F1 practice LIVE: Canadian Grand Prix updates and times as Max Verstappen goes fastest in FP1
Follow the first practice at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve as the build-up to the Canadian Grand Prix continues
Follow live F1 coverage as the Canadian Grand Prix weekend kicks off with free practice sessions one and two in Montreal.
The big news of the week is the FIA’s decision to “reduce or eliminate” porpoising on the advice of its medical team - just days after Lewis Hamilton suffered with severe back pain in the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Hamilton required assistance to get out of his Mercedes after his car bounced up and down at high speed throughout last Sunday’s race.
Mercedes ran their machines close to the ground in Baku to produce lower downforce. But the move exaggerated the bouncing, and under the FIA’s new technical directive, Mercedes might be required to raise the ride height of their cars which could further slow them down.
At the front of the grid, Max Verstappen will be hoping to extend his lead over chief title rival Charles Leclerc after he took full advantage of the Ferrari driver retiring last weekend with the race victory.
Follow all the latest updates as we build towards this weekend’s Canadian Grand Prix:
Who is going to win the British GP?
Here are some pre-race odds!
Max Verstappen 8/11
Charles Leclerc 11/2
Carlos Sainz 11/2
Lewis Hamilton 18/1
Sergio Perez 25/1
George Russell 50/1
Lando Norris 100/1
A reminder of the starting grid for today’s race!
1) Carlos Sainz - Ferrari
2) Max Verstappen - Red Bull
3) Charles Leclerc - Ferrari
4) Sergio Perez - Red Bull
5) Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes
6) Lando Norris - McLaren
7) Fernando Alonso - Alpine
8) George Russell - Mercedes
9) Guanyu Zhou - Alfa Romeo
10) Nicholas Latifi - Williams
11) Pierre Gasly - Alphatauri
12) Valtteri Bottas - Alfa Romeo
13) Yuki Tsunoda - Alphatauri
14) Daniel Ricciardo - McLaren
15) Esteban Ocon - Alpine
16) Alex Albon - Williams
17) Kevin Magnussen - Haas
18) Sebastian Vettel - Aston Martin
19) Mick Schumacher - Haas
20) Lance Stroll - Aston Martin
One hour until the British Grand Prix!
It’s fairly cloudy overhead but we’re not expecting any major downpours this afternoon...
Bit of a stack for you all with an hour to go - Lewis Hamilton has never gone 11 races in his Formula 1 career without a win.
He has gone 10 without a win, dating back to Saudi Arabia in December. This is No 11.
On his 35th birthday, Sebastian Vettel had a special treat...
He drove the 1992 Williams FW14 of Nigel Mansell, which won the World Championship 30 years ago, around Silverstone earlier...
Some way to warm up for the Grand Prix!
The official attendance figures!
Thursday 30 June - 30,000
Friday 1 July - 106,000
Saturday 2 July - 123,000
Sunday 3 July - 142,000
TOTAL - 401,000
Logan Sargeant is first American to win Formula Two race
Logan Sargeant became the first driver from the United States to win a Formula Two race when he held off a challenge from Theo Pourchaire to claim victory at the British Grand Prix on Sunday.
Sargeant, a member of the Williams Formula One team driver academy, started from pole for the first time and controlled the race from the front, keeping his cool under pressure from Frenchman Pourchaire.
“What a weekend for me and (team) Carlin for that matter, first pole position, first feature race win â couldn’t be happier to be honest,” said Sargeant. “The car was absolutely hooked up and just looking forward to hopefully doing this more regularly.”
Brazilian Felipe Drugovich continues to lead the drivers championship with 148 points followed by Pourchaire on 106. Sargeant moved into third on 88.
While Sargeant’s victory was the first by an American in the rebranded Formula Two, his compatriot Alexander Rossi, who now drives in IndyCar, won in Abu Dhabi in 2013 in what was then the GP2 series.
The incident-filled raced had several cautions but the most serious was on lap two when Roy Nissany went wide off the track and shot directly back onto the circuit into the path of Dennis Hauger.
The Norwegian driver’s car flew into the air and on top of Nissany before coming to a stop in the gravel, with the halo device keeping the Israeli safe.
The British boys very much enjoying the drivers parade!
Lando Norris starts alongside Lewis Hamilton on the grid today...
Sam Ryder and Damian Lewis also in attendance at Silverstone!
Red Bull really pulling out all the stops with their guests today!
Just two hours until the British Grand Prix!
Don’t go anywhere - the drivers parade is coming up as we build towards activity on the grid before the race at 3pm!
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