Canada FP1: Max in seventh

Published on 09 June 2017 by Stefan Meens

Max Verstappen was seventh fastest in the opening session of the Canadian Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton was quickest, followed by Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) and Mercedes team mate Valtteri Bottas.

The first half of the session is characterized by several yellow flags. The first cause is Carlos Sainz. His Scuderia Toro Rosso has an engine failure and the Spaniard is forced to park his car right after the hairpin.

The other yellow flags are caused by the low grip and green nature of the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari), Sebastian Vettel, Nico Hulkenberg (Renault) and Esteban Ocon (Force India) lose control of their cars, all without causing damage.

Max has a quiet opening to his Canadian GP weekend. Twenty minutes in, he puts his first lap time on the boards with a six-lap stint on the super softs

Halfway into the session, we see a familiar sight with the Mercedes and Ferraris occupying the top four. The whole quartet then switch to the ultra-soft compound. Force India follows their lead, resulting in Sergio Perez and Esteban Ocon in fifth and sixth.

After a while in the garage, Max heads out in the closing stages for a stint on the super soft Pirellis. He manages a 1:14.861. Although he is seventh, behind Ocon and Perez, the lap times are encouraging as the Force Inida’s set their times on a softer, quicker compound.

Meanwhile, Fernando Alonso returned to a familiar scenario with the double world champion forced to park his car track side yet again.

Canadian Grand Prix - Circuit Gilles Villeneuve - Friday 9 June

FREE PRACTCIE 1 RESULTS

01 44 Lewis Hamilton      Mercedes                    1:13.809          36
02  5 Sebastian Vettel    Ferrari                     1:14.007 +0.198s  28
03 77 Valtteri Bottas     Mercedes                    1:14.046 +0.237s  21
04  7 Kimi Räikkönen      Ferrari                     1:14.230 +0.421s  28
05 11 Sergio Perez        Force India Mercedes        1:14.578 +0.769s  34
06 31 Esteban Ocon        Force India Mercedes        1:14.785 +0.976s  35
07 33 Max Verstappen      Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer   1:14.861 +1.052s  19
08 19 Felipe Massa        Williams Mercedes           1:15.106 +1.297s  31
09  3 Daniel Ricciardo    Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer   1:15.441 +1.632s  23
10 26 Daniil Kvyat        Toro Rosso                  1:15.658 +1.849s  26
11  2 Stoffel Vandoorne   McLaren Honda               1:15.943 +2.134s  29
12 20 Kevin Magnussen     Haas Ferrari                1:16.233 +2.424s  25
13 18 Lance Stroll        Williams Mercedes           1:16.313 +2.504s  36
14  8 Romain Grosjean     Haas Ferrari                1:16.345 +2.536s  18
15 27 Nico Hulkenberg     Renault                     1:16.473 +2.664s  27
16 14 Fernando Alonso     McLaren Honda               1:16.521 +2.712s  13
17  9 Marcus Ericsson     Sauber Ferrari              1:16.805 +2.996s  24
18 30 Jolyon Palmer       Renault                     1:17.004 +3.195s  26
19 94 Pascal Wehrlein     Sauber Ferrari              1:17.606 +3.797s  28
20 55 Carlos Sainz        Toro Rosso                                    1

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