Overview
- The Montreal weekend runs Friday to Sunday, May 22–24, with the grand prix set for 17:00 in Argentina on Sunday at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
- The event uses a Sprint format with only one practice session on Friday before sprint qualifying and a Saturday sprint that awards points and compresses setup time.
- Forecasts point to cool temperatures and a strong chance of rain across key sessions, which could leave the track low on grip and force switches to intermediate or full-wet tires.
- Pirelli nominated its softest range for Canada — C3 hard, C4 medium and C5 soft — to suit the circuit’s low-abrasion surface and stop‑and‑go layout that demands traction and strong braking.
- Alpine arrives fifth in the Constructors’ standings on 23 points as Franco Colapinto builds on his P7 in Miami, with team boss Steve Nielsen urging consistent points from both cars in Montreal.