. – ESPN2/WatchESPN
What to Watch:
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There is the track the drivers will look to tame this weekend.
Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve is located on Notre Dame Island, a man-made island on the St. Lawrence River which was originally built for the 1967 World’s Fair. Construction began on the track in 1978 and was completed the same year.
The circuit contains just 14 turns, and a number of long straights. Given that, plus the three DRS zones, it is likely that Red Bull will be dominant again this weekend, given the RB19’s performance on straights as well as in DRS zones.
That is just one of the storylines this week. Here are some others.
Six big storylines facing F1 this week, whether Sergio Pérez can bounce back, whether the upgrades for Mercedes will stick, and more.
Verstappen talked retirement and more earlier this week.
Toto Wolff is managing expectations for Mercedes as the grid heads to Montreal.
Jeremy Clarkson made good on a promise to Alpine.
Could Alfa Romeo surprise this week?
Was Guenther Steiner right about full-time stewards? NFL fans might agree with him.
F1 CEO Stefano Domenicali talked about the future of F1 and more this week.
ESPN is debuting a new alternate telecast titled The Grandstand with Daniel Ricciardo and WIll Arnett this week, in partnership with Peyton Manning and Omaha Productions.
All the F1 terms you need to know before Sunday’s Grand Prix
