The popular Canadian Grand Prix returns to the calendar after last year's absence, and it does so at the most exciting point of the season. Mark Glendenning previews the Montreal event

If you work on the assumptions that a) Red Bull's F1 involvement is all about brand awareness and b) there's no such thing as bad publicity, then Turkey was a roaring success for the Austrian team. The only problem was the two McLarens that finished ahead of Mark Webber on the track.

While Red Bull took a while to get its story straight in the days after Webber and Sebastian Vettel's clash, the team has since worked hard to promote an image of harmony. Nevertheless, while there will be a paddock full of people scrutinising Red Bull for any hint of internal disharmony in Canada this weekend, the team itself will be focused on trying to avoid being beaten again.

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