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WHAT WE LEARNED FROM FP1 AND
FP2
- Montreal is always a track with plenty of evolution, but this year the
surface was even more slippery and dusty than usual, with very little grip
during both free practice sessions.
- Even the top drivers were caught out by this: Mercedes driver Lewis
Hamilton and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen were among those hitting the wall,
with Hamilton out for most of FP2 (missing out on both hard and soft tyre
running).
- Despite the tricky conditions, the fastest FP2 time, set by Charles
Leclerc who headed a Ferrari one-two on the soft C5 tyre, was marginally
quicker than the corresponding time from last year (set on the 2018
hypersoft, which is roughly equivalent).
- Conditions were warmer than is often the case in Canada, with ambient
temperatures peaking at 29 degrees centigrade, while maximum track
temperature was 47 degrees. Similarly warm or even hotter conditions are
expected over the rest of the weekend.
- Most of the running this afternoon took place on the softest compound,
with drivers completing a full programme of race and qualifying simulations,
with short and long runs.
- So far, the performance gaps between the compounds are hard to accurately
estimate, due to the high level of track evolution. The predicted gap is
expected to be roughly 0.8 seconds between each compound.
MARIO ISOLA - HEAD OF CAR RACING
“So far we’ve seen a less than typical Canada in many ways. Temperatures
have been higher than usual, and the track also seems to have been more
slippery than normal: it’s hard to know if those two facts are connected.
We’re expecting more warm weather over the rest of the weekend, which will
have an effect in terms of wear and degradation, on a circuit that always
has quite high traction demands. As a result, the drivers will need to
manage thermal degradation carefully, especially at the rear, which will
have an effect on qualifying and race strategy.” |
FREE PRACTICE 1 – TOP 3 TIMES
DRIVER TIME COMPOUND
Hamilton 1m12.767s MEDIUM C4 NEW
Bottas 1m12.914s MEDIUM C4 NEW
Leclerc 1m13.720s MEDIUM C4 NEW
FREE PRACTICE 2 – TOP 3 TIMES
DRIVER TIME COMPOUND
Leclerc 1m12.177s SOFT C5 NEW
Vettel 1m12.251s SOFT C5 NEW
Bottas 1m12.311s SOFT C5 NEW
FP1 - BEST TIME BY COMPOUND
COMPOUND DRIVER TIME
HARD C3 Norris 1m15.545s
MEDIUM C4 Hamilton 1m12.767s
SOFT C5 Bottas 1m13.001s
FP2 - BEST TIME BY COMPOUND
COMPOUND DRIVER TIME
HARD C3 Bottas 1m13.080s
MEDIUM C4 Hamilton 1m12.938s
SOFT C5 Leclerc 1m12.177s
MOST LAPS BY COMPOUND SO FAR
COMPOUND DRIVER LAPS
HARD C3 Hulkenberg 29
MEDIUM C4 Albon 31
SOFT C5 Magnussen 25
TYRE STATISTICS OF THE DAY
HARD MEDIUM SOFT
Kms driven* 955 2620 2202
Sets used overall** 11 36 34
* The above number gives the total amount of kilometres
driven in FP1 and FP2 today, all drivers combined.
** Per compound, all drivers combined.
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