Lewis Hamilton is confident the results he and the McLaren team want will soon come in what is proving to be a ‘unique season’.
The 27-year-old has scored consistently in the opening six races of the 2012 championship, in fact he and Fernando Alonso are the only two drivers to have finished in the points at every race.
However, it is the list of race winners that Hamilton is hoping to add his name to. The list currently sits at a record six different winners and he is confident he’ll soon be amongst them.
“This is turning into a unique season – one where every race provides new challenges and different outcomes,” said Hamilton.
“Even though everything hasn’t gone right for us, I’m confident that myself and the team are doing everything we can to ensure we’re in the best possible position to challenge for victory each and every weekend.
“I know that the results we all want will soon come to us. We are still very much in the hunt for this world championship and I’m looking forward to bringing that fight to Montreal, which is one of my favourite races of the season.”
Hamilton believes the Canadian circuit, where he has secured pole three times and won the race twice in four visits, will suit the MP4-27.
“The Circuit Gilles Villeneuve is a fantastic track – it’s super-fast in places, which means it requires finesse and precision, but you can also end up racing wheel-to-wheel with people at 200mph too, which is an incredible sensation.
“However, you still want a car with decent low-speed traction – all those long drags are usually preceded by tight hairpins, so it’s important that you can get the power down efficiently if you’re to pull a good laptime together. With KERS Hybrid and DRS in the mix, it should be an exciting grand prix – although, interestingly, we’re reverting to a shorter, single-DRS zone after the double-zone last year.
“On paper, I think our car will be well-suited to the combination: we showed in Spain that we’re very good in high-speed corners, but we were also quick in the final sector, which is slower and more technical. Of course, it’s still difficult to accurately predict the outcome, so I’ll be focusing on another clean weekend where I can score more consistent world championship points.”
