Drama at the F1 Grand Prix in Canada: Russell dominated, Leclerc Crasht!

Drama at the F1 Grand Prix in Canada: Russell dominated, Leclerc Crasht!

At the Formula 1 Grand Prix of Canada in Montreal, George Russell delivered an impressive performance in the first free training and marked the best time of the day. The driver of Mercedes set up the fastest round with a time of 1: 13,535 and was able to prevail against his competition. Lando Norris von McLaren only followed 28 thousandths of a second later in second place, while Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) appeared as the third training. The World Cup leader Oscar Piatri ended up in sixth place in the first training session.

Max Verstappen from Red Bull also started the competition and led the first training session with a time of 1: 13.193. But he complained about the driving behavior of his car in the second training session and ended the session with only ninth place, behind Lewis Hamilton, who made a mistake in crossing the hair pin curve in the first training session. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) in turn suffered a setback when he crashed into the wall in the first training session in turn 3, broke his bike suspension and he missed the second training session.

fight for the World Cup leadership

The current World Cup ranking is led by Piatri, who is ten points ahead of Norris. Piatri has already won five out of nine races this season and was on the podium eight times in a row. Verstappen, which has won the last three editions of the Canada Grand Prix, is in third place in the overall ranking due to a deficit of 49 points. In addition, the Dutch is under observation after causing significant problems in the last race in Spain. Another penalty point could lead to a racing lock for the next World Cup run in Austria.

The first training took place under difficult conditions on the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, where many drivers, including Franco Colapinto from Alpine, had difficulties and got into slipping. The slippery conditions led to several incidents, including a crash by Charles Leclerc, which led to a red flag. Despite several driving errors, however, some drivers such as Russell and Norris saved their vehicle from more difficult collisions.

anticipation for the second training

The second training as part of the Grand Prix weekend is scheduled for 5 p.m. local time in Montreal. The teams hope to learn from the challenges of the first training session and to better prepare for the upcoming sessions. Every driver will strive to find the optimal settings for the route.

It remains exciting for fans, especially in view of the developing rivalries and the opportunities that the upcoming competition could bring. The voices from the paddock draw an idea of mixed emotions and determined efforts to continue to show the best performance in the competition for the title.

For more details on the results and the course of the racing weekend, Krone reports that Russell and Norris compete at the top, while the further developments on Motorsport.com . Further statistics about the drivers and teams can be found on Wikipedia .