{"id":4838,"date":"2018-06-08T11:58:47","date_gmt":"2018-06-08T15:58:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/?p=4838"},"modified":"2018-06-08T11:58:47","modified_gmt":"2018-06-08T15:58:47","slug":"canadian-gp-free-practice-1-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/motorsports\/2018\/06\/08\/canadian-gp-free-practice-1-results\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadian GP – Free Practice 1 Results"},"content":{"rendered":"

Max Verstappen<\/strong> set the fastest time during the First Free Practice (FP1) session of the Canadian Grand Prix<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 The Red Bull Racing<\/strong> driver led Lewis Hamilton<\/strong>,\u00a0and his fellow Red Bull <\/strong>driver Daniel Ricciardo <\/strong>at the top of the timesheets.<\/p>\n

Canadian GP – Free Practice 1 Results<\/h1>\n
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Max Verstappen tops his first session of 2018 ?#F1<\/a> ?? #CanadianGP<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/eiXV3VO1jN<\/a><\/p>\n

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Williams<\/strong>‘\u00a0Sergey Sirotkin<\/strong> set the first timed lap. Whilst Red Bull drivers,\u00a0Ricciardo and Verstappen, were the first of the “big boys” to hit the track.<\/p>\n

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First full lap, first on the timing screens<\/p>\n

Sergey Sirotkin posts a 1:23.556 to get things underway \u23f1#F1<\/a> ?? #CanadianGP<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/kLtNk0Xsx9<\/a><\/p>\n

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With a track temperature of 31\u00b0C, the Canadian Grand Prix weekend got off to a dry start. The hypersoft tires were the tyre of choice in the early stages of the practice, along with the ultra and supersoft Pirelli tires.<\/p>\n

Renault runs into trouble<\/h2>\n

Nico Hulkenberg<\/strong>‘s Renault<\/strong> stopped on track after a gearbox issue. With an hour left in the session, the Virtual Safety Car was deployed briefly, until the session was red-flagged. The German couldn’t set an official lap time.<\/p>\n

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? RED FLAG ?<\/p>\n

HUL ? : “I’m stuck in neutral… I’m shifting but it’s not doing anything” ?#F1<\/a> ?? #CanadianGP<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/8dFIeN1bHm<\/a><\/p>\n

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The hypersoft tyres were fast over one lap. Fernando Alonso<\/strong> managed to be briefly fastest in his McLaren-Renault<\/strong> until the drivers of the top 3 teams leap-frogged him.<\/p>\n

Verstappen had his first flying lap with less than 40 minutes to go in the session, but was on top of the time sheets in the next few laps.<\/p>\n

Stroll’s homecoming<\/h1>\n

Williams’ Canadian driver Lance Stroll was the first to hit the infamous “wall of champions”. The young Canadian touched the barriers which caused a right-rear tire puncture and some damage to his car.<\/p>\n

Williams’ struggles continued at the end of the session when Sirotkin spun off the track and touch the wall at turn 7.<\/p>\n

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The Wall of Champions claims its latest victim<\/p>\n

Lance Stroll tags the wall out of the final corner ?<\/p>\n

He limps back with a damaged right-rear wheel#F1<\/a> ?? #CanadianGP<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/pDWrHyhyMn<\/a><\/p>\n

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Scuderia Ferrari<\/strong> performed like it normally does in the Friday sessions.\u00a0Sebastian Vettel<\/strong>\u00a0finished the session in fourth place, whilst\u00a0Kimi\u00a0<\/strong>R\u00e4ikk\u00f6nen<\/b>\u00a0ended up sixth.<\/p>\n

FP1 Results:<\/h1>\n
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Pos<\/abbr><\/th>\nNo<\/abbr><\/th>\nDriver<\/th>\nCar<\/th>\nTime<\/th>\nGap<\/th>\nLaps<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
1<\/td>\n33<\/td>\nMax<\/span> Verstappen<\/span><\/td>\nRed Bull Racing TAG Heuer<\/td>\n1:13.302<\/td>\n<\/td>\n26<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2<\/td>\n44<\/td>\nLewis<\/span> Hamilton<\/span><\/td>\nMercedes<\/td>\n1:13.390<\/td>\n+0.088s<\/span><\/td>\n29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
3<\/td>\n3<\/td>\nDaniel<\/span> Ricciardo<\/span><\/td>\nRed Bull Racing TAG Heuer<\/td>\n1:13.518<\/td>\n+0.216s<\/span><\/td>\n24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
4<\/td>\n5<\/td>\nSebastian<\/span> Vettel<\/span><\/td>\nFerrari<\/td>\n1:13.574<\/td>\n+0.272s<\/span><\/td>\n19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
5<\/td>\n77<\/td>\nValtteri <\/span> Bottas<\/span><\/td>\nMercedes<\/td>\n1:13.617<\/td>\n+0.315s<\/span><\/td>\n31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
6<\/td>\n7<\/td>\nKimi<\/span> R\u00e4ikk\u00f6nen<\/span><\/td>\nFerrari<\/td>\n1:13.727<\/td>\n+0.425s<\/span><\/td>\n28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
7<\/td>\n14<\/td>\nFernando<\/span> Alonso<\/span><\/td>\nMcLaren Renault<\/td>\n1:13.900<\/td>\n+0.598s<\/span><\/td>\n27<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
8<\/td>\n55<\/td>\nCarlos<\/span> Sainz<\/span><\/td>\nRenault<\/td>\n1:14.116<\/td>\n+0.814s<\/span><\/td>\n24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
9<\/td>\n2<\/td>\nStoffel<\/span> Vandoorne<\/span><\/td>\nMcLaren Renault<\/td>\n1:14.311<\/td>\n+1.009s<\/span><\/td>\n19<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
10<\/td>\n10<\/td>\nPierre<\/span> Gasly<\/span><\/td>\nScuderia Toro Rosso Honda<\/td>\n1:15.004<\/td>\n+1.702s<\/span><\/td>\n31<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
11<\/td>\n31<\/td>\nEsteban<\/span> Ocon<\/span><\/td>\nForce India Mercedes<\/td>\n1:15.071<\/td>\n+1.769s<\/span><\/td>\n29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
12<\/td>\n8<\/td>\nRomain<\/span> Grosjean<\/span><\/td>\nHaas Ferrari<\/td>\n1:15.119<\/td>\n+1.817s<\/span><\/td>\n21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
13<\/td>\n9<\/td>\nMarcus<\/span> Ericsson<\/span><\/td>\nSauber Ferrari<\/td>\n1:15.386<\/td>\n+2.084s<\/span><\/td>\n30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
14<\/td>\n16<\/td>\nCharles<\/span> Leclerc<\/span><\/td>\nSauber Ferrari<\/td>\n1:15.439<\/td>\n+2.137s<\/span><\/td>\n30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
15<\/td>\n20<\/td>\nKevin<\/span> Magnussen<\/span><\/td>\nHaas Ferrari<\/td>\n1:15.579<\/td>\n+2.277s<\/span><\/td>\n21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
16<\/td>\n28<\/td>\nBrendon<\/span> Hartley<\/span><\/td>\nScuderia Toro Rosso Honda<\/td>\n1:15.756<\/td>\n+2.454s<\/span><\/td>\n38<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
17<\/td>\n35<\/td>\nSergey<\/span> Sirotkin<\/span><\/td>\nWilliams Mercedes<\/td>\n1:15.768<\/td>\n+2.466s<\/span><\/td>\n30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
18<\/td>\n18<\/td>\nLance<\/span> Stroll<\/span><\/td>\nWilliams Mercedes<\/td>\n1:16.259<\/td>\n+2.957s<\/span><\/td>\n16<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
19<\/td>\n34<\/td>\nNicholas<\/span> Latifi<\/span><\/td>\nForce India Mercedes<\/td>\n1:17.145<\/td>\n+3.843s<\/span><\/td>\n28<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
20<\/td>\n27<\/td>\nNico<\/span> Hulkenberg<\/span><\/td>\nRenault<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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