If history is anything to go by, the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve will either serve as balm to soothe Lewis Hamilton's troubled brow, or add to any angst he may still be harbouring following the strategy blunder that overshadowed his Monaco Grand Prix.
That a driver such as Hamilton has only a single Formula 1 victory to his name in nine attempts around the most famous streets in motor racing is anathema to the talent he possesses.
Even Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg, in another magnanimous gesture akin to the congratulations he offered Hamilton at the end of last season's title race, could empathise with the Briton in the immediate aftermath, given the galling nature of the reigning world champion's fall from an almost-certain win to a head-shaking third.