Former racing driver Christian Danner has criticised the sport’s new engine regulations ahead of a critical weekend at the Canadian Grand Prix.As Kimi Antonelli sets his eyes on a fourth consecutive win, McLaren will bring highly anticipated updates, alongside various other teams, to keep pace with their German rivals.Lando Norris positioned himself the best of the rest, behind the two mercedes for the Sprint raceGettyHis teammate, George Russell, has been the driver to challenge him the most and managed to win prom pole position last season in Montreal.On the other hand, McLaren suffered a difficult start to their campaign, with Oscar Piastri failing to start the first two Grands Prix.However, after Lando Norris showed positive progression by winning the Miami Sprint race, he will be hoping to make amends for last season’s crash with his teammate.Another driver struggling to perform is four-time world champion Max Verstappen, who has yet to finish a Grand Prix higher than fifth this season.The Dutchman has publicly voiced his dislike for the complexity of the new regulations, a stance which has already forced the FIA to make subtle adjustments.And Danner, who spoke exclusively to talkSPORT courtesy of Bovada, believes a visit to the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve will provide the perfect exposure for the flaws in these battery-draining regulations.‘Utterly wrong’When asked how he would have adapted to these modern cars after being used to the raw power of the 1980s turbo era engines, he said: “You better adapt to it, otherwise you’re lost out there.“But as far as whether I like it, or would I have liked it? No, clearly not. I’m very much with Max in that respect, “However, let’s be less emotional and a little bit more analytic.“The whole concept is totally and utterly wrong, simply because the electric power is way too high and the combustion engine power is way too low.Verstappen was furious as he just squeezed into SQ3 to qualify seventhGetty“Therefore, you have a major discrepancy between these two fundamental pieces of your power system, which always brings you trouble. “It is terrible because the electric motor never has enough stored energy.“This causes an awful lot of problems, and to be perfectly honest with you, you can’t fully resolve it. It is a part of these regulations.“The good thing, as I’m an optimist, is that you could clearly see the FIA has started to adapt and change parts of it in very clearly the right direction.“Can you repair the whole package? No, you can’t. You can make it more bearable, safer and a little bit more sensible. In that respect, I think we have seen a very good move by the people in charge and the FIA has given us a crystal clear hint to the future.”George Russell managed to outqualify his teammate by 0.06 secondsGettyWho will win in Montreal?While the rules have divided opinion, the big question heading into the weekend is which team will handle the chicane-heavy track the best.Despite the Silver Arrows looking strong, Danner has made a bold prediction for a major upset on the other other side of the Atlantic.He said: “Well, there are lessons we learned over the first few races this season. “Number one, Mercedes is in a comfortable position to actually be leading the pack.“However, could they benefit from it in the way they were expecting to? Clearly no, because McLaren caught up, and so have Red Bull.“Red Bull have actually achieved something which I find quite remarkable. It was Miami, it was a different track, but the power unit seems all right.“The team has actually improved the car, and as far as Max’s feelings are concerned, whatever he wants, he usually gets it.“So, I don’t think you can talk about a clean sweep [for Mercedes], or that they walk away with it without a problem, even though they are the clear favourites.”