VERSTAPPEN CONFIRMS IN MONTREAL BEFORE THE 2 FERRARI. VETTEL AND ALONSO TOP 5

Already the fastest during the first free practice session of the Canadian Grand Prix earlier in the day, the Dutchman Max Verstappen, reigning World Champion and also leader of the current Championship, confirms and sets the reference time again of the second session this afternoon, on the Gilles Villeneuve circuit, located on Île Notre Dame in Montreal

With as best time 1’44.127, the driver of the Red Bull team, ahead of the two Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr, respectively 0.081 and De 0.225

Superb and surprising fourth place for the 1st of the Aston Martin-Mercedes, that of the German Sebastian Vettel, ranked at 0.315 and pure Spaniard Fernando Alonso, who also confirms the performance of his Alpine-Renault interviewed in the first session (3rd) and which points to 0.416

Next in order, the Alpha Tauri of Frenchman Pierre Gasly at 0.752followed by the 1st Mercedes of George Russell at 0.844 and the two McLaren-Mercedes, Lando Norris and Daniel Ricciardo at 0.860 and 0.906

Top 10 to 0.992, for Esteban Ocon at the wheel of the second Alpine Renault. The other Red Bull occupying only eleventh place in 1.040 in front launches Stroll to 1.269 and Lewis Hamilton, only thirteenth to 1.294

Victim of an electronic problem on his Alfa Romeo, the Finnish Valtteri Bottas spent the whole test session, quietly seated in his pit, observing the electronics technicians. The Finn therefore did not complete a single timed lap.

The third and final practice session will be held this Saturday at 7 p.m., before qualifying.

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THE RESULT OF THE SECOND SESSION OF FREE PRACTICE ON JUNE 17, 2022

1 – Max Verstappen (Red Bull-Honda) 1’14 » 127 – 33 laps

2 – Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 1’14″208 – 32

3 – Carlos Sainz Jr (Ferrari) 1’14″352 – 32

4 – Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin-Mercedes) 1’14″442 – 35

5 – Fernando Alonso (Alpine-Renault) 1’14″543 – 24

6 – Pierre Gasly (Alpha Tauri-Honda) 1’14″879 – 34

7 – George Russell (Mercedes) 1’14″971 – 31

8 – Lando Norris (McLaren-Mercedes) 1’14″987 – 30

9 – Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren-Mercedes) 1’15″033 – 31

10 – Esteban Ocon (Alpine-Renault) 1’15″119 – 32

11 – Sergio Perez (Red Bull-Honda) 1’15″167 – 29

12 – Lance Stroll (Aston Martin-Mercedes) 1’15″396 – 34

13 – Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 1’15″421 – 25

14 – Kevin Magnussen (Haas-Ferrari) 1’15″499 – 34

15 – Mick Schumacher (Haas-Ferrari) 1’15″516 – 35

16 – Guan Yu Zhou (Sauber Alfa Romeo-Ferrari) 1’15″526 – 31

17 – Yuki Tsunoda (Alpha Tauri-Honda) 1’15″567 – 37

18 – Alexander Albon (Williams-Mercedes) 1’16″171 – 30

19 – Nicholas Latifi (Williams-Mercedes) 1’16″509 – 27

20 – Valtteri Bottas (Sauber Alfa Romeo-Ferrari) No time – 3