Record crowds are expected to welcome Formula One back to Canada following a two-year pandemic pause, and the series returns to Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve in
boss Christian Horner has wondered if Mercedes isn't overplaying the porpoising to cover for its inferior 2022 car. And others have noted that Mercedes itself could ease the physical toll on Hamilton and Russell through setup changes — alterations counter to the competitive edge the team is seeking with its current configurations.F1 last raced at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve in 2019 because the series could not compete in Canada during the first two years of the pandemic.
Latifi has acknowledged his seat is not secure. It's a similar situation at Haas, where team principal Guenther Steiner has said second-year driver Mick Schumacher must improve. Both team and driver agree they've got a contract through 2023, but boss Zak Brown admitted to “mechanisms" each side holds that could theoretically free McLaren from retaining the popular Australian next year.