Hamilton tops first practice in Montreal

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F1 Grand Prix, GP Canada, Circuit Gilles Villeneuveca

Lewis Hamilton topped the times as the Canadian Grand Prix weekend officially kicked off with FP1. Nico Rosberg was second fastest, 4 tenths off the pace while the Mercedes duo proved a comfortable second quicker than Romain Grosjean in the Lotus.

Nico Rosberg became the first man to set a time after Fernando Alonso decided to dive back into the pits just before the final chicane. Lewis Hamilton however soon improved on his team mate, quickly taking charge of the session.

15 minutes later, the stewards confirmed a pit lane speeding fine for Rosberg - a solid €1000 after he hit 91.8km/h.

Following the first installation and reconnaissance laps, nearly all cars remained in the pits as they awaited better conditions. Jenson Button though profited from this to make another installation lap after finding to be stuck in second gear soon after exiting the pits in the first minutes of the session.

30 minutes into the session, action flourished, with Pastor Maldonado soon proving very active. The track conditions however forced many into mistakes, including Bottas, Sainz and Hamilton who all caused yellow flags due to spinning their cars.

At the end of the session though, little conclusions could be drawn, particularly due to the lack of grip that everybody was experiencing.

Results

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Pos.No.DriverTeamTimeGapLaps
144Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:16.212-34
26Nico RosbergMercedes1:16.627+0.415s38
38Romain GrosjeanLotus1:17.721+1.509s35
427Nico HulkenbergForce India1:17.871+1.659s34
55Sebastian VettelFerrari1:17.905+1.693s25
619Felipe MassaWilliams1:17.985+1.773s28
726Daniil KvyatRed Bull1:18.021+1.809s30
813Pastor MaldonadoLotus1:18.026+1.814s41
914Fernando AlonsoMclaren1:18.128+1.916s34
1033Max VerstappenToro Rosso1:18.257+2.045s24
1177Valtteri BottasWilliams1:18.325+2.113s40
127Kimi RäikkönenFerrari1:18.439+2.227s26
1311Sergio PerezForce India1:18.503+2.291s28
143Daniel RicciardoRed Bull1:18.775+2.563s24
1522Jenson ButtonMclaren1:18.786+2.574s25
1612Felipe NasrSauber1:18.948+2.736s30
1755Carlos SainzToro Rosso1:19.065+2.853s23
189Marcus EricssonSauber1:19.165+2.953s32
1998Roberto MerhiMarussia1:20.616+4.404s33
2028Will StevensMarussia1:20.624+4.412s27