The eighth round of the 2023 Formula One season is upon us!
Red Bull hold a commanding lead at the top of the constructors’ championship while Max Verstappen’s dominance in the drivers’ championship is even more pronounced.
With the fastest cars and drivers in motorsport ready to zip around the track again at the Canadian Grand Prix, here are the Top 10 stats you need to know…
1. The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve has hosted more Grands Prix (41) than any other circuit outside of Europe. It is set to surpass Nurburgring for fifth on the all-time list of venues with the most F1 races held.
2. Since 2005, every pole-sitter at Montreal was either a world champion already or went on to become one later.
3. If Max Verstappen emerges victorious at the Canadian GP, it would mark his 41st career win, placing him on par with Ayrton Senna for fifth on the list of most F1 victories.
4. A victory for Red Bull in this race would be their 100th win in F1, joining the ranks of Ferrari, McLaren, Williams and Mercedes, the only others to achieve this feat.
5. This is one of Lewis Hamilton’s better tracks, having started from the top-five every single time. He’s also stood on the podium whenever he’s finished here, barring once (P5 in 2018).
6. Sergio Perez has never managed to qualify higher than 8th in Canada. His most recent points-scoring finish here dates back to 2017.
7. Red Bull could also become the third team in F1 history to win all of the first eight races in a season. McLaren (1988) and Mercedes (2019) are the only other teams to do so.
8. If Hamilton emerges victorious this time, it would mark his eighth win at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve which would equal the record for the most wins by a driver at a single circuit.
9. Lance Stroll has scored in three of his four home races. The only other Canadian to score on more occasions at home
10. For the first time in the hybrid era, we’ve had three straight races (Spain, Monaco, Miami) without a single VSC or SC period.
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