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Norris ahead of Ferrari duo in wet Montreal practice

Miami winner Lando Norris was fastest in the first practice session for the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal!

The Briton in the service of McLaren was faster than the two Ferrari drivers Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc towards the end of Friday's session.

Practice had started almost half an hour late due to the risk of aquaplaning. It had already rained before the session, leaving large amounts of water on the track in places.

World champion Verstappen only in fifth place
The lap times are hardly meaningful, as the teams were unable to run their normal programs on the wet track. World champion Max Verstappen in the Red Bull was only fifth, more than two seconds behind Mercedes man Lewis Hamilton.

Team-mate Sergio Perez, who had agreed a new contract with Red Bull until the end of 2026 before the trip to Canada, had to make do with ninth place.

The result:

An hour before the start of practice, it had been raining heavily and even hailing around the circuit on the Île Notre-Dame in the St. Lawrence River. Temperatures dropped by around 15 degrees with thunder and lightning. At first it looked as if the practice session would have to be postponed, but the weather quickly improved.