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Formula 1 Canadian GP

F1 Canadian GP Live Commentary and Updates - FP3 & Qualifying

All of Saturday's action from the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes W13

F1 returns to the famous Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal this weekend for the first time since 2019, following two years of COVID-19 enforced cancellations.

Max Verstappen emerged victorious at last weekend's Azerbaijan GP as the Dutchman headed a Red Bull 1-2, as mechanical frailties struck Ferrari and title contender Charles Leclerc.

Verstappen, who topped both practice sessions on Friday, heads to Canada with a 21-point championship lead over team-mate Sergio Perez, while Leclerc is third having slipped 34 points adrift.

Fernando Alonso led FP3 on Saturday, topping a wet session from Pierre Gasly and Sebastian Vettel.

Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton won the most recent Canadian Grand Prix in 2019.

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We had a brief yellow as Tsunoda went off for a bit at Turn 1, but he's a-okay and gets back on the road.
Perez gets some Red Bull representation on track, as Verstappen looks very content with not driving in the garage.
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Beating his time, Vettel drops a 1m38.294s, but Tsunoda beats that with a 1m38.262s.
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Vettel does a 1m39.041s to shuffle ahead of Magnussen on the timing board.
Norris logs his first laptime, a 1m42.900s. His McLaren team-mate Ricciardo is on the road, as the Alfa Romeos return.
Tsunoda is just 0.3s off Magnussen now, with a 1m39.461s. Stroll gets into the 1m41s, as his Aston Martin team-mate Vettel catches another moment.
For our West Country readers - it's like Sedgemoor Splash out there. More cars trickle off-track - Vettel going a bit deep into Turn 1.
Stroll gets told to box after getting stuck in "limp home" mode, but he fires the car up and gets going on a lap.
Everyone's having some excursions out there - Magnussen had an off at Turn 3. Tsunoda hurls his AlphaTauri into P2, a 1m42.030s.
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Sainz was having a crack at a time, but elects to retreat to the pits. Magnussen winds the pace down to a 1m39.148s.
Stroll, Vettel and Tsunoda roll out of the pits now, as Sainz crosses the line to try and do a timed lap. He's squirming like Boris Johnson after a slightly difficult question out there.
Magnussen sets a benchmark 1m43.014s. Schumacher, meanwhile, controls a snap and keeps the car on track.
The Ferrari gents now brave it, Leclerc and Sainz making it a full house of Ferrari-powered cars to go on track. "The conditions are **** to be honest," Haas' Schumacher reports.
The Alfa Romeos return to the pits, as both Haases are out on track. Wet tyres, naturellement.
Magnussen and Bottas kick us off, ensuring we've actually got some cars on track! Zhou also pops out onto the circuit.
Green flag
FP3 is a go! Anyone?
The circuit used to be in the middle of Montreal, but it's rained so much this weekend it's now in the middle of a river. True fact.
Five minutes to go until FP3 kicks off. Let's see if anyone fancies a swim.
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So, first things first - it appears to be wet. Wet race - generally fun. Wet practice - less so.
Good afternoon and welcome back to our Autosport Live updateaganza - we'll be bringing you FP3 for the Canadian Grand Prix in just 15 minutes' time.

By: autosport.com

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