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Max Verstappen at the top is an unusual first practice on the Canadian Grand Prix, as McLaren left the pace after appearing that the session was used for an experiment.
Verstappen’s time from 1: 13.193. He saw him end up in front of Williams’ duet Alex Albona and Carlos Sainz in Sesia interrupted by a early fall for Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, which Monegasque limited to less than 15 minutes of time.
McLaren dominated the opening of nine rounds of season and was rarely out of the main positions during any session, but the leader of the Oscar Piastra World Cup was only the 14th, and this occasion was a teammate Lando Norris Seventh.
McLaren, who led the 197-point constructor championship, brought a new front wing, front suspension and rear wing to Canada, and obviously experimented as they used Aero shells and Flo-VI color because they compared their new parts to the older versions.
Their apparent choice to use the session for testing purposes, perhaps reflecting huge confidence after winning seven of the nine grands prix this season, and it would be a surprise that they do not return to the top of the time list and the second training later on Friday, live on Sky Sports F1 at 10:00 pm.
Leclerc has just gone the fastest, but it seemed too much speed to another chic and scored in the barrier on the way 4, causing great damage to the whole left side of his car.
It was the latest blow to what Ferrari was an extremely insidious start to the season, and Lewis Hamilton also showed signs of discomfort as he was spinning in his way to finish in fifth place, almost half a second from Verstappen.
George Russell was fourth for Mercedes, while Racing Bulls held its impressive form with Isaac Hadjar Sixth and teammate Liam Lawson in the eighth.
The session was more unusual with almost exclusive use of soft tires, with only four drivers – Hadjar, Lawson, Gabriel Bortoleto and Nico Hulkenberg – using the middle joint, with hard completely absent.
Pirelli tire supplier once again brought his team of the C6 team to the race, and it seems that a potential short shelf life has many teams that have weighed the ability to save their limited sets of medium junction for Saturday’s qualification.
With the surface in the Gilles Villeneuve circle, it is set up to further enhance through the day, the second session should provide a more accurate picture of a key order to the weekend.
Friday 13th June
20:00: The F1 Show
9:00 pm: A press conference of the team director
9:30 pm: Canadian practice GP two (session starts at 10pm)
11.25: F1 Academy of Qualifications
Saturday 14 June
14.10: F1 Academy of Race First
17.15: Canadian Practice GP Three (session starts at 5:30 pm)
7.30pm: F1 Academy of Race Two
8.30pm: Canadian GP qualifying buildup
21:00: Canadian qualification GP
23:00: TED -O’s qualifying notebook
Sunday 15 June
15.50: F1 Academy of Race Three
17:30: Grand Prix Sunday: Canadian GP Building-up*
19:00: Canadian Grand Prix*
21:00: Plated flag: Canadian reaction GP
22:00: Tad’s notebook
*Also at the main event Sky Sports
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