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The 2022 Formula One season is in danger of turning into a one-horse race if Ferrari don’t sort out their recent problems.

It looked like Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was going to be a genuine title challenger to champion Max Verstappen, but he has not finished on the podium since the Miami Grand Prix on May 8.

Engine problems and strategy confusion has seen him drop off the pace. He is in third place with 116 points and is 34 points behind leader Verstappen.

The defending champion has won five races this season, and his nearest contender is Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez. When it comes down to it, Red Bull will push their number one driver to go for the title – and that is Verstappen.

Perez’s main role is to protect Verstappen, but if the champion crashes out then Perez will have the green light to push on for constructor’s points and keep Verstappen in contention.

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton loves the Gilles Villeneuve circuit in Montreal with seven victories, but unless the top three drivers fail to finish, I cannot see him claiming his eighth success and going ahead of Michael Schumacher with the most wins in Canada.

In fact, the only Mercedes driver who could finish on the podium is George Russell. The King’s Lynn-born driver is having a great season, he is fourth overall with 99 points and a few more podium finishes will see him genuinely challenge for a top-three finish.

Verstappen is head and shoulders above everyone else and I am backing him to record win number six and move closer to back-to-back championships.

For the podium finish, I am going with Verstappen, Perez and Russell with Leclerc ending the race in fourth place.

Circuit Guide

The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve began hosting the Canadian Grand Prix in 1982, with the legendary Gilles Villeneuve winning the first F1 race to be held there, and with the exception of 1987 and 2009 it has hosted this race ever since. The circuit has undergone a number of changes since the early 90s and they have paid off because this track is now one of the most popular venues on the Formula 1 calendar with both drivers and fans. There are plenty of opportunities to overtake and that means there is never a shortage of drama as drivers battle for positions. Michael Schumacher had long been the most successful driver in the history of Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, having won the race seven times, but he is no longer alone at the top of the all-time list after Lewis Hamilton won here for the seventh time in 2019. This will be the first Canadian Grand Prix since Hamilton’s last win.

Location: Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Number of Laps: 70
Lap Length: 2.709 miles
Lap Record: Valtteri Bottas, 1 minute, 13.078 seconds (2019)

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