Former Red Bull driver Sebastien Buemi has explained the major challenge F1 teams face at the upcoming Canadian Grand Prix.
Buemi, a long-time Red Bull simulator driver after leaving grand prix racing in 2011 is actually taking part in the Le Mans 24 Hours this weekend, seeking a fifth overall victory with Toyota as it clashes with F1 for the first time since 2016.
The Canadian GP demands a car with low drag and a high top-speed owing to the long straights, but Buemi has highlighted that teams face a dilemma with their rear-wing choices, prompted in part by the cost cap spending restrictions.
"Canada is not that easy," Buemi explained on the RacingNews365 podcast.
"Because you drive with very low downforce, and with the budget cap restrictions, you sometimes don't exactly have the optimal, perfect rear wing or the level of downforce.
"You have to make choices, and you don't want to necessarily develop a wing just for one race, so it is a bit difficult to predict, but I think it is going to be very close.
"Obviously, McLaren will be very strong so you can expect them to fight for the win, but it could be close for Max and with the weather.
"In the last few years, somehow there has always been a bit of rain there, and we know how good Max is in the wet."
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