Canada: We're Up for the Challenge

The result of the last race weekend in Barcelona was encouraging for the Team, with Lewis and George scoring our first double podium of the season.

While it was a good step forward, we're realistic with our expectations heading to the next round in Canada, where we're not expecting the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve to suit the W14 quite as well.

"The result in Spain was a well-deserved reward for everyone's efforts at Brackley and Brixworth to bring our update package to the track," said Toto Wolff, our Team Principal & CEO.

"We were pleased with how it performed, and it will provide a new baseline for us to build from.

"But we must also manage our expectations. It was a circuit that suited our car, and we should expect our direct competitors to be stronger in the next races.

"The gap to Red Bull is large and it will take lots of hard work to close that down. Nevertheless, we're up for the challenge.

"Following the Grand Prix in Spain, Mick got his first opportunity to drive the W14. He settled in well during the Pirelli tyre test and enjoyed the experience.

"Mick has become a valuable member of the Team already and his work in the simulator has proved useful in finding lap time, as we saw in Barcelona.

"We now move on to Montreal. With its long straights and low-speed corners, it's not a track that we expect to suit our car as well as Barcelona did.

"No matter where the true pace of the car is this weekend, we will aim to maximise our result. The characteristics of the circuit will also provide further opportunity to learn about the W14 and feed into our development path."