Max Verstappen topped the schedule in both practice sessions on Friday; Charles Leclerc is second amid speculation that he will execute a penalty on the net for Sunday’s race; watch a live training session on Sky Sports F1 at 18:00 on Saturday, and the qualifiers follow from 21:00.
Last update: 18/06/22 00: 03h
Max Verstappen topped both Canadian GP training sessions on Friday
Max Verstappen doubled the Canadian GP, ahead of Ferrari duo Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz in the second session on Friday.
The World Cup leader appeared in top form as he led a second run from near the start to the end of Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, recording 1: 14.127 and beating Leclerc by almost a tenth of a second.
Leclerc, who will be penalized by 10 places in the grid for Sunday’s race after taking on new engine parts, was the only driver to get close to Verstappen, and his Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz was more than a tenth. back to third.
After pushing Verstappen hard in recent weeks, Sergio Pérez had no draw for his Red Bull team-mate, more than a second behind the Dutchman in 11th place.
Lewis Hamilton was once again struggling, with the seven-time world champion describing his Mercedes as “unmanageable” as he finished 13th while his teammate George Russell was seventh.
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Martin Brundell was at the track to catch a glimpse of turns 13 and 14 during the second practice of the Canadian Grand Prix
Martin Brundell was at the track to catch a glimpse of turns 13 and 14 during the second practice of the Canadian Grand Prix
Taking advantage of the battles of Perez and Mercedes were former world champions Sebastian Vettel and Fernando Alonso, who impressed with fourth for Aston Martin and fifth for Alpine, respectively.
Pierre Gasley was sixth for AlphaTauri, while Lando Norris was overtaken by his McLaren teammate Daniel Ricciardo for eighth and the other Esteban Ocon alpinist rounded out the top 10.
This was another disappointing session for Valteri Botas, who was struggling to set a lap time due to an electronic error in his Alfa Romeo.
The penalty for the Leclerc engine has been confirmed
There has been speculation all Friday that Leclerc will choose to take on new engine parts that will be dropped in Sunday’s grille, but it was only after P2 that Ferrari finally confirmed that they would.
Charles Löckler will take a penalty for 10th place in Sunday’s race
The use of a third electronic control unit triggered the 10-seat penalty, but speculation remains that Leclerc may take on more new parts that will fall to the back of the grille.
Problems with Ferrari engines, in which both cars withdrew last weekend at the Azerbaijani Grand Prix, only add to the sinister nature of Verstappen’s statement on Friday.
The Dutchman’s victory in Baku was his fourth in five races and extended his lead in the World Cup to 21 points, and as Leclerc was hampered, the only threat to his hopes of consolidating pole position on Saturday seemed to be the forecast for more rain in Montreal.
Hamilton complains about the “uncontrollable” Mercedes
Friday’s sessions were the first in the sport since the FIA issued a technical directive in a bid to tackle the high jump in cars this season under the all-new 2022 design regulations.
The announcement of this directive was strongly influenced by Hamilton’s fights in Baku, as the jumping Mercedes left the Briton in such severe pain that he needed help from his car at the end of the race.
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Lewis Hamilton was disappointed with the performance of his Mercedes during Friday’s training session in Canada
Lewis Hamilton was disappointed with the performance of his Mercedes during Friday’s training session in Canada
Hamilton seemed to need emotional support after finishing eighth in P1 and 13th in P2 left him desperate.
“It was almost like every Friday for us,” said Hamilton, who is 88 points behind Verstappen in the World Cup standings. “We tried a lot of different things, an experimental floor on my part that didn’t work.
“Nothing we do with this car seems to work. We’re trying different settings, George and I used a lot of different settings in this P2, just to see if one way works and one doesn’t.
“I’ll wait to hear how it feels, but for me it was a disaster. It’s as if the car is getting worse, it’s getting more unhappy the more we do with it.”
Schedule with the training clock for the Canadian GP two
Driver’s time 1) Max Verstappen Red Bull 1: 14,127 2) Charles Leclerc Ferrari +0.081 3) Carlos Sainz Ferrari +0.225 4) Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin +0.315 5) Fernando Alonso Alpin +0.416 6) Alpierre Ga2 + Al75 Tauri) George Russell Mercedes +0.844 8) Lando Norris McLaren +0.860 9) Daniel Ricciardo McLaren +0.906 10) Esteban Ocon Alpine +0.992 11) Sergio Perez Red Bull +1,040 12) Lance Stroll Aston Martin +4) +1) 1,296 14) Kevin Magnussen Haas +1,372 15) Mick Schumacher Haas +1,389 …
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