The facts you need to know before the Canadian GP: Attention to Max and Alonso

This weekend, the Formula 1 returned to Canada after not visiting Montreal Circuit Gilles Villeneuve since 2019 due to the pandemic, and doing so with a red bull plethoric after his double standard and includes ferrari requires a big result after his double retirement from Azerbaijan. It’s not long before Red Bull arrives in Canada, but watch out for Opta’s data, where the energy drink team matches their best consecutive win in the 2011 race opener with Vettel. For Verstappen, this will be the 150th GP of his F1 career and he came in with 150 points. Tepasa this and other data provided by Opta, key to this Canadian GP, ​​in this article.

Data before the Canadian GP of F1 2022:

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The victory went to a driver from the front row of the starting grid in the last five races
held in Canada the best streak in the history of this Grand Prix. And these are the last four
five wins in the Canadian Grand Prix went to one Mercedes AMG F1 driver (all four for
Lewis Hamilton), while four of the last six pole positions in Montreal have gone well
the Germans (three Lewis Hamilton and one Nico Rosberg).

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Ferrari, a double to overtake Mercedes

Ferrari is just a double away from overtaking Mercedes AMG F1 as the team with the most times
he has achieved this in Formula 1 history (82 times everyone has achieved it). has achieved the latest
four in a row, he only got five in a row twice in the 21st century: six between Belgium
and Mexico in 2019, and six between Japan 2006 and Spain 2007.

3

Red Bull equaled its best consecutive win

At the start of the championship

Red Bull are reaping the best start to win a World Cup in history by winning six of eight
first Grand Prix (as happened in 2011 where all the victories carried Sebastian’s stamp
Vettel, who was eventually the champion). The Austrian team had just one win to overtake Lotus as the
fifth team with the most wins in F1 (now 81 each), just behind Ferrari (240),
McLaren (183), Mercedes AMG F1 (124) and Williams (114).

4

If Red Bull ends …

It is almost synonymous with podium

Red Bull drivers are on the podium this season on 11 of 13 occasions ending in 2022,
achieving three doubles in the last five Grands Prix (Emilia Romagna, Spain and Azerbaijan). I know
find one of his particular record for doubles in a year (four in 2009, 2010 and 2013).

5

Verstappen, GP number 150

With 150 points and led

Max Verstappen (Red Bull) celebrates the 150th Grand Prix. And now 2022 is the time where
most of the victories he has won while going through the first eight Grand Prix (five) although he already has
six points less compared to 2021, in which he was proclaimed champion (156, for 150 now).

6

Verstappen and his difference between wins and poles

After Schumacher and Prost

Only Michael Schumacher (+23, 91-68) and Alain Prost (+18, 51-33) have a higher difference between wins
and pole positions than Red Bull driver Max Verstappen (+11, 25-14) in Formula 1 history.

7

‘Checo’ Pérez could surpass his best streak

After finishing second to Spain and Azerbaijan and winning in Monaco, Sergio Pérez (Red Bull) could beat
best streak of his athletic career on the podium, finishing third in 2021 between Turkey and Mexico.
The Mexican has driven just 12 laps to the lead just fewer now in 2022 (83) than his entire career
previous sports (95).

8

Leclerc synonym of pole

But he doesn’t take advantage of them …

Charles Leclerc achieved pole position in six of the eight classifications held here
season, he can equal his best at seven poles a year (all seven in the first season with
Ferrari) and could overtake Felipe Massa as the third driver from Maranello with the most pole positions (they will be
16) and just behind Niki Lauda (23) and Michael Schumacher (58).

Leclerc’s problem is that pole position is not always synonymous with success for him. You need to improve on that aspect. Charles achieved 15 pole positions in total and just 4 wins.

Of the drivers who have won at least once in F1, he is the second driver in all history with the worst average number of victories in
relation to the number of pole positions (0.27) just behind Jarno Trulli (0.25, a win with four
pole positions).

9

Hamilton, by a record of Schumacher

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes AMG F1) could surpass the “Kaiser” (15, 1992 – 2006) as the driver with the most
consecutive season with success in F1 (it will be 16 in a row since 2007). However the
The Briton amassed seven consecutive races finishing the podium, and no longer streak
without getting on the podium, not counting retirements, since eight consecutive Grand Prix in 2009.

10

Russell, ‘alone’

George Russell (Mercedes AMG F1) was the only driver on the grid to finish in the Top 5 on
each of the first eight races of this World Championship (always between third and fifth), improvement
always in the race his first position on the starting grid.

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Alonso has 2,000 points within reach

Fernando Alonso (Alpine) achieved his best position in Monaco and Azerbaijan in 2022
(seventh). He needs eighth place after Baku to become the third driver in history to reach
2000 points in F1 after Lewis Hamilton (4227.50) and Sebastian Vettel (3074).

12

Bottas could match Barrichello

If you get a podium

Valtteri Bottas in Canada will look for Rubens Barrichello as the non-world champion driver
more number of podiums (68). Finn never scored in Baku (11th) and never linked two Grand Prix
consecutive not doing because he was at Alfa Romeo, other than he didn’t finish two consecutive races outside
of points since his first season in 2013 with Williams.

13

The longest race in history

The race held in Canada in 2011 was the longest running Grand Prix in history
of Formula 1 (4 hours 4 minutes and 39 seconds to see Jenson Button win).

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If Hamilton wins … Record?

In the event of success in Montreal, Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes AMG F1) is the equivalent of his own trademark
in Great Britain and Hungary, and with Michael Schumacher in France, as the driver with the most wins in a
only Grand Prix in Formula 1 history. The Briton could surpass Michael Schumacher as the
Driver with the most wins (seven each) or pole position (six each) in the history of this Grand Prix.