Pedro de la Rosa has predicted a “very interesting” weekend in Canada.<\/p>\n
In comments provided by his press office, the experienced McLaren reserve driver said the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is a layout on which overtaking can usually be done “quite easily”.<\/p>\n
In 2011, the new ‘DRS’ adjustable rear wing system has debuted and for the Montreal race this weekend it will for the first time be deployed twice per lap.<\/p>\n
De la Rosa, who has been working in recent days in the McLaren simulator, said Canada will be “extremely interesting for many reasons”.<\/p>\n
One reason is DRS, because its influence in Canada will mean teams take different approaches to setup.<\/p>\n
“We will have cars with a variety of (top) speeds depending on the aerodynamic settings.\u00a0 With DRS everything has changed so we won’t know if teams are opting to have a fast car for the straights or for the curves,” said de la Rosa.<\/p>\n
And the 40-year-old Spaniard predicted qualifying to play a minor role.<\/p>\n
“This is the circuit where the importance of grid position is probably least, so it’s better to concentrate on having a fast and consistent car for Sunday.”<\/p>\n
Renault test driver Bruno Senna agrees that predictions for the weekend are difficult.<\/p>\n
“Our car has been consistently among the five fastest in a straight line,” the Brazilian told Globo Esporte when contemplating the long straights of Canada.<\/p>\n
“But downforce is essential, especially for the chicanes.\u00a0 Therefore, it will remain very difficult to tackle the cars that are aerodynamically the strongest, like Red Bull and McLaren,” added Senna.<\/p>\n
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