Mercedes pilot George Russell drove the fastest round in Formula 1 training before the Grand Prix of Canada.
The Brit prevailed in the second exercise unit of the day in 1: 12.123 minutes with only 0.028 seconds ahead of his compatriot Lando Norris in the McLaren. The Italian Kimi Antonelli took third place in the second Mercedes.
World champion Max Verstappen was only ninth in the Red Bull, the German Nico Hülkenberg headed his clean in Montreal to 14th place.
The former vice world champion Charles Leclerc was no longer there because he was hard in the route limitation in the first training session. On the left side of his Ferraris, the bike suspensions broke in front and back. The repair work made further trips impossible.
Lance Stroll also dismantled his Aston Martin on the front axle after a driving error and could not continue in the second training session.
Before the tenth of a total of 24 season runs on Sunday (8:00 p.m./with RTL and Sky), the Australian Oscar Piatri leads in the overall ranking with a ten -point lead over the stable rival Norris. Verstappen is only in third place behind the leader behind the leader. The 27-year-old Dutch had won three times in Quebec in the past three years.
Verstappen must not afford errors
After his ramb’s extermination at the last race in Spain, Verstappen is with special observation. Because he deliberately drove Russell into the car, the four -time champion was also occupied with three penalty points in the sinners.
If he only collects one more point, this attracts a racing lock for the next World Cup run in Austria. Verstappen already announced that he was not changing his driving style.