Despite dominating qualifying Lewis Hamilton concedes Sunday's Canadian GP won't be an easy race to win.
Hamilton was the fastest man in all three qualifying segments on Saturday afternoon, eventually finishing up with a 0.612s advantage over second placed Robert Kubica.
It was an impressive show of form from the McLaren driver, made even more so by the fact that he was the only driver to break into the 1:17s with a heavy fuel load.
But despite his apparent advantage over the chasing pack, Hamilton has downplayed any suggestions that Sunday's race could be an easy win for himself and McLaren.
"As you have seen the last few races have been difficult, with the experience of leading the race so we can anticipate it will be similar," he said.
"The track surface isn't great so it will make it tricky and I am sure these guys will push us hard.
"We will try and do the best job we can and score as many points as possible. We have to make sure we are in the points."
As for his qualifying performance, Hamilton said: "It has been a fantastic Saturday for me.
"I felt comfortable since yesterday in the car. This morning was tricky for everyone, with the track quite slippery. We remained positive and kept car the same.
"In qualifying I felt at home. The team did a great job in the early stages of each qualifying session.
"The first lap was a shocker as I nearly went wide at turn one, the last one was good - similar to last year."
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