Overview

• Oscar Piastri tops the drivers’ standings by 10 points over teammate Lando Norris as the season reaches its 10th round in Montreal
• McLaren has amassed 362 points to lead Ferrari by 197 points in the constructors’ championship
• Max Verstappen aims for a fourth consecutive win at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve but trails Piastri by 49 points and faces a race ban if he picks up another penalty point
• The hybrid street circuit’s long straights, tight chicanes and unforgiving walls have historically tested driver precision and produced dramatic incidents
• Aston Martin has not yet confirmed whether hometown driver Lance Stroll will compete after missing the Spanish Grand Prix due to a wrist injury