F1 Canadian GP: predictions, practice, qualifying, race start time, TV guide

The F1 Canadian GP is held at the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve in Montreal

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By The Week Staff

last updated 6 June 2019

2019 Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix

What: race No.7 on the F1 2019 calendar
When: 7-9 June
Where: Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve, Montreal, Canada
Race start time: 7.10pm (BST) on Sunday 9 June
TV channels: live on Sky Sports F1 and highlights on Channel 4

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“Is it possible, for anyone of sane mind, to look beyond Mercedes this season? You’d say that this track might suit Ferrari a little more but the Mercedes is just a winning monster at the moment and they are also bringing an engine upgrade to Canada. It’s normally a track where Lewis Hamilton excels but last year he was outdriven by team-mate Bottas. We are going to say the same will happen this year and that the Finn will win. Leclerc to take another podium for Ferrari. Podium prediction: 1st Bottas 2nd Hamilton 3rd Leclerc.”

“The Finn has enjoyed his best start to a Formula One season since joining the sport in 2013 and has kept team-mate Lewis Hamilton on his toes in the opening six races. Having seen the five-time champion hog the glory in the last three races, Bottas will be hoping to close the gap at the top as he chases his first world title. With Canada a track that favours a car with quick straight-line speed, expect Ferrari to improve this weekend. Can they disrupt Mercedes and prevent another front-row lockout?”

“Lewis Hamilton is running away with yet another world drivers’ championship and it is hard to discount him in this Canadian Grand Prix prediction. Hamilton will be motivated to match the great Michael Schumacher by winning for the seventh time in Montreal. Ferrari should be more competitive this weekend, and closer to the Mercedes. Given Hamilton’s achievements in Canada, the Mercedes’ engine upgrade, and his racing skill around a challenging and tight circuit, the prediction is for a Lewis Hamilton win.”

“I can’t see Ferrari getting it together anytime soon, so I turn to Red Bull. Verstappen got so close to the five-time world champ [Hamilton] in Monaco that I think he will want that sight of Lewis so close again in Canada. We see the race going well enough for Red Bull that Verstappen trails Hamilton by less than half a second in the last lap before the Dutchman makes another lunge on the Brit, this time with success to take the win.”