Verstappen sees clear path to beating Russell in Canadian GP

The Dutchman is in good spirits ahead of his next challenge. "[I'm] very well just looking forward to today. Hopefully, we can have a strong race and hopefully we are competitive," he began.

About his approach, he continued: "We’ll just try to have the best possible race. Hopefully we can look after our tyres as well and see who's fighting us, around us. I think we'll be all quite close between quite a few cars."

Looking back on his lap yesterday after he finished 0.160 seconds behind Russell, he also added: "You try to focus on yourself, try to do the best possible lap and I felt good with my lap, so there were no regrets."

Since the Formula 1 Grid returned to the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve after the Covid-19 pandemic, only Verstappen could step on the top of the podium at this track, winning three times in a row.

"You have to be patient as well, it's a super long race, a lot can happen and also today it looks like a dry race. But even with the tyres, how you manage them, it's key today," he concluded.