Canadian GP: Lando Norris just fastest from Charles Leclerc, George Russell in competitive final practice | F1 News
Lando Norris has just given the pace of Charles Leclerc and George Russell at the top of the time sheet while McLaren’s teammate Oscar Piastri hit the wall during the final training at the Canadian Grand Prix.
In the last session before qualifying at 9 p.m. Sky Sports F1 – The leaders of the McLaren championship gave the pace for the first time this weekend after what Norris had described as their “worst” on Friday of the season.
Norris’ end of session time on soft tires of 1: 11.799 proved to be the fastest of the session, although the McLaren rivals remained close from behind.
A late tour on the gentle used tires of Charles Leclerc saw the driver of Ferrari finish in a tenth in the head of McLaren, just before Friday Pacesetter Russell in the Mercedes and Lewis Hamilton in the other Ferrari after an improved session for the seventh champion.
Max Verstappen was fifth but 0.273 on Norris, with Piastri a drift of 0.7 unusually massive in eighth, behind Fernando Alonso from Aston Martin and Kimi Antonelli from Mercedes.
The driver of McLaren Lando Norris was the fastest in final training
The head of title Piastri has made minimal errors so far this season, but qualifies at the rear of one after having marked the champions wall at the start of the final training after an error in the final chicane.
The impact at the arrival of McLaren’s right has pierced its tire, and apparently caused new damage to the body around the rear suspension, although Piastri has finally lost only eight minutes of track time after a slow ramp on the lane of stands for checks and repairs.
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Several drivers faced the anger of the Champions Wall during the last training session at the Canadian Grand Prix.
The infamous Montreal turn also caught up Nico Hulkenberg, who brushed the barrier after a 360 -degree turn in his Sauber, before Oliver Berarman from Haas had a fairly heavy impact with the tire when the right of his car against the tire barrier at the exit.
Yuki Tsunoda was the slowest of all in the second Red Bull after having done only 13 laps due to apparent braking problems and is also under an investigation after the race for a violation of the red flag when the session was briefly arrested for the Pitri incident.
Gabriel Bortoleto de Sauber will face the delegates before the qualifications on the same offense.
More to follow …
Canadian Sky Sports F1 schedule
Saturday June 14
7:30 p.m.: F1 Academy Race Two
8:30 p.m.: Canadian GP qualification accumulation
9 p.m.: Canadian GP qualification
11 p.m.: TED’s qualification book
Sunday June 15
3:50 p.m.: F1 Academy Race three
5.30 p.m.: Grand Prix Sunday: Canadian GP Build-Up *
7 p.m.: The Canadian Grand Prix *
9 p.m.: Damy flag: GP Canadian reaction
10 p.m.: Ted’s notebook
* Also on the main event of Sky Sports
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