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Canada is home to one of the most checkered and important Formula 1 races. It’s also home to what has been back in 2011, the longest-ever and perhaps also one of the most arduous racing fiestas ever witnessed in modern racing history.
The sight of Jenson Button prevailing at the end still induced a lot of smiles all around the world the moment you mention the words- Canadian Grand Prix!
The beautiful race track’s long straights and testing corners require an application of immense grit and great powers of concentration, which is how excellent talents like the great Lewis Hamilton, back in the day and even icons like Sebastian Vettel, most noted for his 2018 victory, excelled here.
Vettel’s 50th F1 win then, back in 2018, was perhaps as memorable a moment for the driver as was Verstappen’s triumph here of 2024, the Red Bull winning just ahead of the battling duo of Norris and Russell.
But what will happen this time around, even as Mr Saturday George Russell has fired the opening salvo as seen in qualifying, which occurred a few hours ago?
Worry not, for SportsTiger has covered the top predictions for the 2025 Canadian Grand Prix:
Russell, all grit but ultimately, no muscle
George Russell will have a mega start to the race and will control the race pace exceptionally well but will find excessive competition from his closest rivals up front of the grid including the daring Red Bull of Verstappen and the blazingly fast McLaren of Oscar Piastri. The man dubbed “Mr Saturday” will show immense intent but won’t be able to win the race in the end.
No signs of points for Sainz
No points whatsoever, will seem, another harsh slice of reality for the always courageous, always exciting and enterprising Carlos Sainz jr of Williams Having had his qualifying hopes shattered a few hours ago in quali thanks to no fault of his own but due to other drivers impeding in Q1 meant that Sainz got knocked out in the first round of qualifying at Montreal, and thus will likely suffer from another lowly result at Canada. While he’ll compete with grit and use his vital experience to climb up a few places showing excellent intent, a chance of finishing in the points this time around, will be highly unlikely.
Norris will emerge with a drive to remember even as Max or Oscar may take the win
Norris will drive a race that will respectfully earn him the Driver of the day recognition. Having had his heart shattered in not being able to pick himself together to set up a combative qualifying lap in Q3, the famous British driver managed a modest P5 on Saturday. But come race day, he’ll waltz his way to some brilliant driving at the Gilles Villeneuve track and will forge an important contest with the likes of Max Verstappen and even the duo of Ferrari who’ll have a lot of catching up to do at the beautiful race track.
Alonso will toil hard but score points
Fernando Alonso may find some immense competition come the race and despite a brilliant and respect-worthy P6 on the grid, a place behind Sir Lewis Hamilton of Ferrari, the famed Spaniard will find it not the easiest of races in which to dart ahead of the midfield pack, in which he finds himself right at the start of the Montreal-bound contest. While he will surely score points and continue that point scoring spree, which began as recently as Spain, his home race where he got a ninth in the end, Canada may bully the man whose mere racing craft and sizeable experience can bully a better part of F1’s current grid.
