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It's a very quiet pitlane with the rain falling. Lewis Hamilton tops the session with the fastest time of the day so far. A 1m15.988s.
That's better than his session topping time from last year, a 1m16.118s.
That's better than his session topping time from last year, a 1m16.118s.
While spectators get increasingly wet watching the empty track, the TV cameras survey drivers doing chilled debriefs in the garages.
Breaking news
While we have a little break from on track action thanks to inconvenient weather...
The Haas Formula 1 team has stated it has nothing to hide in its partnership with Ferrari, after some finger pointing from other teams post-Spanish Grand Prix.
The Haas Formula 1 team has stated it has nothing to hide in its partnership with Ferrari, after some finger pointing from other teams post-Spanish Grand Prix.
Rain
"The rain on the radar is significant. It will not stop raining for 20 minutes at least and looking at the intensity, I don't think it will dry" - gloomy Sauber forecast for Ericsson.
The Swede's engineer adds that Saturday and Sunday should be dry.
The Swede's engineer adds that Saturday and Sunday should be dry.
The rain looks to be increasing, as the Canadian fans hoist up umbrellas.
It's a very dull Montreal sky as it stands.
It's a very dull Montreal sky as it stands.
That order isn't likely to change for this session now, as the rain could well be here to stay.
Will we see the cars out gathering data for a race which could be wet on Sunday, or will they remain in the pits? Only time will tell.
Will we see the cars out gathering data for a race which could be wet on Sunday, or will they remain in the pits? Only time will tell.
Rain
Mercedes tells Rosberg the expectation is "light rain, getting heavier".
And the rest:
11 Hulkenberg
12 Ericsson
13 Sainz
14 Perez
15 Alonso
16 Verstappen
17 Nasr
18 Button
19 Merhi
20 Stevens
11 Hulkenberg
12 Ericsson
13 Sainz
14 Perez
15 Alonso
16 Verstappen
17 Nasr
18 Button
19 Merhi
20 Stevens
That may well be the end of the quick times for today, but let's see how long the rain lasts. The cars still out will quickly pit.
Rain
Right on schedule, rain is appearing on camera lens and coats are going on in the grandstands.
With less than an hour remaining now, here is the order:
1 Hamilton
2 Vettel
3 Raikkonen
4 Rosberg
5 Maldonado
6 Bottas
7 Grosjean
8 Massa
9 Kvyat
10 Ricciardo
1 Hamilton
2 Vettel
3 Raikkonen
4 Rosberg
5 Maldonado
6 Bottas
7 Grosjean
8 Massa
9 Kvyat
10 Ricciardo
Breaking news
Pirelli says Hulkenberg's puncture was a "rim-related" problem rather than a tyre failure.
"We've got through everything we needed to, so I think there was very useful," is McLaren's message to Alonso, along with some weather forecast.
It looks like Ferrari is on a data gathering mission, splitting tyre choices between Vettel and Raikkonen.
Raikkonen is on the soft and Vettel on the super-softs.
Raikkonen is on the soft and Vettel on the super-softs.
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"I was getting much better but at the last corner I nearly hit the wall," says Sainz. "OK we'll give it another go," the team says chirpily.
Verstappen manages to improve, but it's only one spot to 16th. The Toro Rossos continually struggling after a poor FP1.
Updated forecast now says five minutes. Sauber tells Nasr to keep pushing until then.
Rain is officially forecast in less than a minute...
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"People are still improving their laptimes now, so just try to reset," Toro Rosso urges Verstappen.
Looking at stints, Alonso is on a 12 lap run on the super-softs in the McLaren. He's currently 14th overall.
Verstappen is on an equally long stint, but he is behind the Spanish double champion in 17th.
Verstappen is on an equally long stint, but he is behind the Spanish double champion in 17th.
Vettel adds that having to dodge the marshals "compromised" his practice at entering the pit at race speed.
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"Next time I come in, make sure these Canadian marshals are not in the way," says Vettel, "I nearly ran him over."
Bottas pits, perhaps because of the run off at the final chicane.
Bottas, Button and Nasr have all had trips over the final chicane run-off in the last little spell, according to the race control readings.
The top seven in the order are all on track:
1 Hamilton
2 Vettel
3 Raikkonen
4 Rosberg
5 Maldonado
6 Bottas
7 Grosjean
1 Hamilton
2 Vettel
3 Raikkonen
4 Rosberg
5 Maldonado
6 Bottas
7 Grosjean
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"The rear tyres are gone. My driving is improving a lot but the rear tyres are gone," says Sainz. Toro Rosso wants him to stay out.
So both the Ferraris are ahead of Rosberg now in the order and with rain imminent, the Mercedes driver will have to work hard to top them.
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"I can go faster than Rosberg, do you want me to back off or stay behind?" Vettel asks Ferrari as he closes on the Mercedes.
Maldonado has jumped into fifth with a 1m16.755s, now on the super-softs.
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"Let's do some race driving now," McLaren tells Alonso, "see how the power unit performs." More on Honda's upgrades on AUTOSPORT shortly...
Alonso and Button have done the most running so far with 14 laps each. The McLaren's getting in some valuable track time.
Button was hindered this morning with his gearbox stuck in second gear.
Button was hindered this morning with his gearbox stuck in second gear.
Ferrari warns Raikkonen the rain will hit the circuit at the Turn 7/8 chicane (out the back) first. Less than 10 minutes...
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Ricciardo's latest report for Red Bull: "The car's more responsive, which is good. Just feels a bit aggressive on the rear."
Massa comes through and jumps to eighth with a 1m17.151s.
Massa has a lock-up quite deep into the hairpin but keeps momentum and continues his lap.
Hamilton wants Mercedes to check for damage following his brush with the "seriously high kerbs".
Maldonado is the only car on track using the soft tyres, the harder of the two compounds in use this weekend. He's done a seven lap stint so far.
Ericsson and Grosjean are out now, both in the top 10 at the moment.
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"I'll try one more, I think the rear's probably had it but I'll start the lap at least," Ricciardo tells Red Bull. He's advised to look after the tyres on his current slow lap.
That's a 1m15.988s for Hamilton, the fastest time we've seen today.
Talking of fast, Kimi Raikkonen has gone fastest in a straight line, 189mph through the third sector speed trap.
Talking of fast, Kimi Raikkonen has gone fastest in a straight line, 189mph through the third sector speed trap.
By: Jack Benyon, AUTOSPORT staff, Matt Beer, Ben Anderson, Lawrence Barretto
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