Canadian Grand Prixc first practice session abandoned due to CCTV fault, second session to run for 90 minutes

The Canadian Grand Prix’s first practice session was abandoned on Friday because of a failure of the CCTV system. The drivers were starting to make their early attempts to get a feel for the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve and also their new setups, with a handful of teams bringing some changes to Canada. Ad However, after Alpine’s Pierre Gasly stopped on the track, it had appeared that the Frenchman’s safe removal from the course would have allowed action to resume.

Formula 1'It is going to happen soon' — Wolff confident in finalising new Hamilton contract13/06/2023 AT 12:02 However it became clear that a delay was caused by another issue, with the CCTV system not working, with no quick solution to the fault. The FIA said the CCTV «is a local installation and they are continuing to work to resolve the problem». Just 12 drivers had set a time, with Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas quickest.

'It is going to happen soon' — Wolff confident in finalising new Hamilton contract 'Very difficult to understand' — Ferrari boss at a loss to explain poor performance Verstappen cruises to Spanish Grand Prix victory, Hamilton shows class to claim second The FIA then abandoned the remainder of FP1, and instead chose to extend FP2 to meet the requirement of 150 minutes between the two sessions, as the problem persisted. As a result, the second session was extended to 90 minutes to account for the majority of the lost practice time, and will start at 21:30 BST. Mercedes were frustrated in their attempts to continue their good form, with Lewis Hamilton reflecting on some recent success.