Hamilton shows he is human after all
Lewis Hamilton’s FP2 ended early after he hit the wall coming out of Turn 9, he is human after all!
Here is how Friday practice unfolded in Montreal…
A member of Hamilton’s worldwide fan club showed his support to the five-time World Champion. The message reads: ‘Long live the King!’
Sebastian Vettel, still looking for his and Ferrari’s first win of the season, then cycled his way into work.
F2 leader and home favourite Nicholas Latifi replaced Robert Kubica at Williams for the first practice session. Who knows? Maybe that switch will be a permanent one come the end of the season…
Unsurprisingly @NicholasLatifi is a popular man this morning!#CanadianGP 🇨🇦 pic.twitter.com/XoMrkgktqa
— ROKiT WILLIAMS RACING (@WilliamsRacing) June 7, 2019
And Latifi was forced into some early evasive action when a groundhog fancied a trip across the track…
Don’t worry, no Romain Grosjean-like incidents just yet.
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🐾#CanadianGP 🇨🇦 #F1 pic.twitter.com/rV5QHBc3pN— Formula 1 (@F1) June 7, 2019
All this talk of groundhogs had Grosjean spinning…
Grosjean's spun, possibly from paranoia about the groundhogs pic.twitter.com/QiXnnvRaZ9
— iGP Manager (@iGPManager) June 7, 2019
At the halfway point of FP1, it was Mercedes at the front (for a change) with Valtteri Bottas leading Hamilton by 0.147s.
When they said the paddock was brand new in Canada, they meant brand new. Grosjean took part of the floor with him!
😳@RGrosjean heads out on track, and takes a bit of the garage floor with him! #CanadianGP 🇨🇦 #F1 pic.twitter.com/vTwn0YL1tT
— Formula 1 (@F1) June 7, 2019
First one to slap the barrier? Step forward Antonio Giovinazzi…
Hamilton, meanwhile went on to dislodge Bottas – who suffered a late fuel pressure issue – at the top of the FP1 timesheet.
All looking rather ominous already…
FP1 done and Mercedes are 0.953 clear of the field. To put that in context, P3 to P16 is covered by 0.983. That's just the astonishing job the world champs are doing right now. Sure it's only FP1, but that's next level. pic.twitter.com/IEIjUnimcV
— Will Buxton (@wbuxtonofficial) June 7, 2019
FP2 got underway and the Scuderia were the first of the big hitters to head out. A 1:14.036 was Vettel’s first attempt on the mediums.
#FP2 o’clock! 🕚#essereFerrari 🔴 #CanadianGP pic.twitter.com/ptLNKNz77i
— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) June 7, 2019
Hamilton made light work of that with a high 1:12, but it was Bottas’ time on the hard compound which raised eyebrows as he went within three tenths of his team-mate.
The Brit then pushed a bit too hard…
Hamilton slaps the wall coming out of Turn 9 😱#CanadianGP 🇨🇦 #F1 pic.twitter.com/oIoPRZT1ir
— Formula 1 (@F1) June 7, 2019
Ferrari delivered when the softs went on. Vettel, Bottas and Leclerc all seperated by a tenth – see there is a reason to watch qualifying and the race!
#Charles16 clocking 1.12.177 👊🏼 #FP2 #CanadianGP
— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) June 7, 2019
Verstappen was next to meet a wall, the Wall of Champions, but unlike Pirelli’s advertising campaign he escaped unharmed.
"Max was here" pic.twitter.com/RSn42klb2d
— iGP Manager (@iGPManager) June 7, 2019
Friday’s action came to an end with Charles Leclerc on top, fans can dare to dream of a four-way battle for pole on today’s evidence.
🏁 TOP TEN (END OF FP2) 🏁
LEC 📸
VET
BOT
SAI
MAG
HAM
PER
RIC
HUL
STR#CanadianGP 🇨🇦 #F1 pic.twitter.com/armILUzsFX— Formula 1 (@F1) June 7, 2019
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