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The F1 caravan will head to North America this weekend to host the annual Canadian Grand Prix at the iconic Gilles Villeneuve Circuit in Montreal. In the 2024 edition, the sport was host to one of the most engaging races of the season, which proved pivotal in denting Red Bull's dominance in the ground-effect generation of the cars.
There were signs that other top teams like McLaren, Ferrari, and Mercedes were closing in on the Austrian team heading into Canada, and the race weekend proved the same. Although the Milton Keynes-based outfit was able to take home the race win once again, it was all down to McLaren's inability to make key operational decisions and a stunning drive from Max Verstappen.
Heading into the 2025 season, the picture has shifted completely with Red Bull and Verstappen playing the hunters to McLaren, who have been the dominant team this year.
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The weather often has a big say in shifting the momentum for the Canadian Grand Prix, with this year being no different. As per Weather.com, below is the weather prediction for the 2025 Canadian Grand Prix:
Friday - FP1 and FP2
Forecast: Overcast conditions throughout the day.
Temperature: 20C / 68F
Chance of precipitation: Less than 10%
Saturday - FP3 and Qualifying
Forecast: Cloudy conditions with Sunny intervals.
Temperature: 20C / 68F
Chance of precipitation: 20%
Sunday - Race
Forecast: Partly cloudy with minimal chances of rain.
Highest temperature: 20C / 68F
Chance of precipitation: 25%
Lance Stroll is on target to compete in the Canadian Grand Prix
Aston Martin F1 driver Lance Stroll is reportedly on target to be fit for his home race this weekend after a massive cloud over his availability for the main race.
The Canadian had withdrawn from the Spanish GP main race after the British team announced that he had been suffering from pain in his wrist and needed a medical procedure on his hands. When just a fortnight gap between the two races, there were some trepidations regarding the 26-year-old's availability for his home race.
However, as per The Race, Stroll is on track with his recovery from his wrist operation, and there won't be any official communications before the Canadian Grand Prix.
There were questions regarding Stroll's injury circling in the media, with Sky Sports pundit David Croft calling out Aston Martin for their vague statement on the issue, saying on the Sky F1 Show:
"I don't buy the 'we’ve been monitoring this for six weeks,' because if they’ve been monitoring it for six weeks, then surely, for the good of the team, they wouldn’t have put Lance into the car in qualifying."
"If they’ve been monitoring it and it’s got to a point where he might not be fit enough to do the race, they'll bring Drugovich in before qualifying. And then Lance puts in a lap that takes him P7 in Q1, so he's obviously fit enough to drive well at some stage during that qualifying session," Croft added.
Lance Stroll has a solid record of finishing in the points in his home race at the Canadian Grand Prix, a feat he has managed since the 2019 season.
