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:
Formation lap begins!
We’re moments away from the start here!
Carlos Sainz leads the field around the track once before lights out!
British Grand Prix 2022
142,000 people here at Silverstone today!
That makes it 401,000 for the four days!
And what a race they’ve got in store today - can Sainz get his first win in Formula 1? Will Verstappen extend his Championship lead? Can a Brit get on the podium?
Race start is coming up as the drivers go through their final preparations on the grid!
And a reminder of today’s starting grid!
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
Here’s the constructors championship standings!
1) Red Bull Racing - 304 points
2) Ferrari - 228 points
3) Mercedes - 188 points
4) McLaren - 65 points
5) Alpine - 57 points
6) Alfa Romeo - 51 points
7) Alphatauri - 27 points
8) Aston Martin - 16 points
9) Haas - 15 points
10) Williams - 3 points
Weather update: No rain expected
It’s still cloudy in the sky but we’re not expecting any major bursts of rain - if there’s any drops, it’ll be mild.
10 minutes to go - who’s your money on?!
A huge bellow for the national anthem here at Silverstone... not long to go now!
Bit of a stat for you all - 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.
Here are the Drivers Standings ahead of round 10 of the season!
1. Max Verstappen - 175 points
2. Sergio Perez - 129 points
3. Charles Leclerc - 126 points
4. George Russell - 111 points
5. Carlos Sainz - 102 points
6. Lewis Hamilton - 77 points
7. Lando Norris - 50 points
8. Valtteri Bottas - 46 points
9. Esteban Ocon - 39 points
10. Fernando Alonso - 18 points
11. Pierre Gasly - 16 points
12. Kevin Magnussen - 15 points
13. Daniel Ricciardo - 15 points
14. Sebastian Vettel -13 points
15. Yuki Tsunoda - 11 points
16. Guanyu Zhou - 5 points
17. Alex Albon - 3 points
18. Lance Stroll - 2 points
19. Mick Schumacher - 0 points
20. Nico Hulkenberg - 0 points
21. Nicholas Latifi - 0 points
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