Full Results: Canadian Grand Prix FP1

The action kicked off in Montreal! FP1 for the Canadian Grand Prix got underway under warm skies at Gilles-Villeneuve, and wow, did it set the stage for a cracker of a weekend!

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen did what Max does, topping the timesheets with a blistering 1:13.193. But the real story? Williams. Out of nowhere, Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz Jr. slammed their cars into P2 and P3! Both were within a tenth of Max – seriously impressive stuff. Honestly, this might be Williams’ best Friday showing in years. They weren’t just fast on a single lap; they looked consistently quick, confident, and handled the tricky Turn 4 (where poor Charles Leclerc had a light off) better than most.

Further back, Mercedes kept things tidy with both George Russell and rookie Kimi Antonelli safely inside the top 13. Lewis Hamilton, now in Ferrari red, slotted into a solid fifth. The young guns at Racing Bulls also turned heads – Isack Hadjar and Liam Lawson both muscled into the top ten, showing they’re serious about becoming regular front-runners.

The only real downer was Leclerc’s early exit after just 9 laps. That crash cut his session short, leaving Ferrari with some work to do overnight. Can they bounce back tomorrow?

The big takeaway? This field is tight. The top three were separated by just 0.082 seconds – that’s less than a blink! And with Williams suddenly looking like genuine contenders, this Montreal weekend just got a whole lot more interesting. Bring on the rest of the action!