Lewis Hamilton led the first practice session for the Canadian at a very slippery Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
Several drivers including the Ferrari pair spun during the session. However the two red cars were quick enough to get in the mix with the Mercedes pair. Sebastian Vettel lapped just under 0.2s off Hamilton’s pace, despite spinning at turn two.
Kimi Raikkonen, whose car got away from him earlier in the session at turn seven, was fourth-quickest behind Valtteri Bottas.
The Force India pair impressed by occupying the ‘best of the rest’ positions in fifth and sixth. Esteban Ocon,on his first visit to the Montreal track, spun at turn six shortly before the session ended.
Max Verstappen was seventh, the Red Bull driver having spoiled a set of tyres with a heavy lock-up while having problems with his brakes.
McLaren had one car inside the top ten until the closing minutes of the session when Stoffel Vandoorne was edged out. However Fernando Alonso’s return to the cockpit was unsuccessful. A hydraulic problem stopped him after 13 laps.
The quickest Renault could only manage 15th: Nico Hulkenberg was another driver to spin during the session. But he got more done than Carlos Sainz Jnr, whose Toro Rosso expired on its first lap out of the pits.
Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Best lap | Gap | Laps |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1’13.809 | 36 | |
2 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1’14.007 | 0.198 | 28 |
3 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1’14.046 | 0.237 | 21 |
4 | 7 | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1’14.230 | 0.421 | 28 |
5 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Force India-Mercedes | 1’14.578 | 0.769 | 34 |
6 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Force India-Mercedes | 1’14.785 | 0.976 | 35 |
7 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 1’14.861 | 1.052 | 19 |
8 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Williams-Mercedes | 1’15.106 | 1.297 | 31 |
9 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull-TAG Heuer | 1’15.441 | 1.632 | 23 |
10 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso-Renault | 1’15.658 | 1.849 | 26 |
11 | 2 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren-Honda | 1’15.943 | 2.134 | 29 |
12 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 1’16.233 | 2.424 | 25 |
13 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Williams-Mercedes | 1’16.313 | 2.504 | 36 |
14 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas-Ferrari | 1’16.345 | 2.536 | 18 |
15 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Renault | 1’16.473 | 2.664 | 27 |
16 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren-Honda | 1’16.521 | 2.712 | 13 |
17 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber-Ferrari | 1’16.805 | 2.996 | 24 |
18 | 30 | Jolyon Palmer | Renault | 1’17.004 | 3.195 | 26 |
19 | 94 | Pascal Wehrlein | Sauber-Ferrari | 1’17.606 | 3.797 | 28 |
First practice visual gaps
Lewis Hamilton – 1’13.809
+0.198 Sebastian Vettel – 1’14.007
+0.237 Valtteri Bottas – 1’14.046
+0.421 Kimi Raikkonen – 1’14.230
+0.769 Sergio Perez – 1’14.578
+0.976 Esteban Ocon – 1’14.785
+1.052 Max Verstappen – 1’14.861
+1.297 Felipe Massa – 1’15.106
+1.632 Daniel Ricciardo – 1’15.441
+1.849 Daniil Kvyat – 1’15.658
+2.134 Stoffel Vandoorne – 1’15.943
+2.424 Kevin Magnussen – 1’16.233
+2.504 Lance Stroll – 1’16.313
+2.536 Romain Grosjean – 1’16.345
+2.664 Nico Hulkenberg – 1’16.473
+2.712 Fernando Alonso – 1’16.521
+2.996 Marcus Ericsson – 1’16.805
+3.195 Jolyon Palmer – 1’17.004
+3.797 Pascal Wehrlein – 1’17.606
Drivers more then ten seconds off the pace omitted.
2017 Canadian Grand Prix
- 2017 Canadian Grand Prix Predictions Championship results
- Hamilton takes first Driver of the Weekend win of 2017
- Canadian GP rated highly despite no fight at the front
- 2017 Canadian Grand Prix team radio transcript
- 2017 Canadian Grand Prix Star Performers
Hugh (@hugh11)
9th June 2017, 16:21
“I’m looking forward to being back in an F1 c… Nope, never mind”
thedolphins
9th June 2017, 17:50
“Hey, who peed in my seat?!”
Ruben
9th June 2017, 19:52
Is this the weekends caption competition?
”It’s just a short run to the border. They won’t notice till its too late.”
Dewald Nel (@ho3n3r)
9th June 2017, 16:26
Every McLaren breakdown feels like another nail in the Honda coffin – even ones unrelated to the engine unit(Hydraulics, in this case).
GeeMac (@geemac)
9th June 2017, 16:45
At this rate they will run out of nails….
Illusive (@illusive)
9th June 2017, 18:58
Hahaha
Illusive (@illusive)
9th June 2017, 18:58
Nailed it.
Ashwin
9th June 2017, 19:21
Omg we have a winner
Fer no.65 (@fer-no65)
9th June 2017, 16:28
“I’m glad to be in the back of a tow truck again, to meet the boys and girls of the tow truck service and the marshalls pushing my car to the other side fo the barriers”
Happy happy happy…
Malik (@magnusy)
9th June 2017, 16:31
Yes Mercedes is the underdog!
AntoineDeParis (@antoine-de-paris)
9th June 2017, 18:02
yeah fo sho! ;)
Understeer (@abdelilah)
9th June 2017, 16:32
Jolyon Palmer 18th, I know these are just practice session but this guy should really look for an indycar seat.
Todfod (@todfod)
9th June 2017, 16:39
We need to give him some credit. This is closest he’s been to Hulk all season.
But I agree… this boy just isn’t F1 material.
Fran
9th June 2017, 16:42
Ricciardo was 0.6 behind Verstappen the same as Palmer was behind Hulkenberg, so sack them both
Fran
9th June 2017, 16:45
Wehrlein was 0.8 off Ericsson so he’s definitely on his way to Indy racing
GechiChan (@gechichan)
9th June 2017, 16:54
Wehrlein was the only driver to run solely on the Soft tyre. He didnt use SS like Erricson, and i believe neither of them used Ultra softs (they must be saving them for later practices).
CarWars (@maxv)
9th June 2017, 16:56
Nobody mentions Stroll, because Indycar doesn’t want him. Maybe his father can strike a deal with Duracell so he can win in Formula E.
Fran
9th June 2017, 17:43
Still should be sacked
Fran
9th June 2017, 17:44
Sack Vettel for being slower than Raikkonen in Monaco
Fran
9th June 2017, 20:21
Still slower on the same tyres in practice two, sack Werhlein now!
Fran
9th June 2017, 17:45
Sack Halton for being slower than Bottas twice
Fran
9th June 2017, 17:46
Sack Labour for losing to the Tories
Fran
9th June 2017, 17:47
Sack Hamilton for changing his name to Halton
Todfod (@todfod)
9th June 2017, 20:23
Sack Fran for typos
Pratyush P (@pratyushp276)
10th June 2017, 13:12
Sack Bernie for being close minde- oh, wait…
Todfod (@todfod)
9th June 2017, 16:38
Great start to the weekend for Mercedes. After all this talk about being 2nd best, it’s glad to see them on top of the time sheets again. I think this weekend will be an epic battle between Ferrari and Mercedes…. and I have a gut feeling there will be a Lewis vs Sebastian battle with none of the niceties from their Barcelona fight.
Surprising to see Force India up there. It should be an exciting battle for best of the rest between Williams, FI and RBR as well.
McLaren…. I’m trying to find a word that describes the catastrophe that is their Formula 1 season.
Fran
9th June 2017, 16:43
Too early to tell anything, though I would expect to see Force India 7th and 8th and the gap to the front 4 to grow somewhat
Loup Garou (@loup-garou)
9th June 2017, 17:26
. Try “consistent“. They have consistently broken down this season.
kpcart
9th June 2017, 17:52
Why are you glad mercrdes are back at the top in practise? Wait for qalifying and race please. Going by other first practise sessions this year, ferarri might dampen your gladness by sunday.
Todfod (@todfod)
9th June 2017, 20:09
Where did you read ‘glad’ in my post?
Just saying it’s looking good for a fight between the 2 teams.
Mashiat (@mashiat)
9th June 2017, 22:09
@todfod Try reading your second sentence again.
Todfod (@todfod)
10th June 2017, 6:36
@mashiat
Looks like a hit a blind spot
Patrickl (@patrickl)
9th June 2017, 18:14
Hamilton is usually quickly on the pace in first practice. Others tend to catch up later and the gap is small.
Loup Garou (@loup-garou)
9th June 2017, 21:13
The “others” have started catching up already.
Pierre Racine
9th June 2017, 17:59
Stroll STILL over 1 second slower than Massa (1.2 second) in P1 on the SAME tire (SS) which is MILES behind. This guy doesn’t seem to learn anything up until now. I admit, he never drove on this circuit but, still, there’s nothing that points to some progress of his after 6 races. If he doesn’t improve in the next few races I think his reputation will be toasted forever… I mean he can’t go on like this for the rest of the season; he has to show something more, besides… money I mean.
Frow67
9th June 2017, 19:06
Can anyone explain why McLaren aren’t sounding out Toyota or Porsche for engines, both have mighty hybrid technology in WEC with total reliability, surely they would be able to transfer that knowledge and understanding into an engine for F1 ?
AntoineDeParis (@antoine-de-paris)
9th June 2017, 21:34
Toyota doesn’t need it. They’re already successful with hybrid roadcars.
JohnH (@johnrkh)
9th June 2017, 21:24
Maybe Toyota / Porsche are not interested in F1 at the moment. They are major corporations when they go racing it’s normally on their terms. E.G. Mercedes and Ferrari.