FP1: Verstappen tops opening practice at Montreal, Leclerc suffers heavy crash

F1 Grand Prix, GP Canada, Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

Reigning champion Max Verstappen set the benchmark in the opening practice at the Canadian Grand Prix while Williams duo Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz finished in a promising P2 and P3 respectively. F1Technical's senior writer Balazs Szabo reports on Free Practice 1.
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Here's the moment Leclerc found the barriers 🎥#F1 #CanadianGP pic.twitter.com/4S7vQ9odvJ
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