What can we learn from Ferrari's pole position? I would argue that we learn nothing at all, but what it shows is that Ferrari have the fastest car in a straight line, something I think we all understood from preseason testing. Montreal is one of the tracks that has long straights and a few slow corners. I believe this shows that Ferrari are still going to have problems at far more tracks than they are going to have an advantage on. While they have built a very fast car that isn't all a team needs over a season. They have an advantage here and I believe they will have an advantage at Monza, they could also have a small advantage at Spa, but just being good at a small minority of tracks will not win them the championship. On the other hand Mercedes have also built a fast car but their car also have much more grip and downforce, this combination is what is needed over a season to win, as they have the advantage at many tracks.
I'm looking forward to the race as I think we should get some good action throughout the field, but I don't think it is going to be a slam-dunk for Ferrari, I think they still have a lot of work to do.