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All the ingredients are there for an exhilarating weekend as, alongside adapting to a new track, the field will have three races to keep them busy.
After Race 2 in Miami was called off due to adverse weather, the final grid from that race is being used to establish the grid for Race 1 on Saturday in Montreal. The second of Saturday’s races will see the grid set by reversing the top eight drivers from Qualifying, whilst the grid for Sunday’s Race 3 will be decided by the drivers’ fastest laps in Qualifying with the driver shown on pole on the final grid receiving two points.
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Full Grand Prix points will be on offer in Races 1 and 3, whilst only the top eight drivers will receive points in Race 2, with 10 points going to the winner down to one point for eighth. A point for the fastest lap in each race is still on offer, provided they finish in the top 10 in either Race 1 or 3, or inside the top eight in Race 2.
For some, this will be a chance to build momentum behind their campaign, but for others, they’ll need to shake off a bad result quickly unless they want to experience their own Groundhog Day.
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