Red Bull drivers ready to bounce back in Montreal

One will celebrate its 100th^th race, the other could find himself suspended from the next one. After a triple-header with mixed results, the pilots Red Bull arrive in Canada refreshed by the week's gap before the return of the Formula 1. Fourth in the constructors' standings, already more than 200 points behind McLaren At the top, the Austrian team saw its chances in the championship diminish as the Grand Prix progressed.

The man who admits to dreaming of opening his own restaurant more than being a world champion can't help but talk about culinary specialties, even on the eve of his 100th birthday.^th Career GP. “I love Montreal. The atmosphere of the city, the food… it’s a great place to have a good time.” » says Yuki Tsunoda.

The Japanese driver arrives in Canada with confidence, for what will be only his eighth weekend at the wheel of the RB21. "I had two good days of testing in Barcelona after the GP and I was also in the simulator in Milton Keynes. We worked hard with the team and I have more kilometers under my belt in the Red Bull now."

“It seems a little crazy that this is my 100^th Grand Prix. It feels like it's just begun, but it's also like it's been like this my whole life., remembers tsunoda. Each of these hundred races has been special and I hope to celebrate the hundredth with a result worthy of the occasion." As a reminder, in three participations in this GP, the Japanese driver has retired once and finished fourteenth twice.

Verstappen wants to draw inspiration from his 2024 Canadian Grand Prix race

He won in the rain last year and is looking to repeat his performance this season. With eleven penalty points on twelve licenses before a race suspension, Max Verstappen wants to recover from his tenth place after his contact with George Russell in Barcelona: "Even though we gave it our all, this is not how we wanted the race to end."

While his teammate prepared with hours of driving on the track and in the simulator, the Dutchman recharged his batteries during his week's break: “We had a little break after the triple-header: I went to Hangar-7 [museum in Salzburg housing several Red Bull F1 cars, Editor's note] to celebrate its reopening. He was indeed seen driving the RB7 for an event in Austria.

"Last year's race was superb, we were able to come away with the victory. Let's hope we can do the same this season with a positive performance this weekend.", predicts the Dutchman. His teammate is counting on the weather, "rather dry and constant" on the agenda, to help them achieve their goals. A healthy mind and a healthy body: the Red Bull duo is ready in Canada.

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