Our 2026 Canadian GP predictions
5/20/202630 min
WE’RE BACK! After another agonising break, we’re here with some spicy predictions for the Canadian GP sprint weekend - plus, a bizarre driver rumour that needs addressing…
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First 90 secondsMatt Gallagher· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Hello, everybody, and welcome back. Yeah, welcome back to the P1 Podcast with Matt and Tommy. The energy is high because Formula 1 is finally returning and actually gaining some momentum, Tom Bellingham. We- you know, we- we- we'll ... Well, to be fair- [laughs] ... it's not even a back-to-back, is it?
Tom Bellingham· Host0:25
One race.
Matt Gallagher· Host0:25
[laughs] We've ... Yeah, exactly. We've got one race, then we've got a week off, but then we get into the proper nitty-gritty of the season, and finally it'll feel like this season has any kind of acceleration- Mm ... because my goodness gracious me, it's been a struggle for us F1 fans. It's ... What is it? It's May. It's the middle of May- [laughs] ... and we've had four rounds.
Tom Bellingham· Host0:43
Four rounds. It's ridiculous. It feels like ... I don't know. It just feels like the first four rounds were almost like pre-season testing or something, 'cause there's, like, no momentum going. Finally we're, we're gonna kind of have a run of races, because it feels like so long, even after the, you know, that big break that we had before Miami, then into another break, but finally kind of the season will be kind of going again before a summer break.
Matt Gallagher· Host1:09
Well, you mentioned pre-season testing. I wish it was, because Ferrari were fastest in that, so, uh- [laughs] ... that would've been nice for the first four rounds to be all Ferrari. But, um, look, before we get into our predictions, let's run you up to speed with some of the ... I mean, there's very little, but some of the things that have been circulating, at least circulating, because some things