Canadian GP: Free Practice #1 - Re-Cap & Times

CANADIAN GP - FREE PRACTICE #1 - RE-CAP & TIMES

    It was a spin-filled first practice session at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve and it was Lewis Hamilton who topped the time-sheets with an impressive 1:13.809. He finished just ahead of Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, who set a fastest time of 1:14.007. Bottas, Raikkonen and Perez completed the top 5.

    Carlos Sainz was out of the session before he could even get a timed lap in. He stopped the car as smoke billowed out from behind it. This was due to an engine failure. He was unable to get back out and the Toro Rosso mechanics spent the rest of the hour and a half getting the car ready for FP2.

    Vettel, Ocon, Raikkonen and Hulkenberg all suffered from spins during the session. Some drivers complained of poor grip while out on track and others just simply couldn't quite get it right on a hot lap.

    Fernando Alonso found himself out of another session due to a hydraulic leak. This was not the way he wanted his weekend to start after coming back from his Indy 500 debut. However, the Spaniard still kept a smile and posed for photos after the McLaren broke down.

    This weekend marks Lance Stroll's first home grand prix as well as his Canadian GP debut with the Williams team. Stroll has not yet finished inside the points, but he'll be eager to try and grab at least a handful for his special race weekend. Stroll finished the session in 13th with a 1:16.313.

TIMES:

1. Lewis Hamilton - 1:13.809 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain

2. Sebastian Vettel - 1:14.007 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany

3. Valtteri Bottas - 1:14.046 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland

4. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:14.230 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland

5. Sergio Perez - 1:14.578 / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico

6. Esteban Ocon - 1:14.785 / Force India-Mercedes / France

7. Max Verstappen - 1:14.861 / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands

8. Felipe Massa - 1:15.106 / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil

9. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:15.441 / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Australia

10. Daniil Kvyat - 1:15.658 / Toro Rosso-Renault / Russia

11. Stoffel Vandoorne - 1:15.943 / McLaren-Honda / Belgium

12. Kevin Magnussen - 1:16.233 / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark

13. Lance Stroll - 1:16.313 / Williams-Mercedes / Canada

14. Romain Grosjean - 1:16.345 / Haas-Ferrari / France

15. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:16.473 / Renault-Renault / Germany

16. Fernando Alonso - 1:16.521 / McLaren-Honda / Spain

17. Marcus Ericsson - 1:16.805 / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden

18. Jolyon Palmer - 1:17.004 / Renault-Renault / Great Britain

19. Pascal Wehrlein - 1:17.606 / Sauber-Ferrari / Germany

20. Carlos Sainz - NO TIME SET / Toro Rosso-Renault / Spain

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