Canadian GP

Mercedes start Montreal weekend on form: Canadian GP FP1 Results

One-two for the Silver Arrows.

Matthew Scott

Friday 7 June 2019 17:30 Updated: 17:44

Mercedes suggested they could be the team to beat at the Canadian Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas ended first free practice well clear of Ferrari. Hamilton led Bottas by a couple of tenths, but third-fastest Charles Leclerc was a second adrift in the leading Ferrari.

Mercedes' joy was tempered slightly as Bottas' session was ended a few minutes early by a fuel-pressure problem.

To give the red cars a further headache, Max Verstappen split them in fourth place as Red Bull look to prove that they can mix it at power-hungry tracks with Honda on-board in 2019.

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Kimi Raikkonen ran best of the rest for Alfa Romeo, suggesting that there is significant speed coming from the Ferrari power unit, although his team-mate Antonio Giovinazzi lost time after hitting the barriers coming out of Turn 9 and damaging the rear left of his car.

Canadian GP FP1 results

1. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 1:12.767
2. Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) 1:12.914
3. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 1:13.720
4. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 1:13.755
5. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) 1:13.905
6. Kimi Raikkonen (Alfa Romeo) 1:13.945
7. Carlos Sainz (McLaren) 1:13.973
8. Daniel Ricciardo (Renault) 1:143.123
9. Sergio Perez (Racing Point) 1:14.172
10. Kevin Magnussen (Haas) 1:14.202
11. Lando Norris (McLaren) 1:14.246
12. Nico Hulkenberg (Renault) 1:14.474
13. Pierre Gasly (Red Bull) 1:14.570
14. Antonio Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo) 1:14.582
15. Romain Grosjean (Haas) 1:14.645
16. Alexander Albon (Toro Rosso) 1:14.703
17. Lance Stroll (Racing Point) 1:14.812
18. Daniil Kvyat (Toro Rosso) 1:15.343
19. George Russell (Williams) 1:15.989
20. Nicholas Latifi (Williams) 1:16.199