Williams technical officer Pat Symonds is expecting a strong showing for Williams in Canada this weekend, claiming the circuit layout should suit their car.
Although the Grove outfit has scored points in every race this season so far, they've struggled to keep pace with Mercedes, Red Bull and Ferrari, whilst at some circuits they've finished behind Force India and Toro Rosso in terms of outright pace.
However as Formula 1 heads to North America for the first time this year, Symonds is confident of a "return to form" for Williams.
"Being a fast track with long straights, the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve certainly favours the characteristics of the Williams car, as shown by our strong performances last year, so this should mark a return to form for the team," he said.
Last year Valtteri Bottas finished on the podium whilst Felipe Massa fought his way through the pack from 17th to sixth.
"The circuit itself has very low-average speed corners, with one quick corner at turn five being easily flat and therefore not counting for much these days.
"Good top speed, stable braking with the track being hard on brakes, good change of direction for the multiple chicanes and adequate traction are key things required here.
"It’s also the second race in a row that we see the new ultrasoft tyre, but even with this we expect most cars to be on a one-stop strategy."
Williams will also introduce some new developments for the race: "We have a number of new aerodynamic and chassis parts to continue pushing our development of the FW38," confirmed Symonds.
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