Although he will likely be overshadowed by Villeneuve for attention, Heidfeld will be looking to continue his ever-consistent form in Canada, having added another two points to his steady tally at
Silverstone.
“For me, Montreal and Melbourne are the grands prix I enjoy going to the most,” the German said. Irrespective of the circuit, I just love the city of Montreal, which is why I’m looking forward to flying out there a few days early.
“It’s a circuit with a character of its own. This is one of the last high- speed tracks we still have. There are long straights with relatively slow turns and chicanes in between.
“I really like the second chicane. Once enough rubber has been laid down on the track to give you the right grip and provided the car is running well, you really hammer the kerbs there. But that turn also has an incline, and on exiting you get very close to the wall.
“Right now we believe our car is particularly good on fast stretches. The proof of the pudding will be when we get to Montreal.”
MF1 Racing – Tiago Monteiro (#18), Christijan Albers (#19):
Silverstone signalled another step forward for the MF1 Racing team after Tiago Monteiro managed to get his car into the second qualifying session for the first time this year.
Although their desperation to make the second session arguably compromised their weekend through excess use of new tyres, the occasion remained nonetheless significant as the team look to be steadily on the up.
It is form they will be hoping to translate in what will be the second of their spiritual home races after Silverstone, with team boss Alex Shnaider claiming Canadian citizenship and residing in Toronto.
Monteiro however has already played down any hopes of putting in a similarly encouraging performance in Montreal, suggesting that the characteristics of the circuit do not favour their car.
