The Dutch world champion of Red Bull noted 1.13,193 on the Gilles Villeneuve circuit. Alexander Albon and Carlos Sainz, both coming out for Williams, came to the second and third time. It was the first time this year that Verstappen set the fastest time in a training.
Oscar Piastri must settle for fourteenth time
World Cup leader Oscar Piastri had to settle for the fourteenth time in his McLaren. Charles Leclerc had a bad start to the weekend. The Monegask lost control of his Ferrari and, after a brake error, bumped into the crash barrier that the front and rear-wheel suspension on the left broke. “That was my fault. I hit the wall,” said Leclerc. Cleaning took about ten minutes before the track was released again.
George Russell ‘surprised’ about reaction Max Verstappen: ‘Good that he takes his responsibility’
Verstappen ended in the previous race, two weeks ago in Barcelona, tenth and got 3 penalty points on his license to cause a collision with George Russell. That brought his total to 11.
When will Max Verstappen be suspended?
At 12 penalty points, a Formula 1 driver receives a suspension of a race. Verstappen saw the backlog on the Australian Piastri in the World Cup stand up to 49 points. The Limburger won the Grand Prix of Canada in the last three years.
The second free training is Friday at 11 p.m. Dutch time.