Fernando Alonso He led the second free practice session of the Canadian GP and finished as the fastest in a atypical Friday, totally conditioned by the rain flashing that has unloaded on the Giles Villeneuve circuit in Montreal.
The Meteorology has once again been a determining factor in the afternoon session. The situation from Free Practice 1 was repeated and half an hour before the second round started, it began to pour on the circuit. The intensity has dropped coinciding with the start of the action on the track and the teams have chosen to remain expectant.
Leclerc He was the only one to go out to ride with intermediate tires – he will be investigated for this -, while the others have chosen to complete a test lap with dry tires to immediately return to the box to wait for the storm that the forecasters were predicting to arrive. radars and to be able to carry out a test with intermediates with a view to the rest of the weekend, with water forecast.
But while the rain did not get worse as expected, the tests on the track continued. Stroll’s Aston Martins and Alonso ‘flew’ with soft tires to get to the front of the table. The Asturian has been the fastest in all sectors, lowering his teammate’s time twice to become the provisional leader of the session with a time of 1.17.835 and George Russell (Mercedes) has climbed to second place, almost half second of Spanish.
Max Verstappen He returned to the box after detecting a problem with his RB20 and jumped out of the car at full speed while his mechanics placed a security seal to avoid any risk of a possible electrical failure, with worried faces. The situation has continued and Red Bull staff have surrounded the car to prevent the cameras from capturing the dismantled bottom. The team has confirmed that it was an ERS fault and the Dutch champion has not been able to return to the track.
The final stages of the afternoon session took place without water, but also without changes regarding the classification order, so Alonso and Aston Martin finished at the top of the table, giving a little joy to the owner of the team, the Canadian. Lawrence Stroll, in the home grand prix. Nothing significant at this point, but certainly with a balsamic effect after two consecutive blows in Imola and Monaco.
Alonso has preceded Russell and Strollwith Leclerc and Ricciardo completing Friday’s ‘top five’ and Carlos Sainz in 13th position.
Canadian GP. Free 2:
1. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) 1’15″810
2. George Russell (Mercedes) a 0″463
3. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) a 0″654
4. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) a 0″746
5. Daniel Ricciardo (VISA RB) at 0″921
6. Kevin Magnussen (Haas) a 0″963
7. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) a 1″098
8. Yuki Tsunoda (VISA RB) a 1″141
9. Alex Albon (Williams) a 1″167
10. Sergio Perez (Red Bull) at 1″231
13. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) in 1912
2024-06-07 22:12:00
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