P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Montreal will host the ninth round of the 2024 F1 season – but what strategies are viable for the usually exciting Canadian Grand Prix?
George Russell will start the 2024 F1 Canadian Grand Prix from pole position, his second career pole and first since Brazil in 2022. He is aiming for a second F1 victory and Mercedes’ first since the 2022 Brazilian Grand Prix, where he last won. Max Verstappen will start alongside him, looking for a major win, having not lost back-to-back races in 700 days. With heavy rain forecast during the Grand Prix, all strategies will be unpredictable. If it doesn’t rain, Pirelli predicts a two-stop strategy as the fastest option, starting on medium compound and switching to hard tires between laps 15-21 and 41-50. Alternatively, a one-stop strategy starting on medium tires and switching to hard ones between laps 26-35 is possible, with a chance of using soft tires if a dry line forms during the race.
