Albers 'can't wait' for Canada.

At the scene of arguably one of the finest hours of his debut season in F1, Christijan Albers will be looking to secure a strong finish for the MF1 Racing team as Formula One descends on Montreal for the ninth round of the year.

Albers more than punched above his weight in Canada twelve months ago, as he qualified 15th in his Minardi - within half a second of Mark Webber in the BMW Williams - and will be looking to impress once again on a circuit he feels is one where the driver can make a difference.

"Montreal is one of my favourite circuits and I cannot wait to drive it in the M16," he said. "Last year, I had an amazing lap when I qualified my Minardi in 15th position on the starting grid - one of my best laps in 2005, as matter of fact. I now have a completely different car - a much better one - and I will do my very best to show again why this circuit is so special.

"The team has made good progress at the recent test and our new aero package looks promising. Everyone is working like crazy to improve and I will try to deliver a strong result, as this is one of the races where the driver can really make an extra difference. This is a home race for team owner Alex Shnaider, and I'd like to wish all of Midland's guests a great weekend."

With Albers optimistic heading into the weekend, team boss Colin Kolles said he too was looking for a continued improvement from the Silverstone based team - and was keen to see a repeat of qualifying at the British GP, when Monteiro made it through to the second phase of qualigying.

"We've made good progress in the last few races, and after three days of testing last week at Silverstone, I hope we can continue to close the gap and qualify both cars in the top 16 in Montreal," he said. "It's an attainable goal, and if we keep working hard, good race results will also be sure to follow."