Verstappen reveals what he thinks will be important at Montreal

Following a disappointing end to the Spanish Grand Prix, reigning champion Max Verstappen states that finding the optimal setup will be vital at this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix.

Reigning F1 champion Max Verstappen was in contention for victory at the Spanish Grand Prix as he opted for an ambitious three-stop strategy.

However, a late safety car saw the field close up, and the Dutchman suffered a huge oversteer exiting the final corner as the safety car peeled into the pits. As a result of it, he lost his third place to Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc.

Mercedes driver George Russell also launched multiple attacks on Verstappen. Red Bull instructed Verstappen to hand the place back to Russell following their scarp at Turn 1.

With just three laps left to go, the Dutchman slowed down at Turn 5, and Russell completed the move on the outside, but the reigning champion appeared to speed back up again, leading to contact between the pair.

The four-time F1 champion would eventually let Russell through into Turn 11, but the stewards elected to hand out a ten-second time penalty to Verstappen for causing a collision at Turn 5.

Ahead of this weekend's race at Montreal, Verstappen stated that finding the optimal setup will be vital at this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix.

"Barcelona was disappointing for us and, although we gave it everything, it was not the way we would have liked the race to turn out," started the Dutchman.

"We have had a bit of a break after the triple header: I have been to Hangar-7 to celebrate its reopening with the Team and we are looking forward to Canada.

"The track there is very unique, has some old school kerbs and there are plenty of opportunities for overtaking. The car set up will be important and it is always more of a challenge with the big breaking zones.

"Last year’s race was an exciting one, we were able to bring home the win and hopefully we can again bring a positive performance this week. The weather conditions are looking a bit better than last year so we will see what happens," concluded Verstappen.