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Formula 1 Canadian GP
F1 Canadian GP: George Russell leads Lando Norris at the top in FP2
George Russell topped second practice ahead of the Canadian GP, with McLaren's Lando Norris second and team-mate Kimi Antonelli third
Filip Cleeren
Edited: Jun 14, 2025, 1:39 AM
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George Russell, Mercedes
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Mercedes driver George Russell topped second practice at Formula 1's Canadian Grand Prix ahead of McLaren's Lando Norris.
Russell went top after 23 minutes with a lap on Pirelli's medium tyres to set up an intriguing tyre choice for qualifying, with Norris unable to beat the Mercedes driver's time on softs.
After six minutes of running, Lance Stroll suffered terminal damage to the front-left corner of his Aston Martin after he tapped the outside wall at Turn 7, forcing him to park his car at the hairpin. It's the latest setback for the Canadian, who is making a return to F1 in front of his home crowd after sitting out the Spanish GP with hand pain.
Russell then led the early running with a 1m12.887s and then a 1m12.602s on softs, but it was his medium tyre lap of 1m12.123s, which ended up staying on top until end. The performance of the medium tire could set up another tyre choice headache for qualifying ahead of Sundays grand prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
With 26 minutes to go, Norris finally found a clear lap to set a time 0.028s slower than Russell. This means it’s not yet certain whether the C6 soft or C5 medium offers the best way to perform over one lap, as was the case in Imola.
Lando Norris, McLaren
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Russell's rookie team-mate Andrea Kimi Antonelli was third on soft tyres ahead of Williams driver Alex Albon, who confirmed his team's strong start to the weekend on a circuit that should suit the Williams FW47. Fernando Alonso was fifth-fastest in the sole remaining Aston Martin, with his encouraging lap drawing applause from his mechanics in the garage.
Championship leader Oscar Piastri only managed sixth, four tenths in arrears, followed by the second Williams of Sainz. Lewis Hamilton claimed eighth as the only Ferrari in action in FP2, as team-mate Charles Leclerc was forced to sit out the session due to a chassis change, the result of his crash in first practice. Leclerc clattered the wall at Turn 6 after 15 minutes on Friday morning, destroying his Ferrari's left-front corner and damaging his chassis in the process.
It was also a subdued session for Max Verstappen, who looked set to finish outside the top 10 until a last-ditch effort on mediums that took him up to ninth. The reigning world champion, who topped FP1, reported that his Red Bull was feeling "more nervous" than in first practice and also struggled to slow the car down on cold brakes, as one of several drivers to bypass the final chicane.
Verstappen's late effort bumped Racing Bulls driver Liam Lawson out of the top 10, with the New Zealander narrowly ahead of his team-mate Isack Hadjar after both drivers got frustrated by traffic issues around the Montreal circuit.
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2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday
2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday
2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday
2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday
2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday
2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday
2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday
2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday
2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday
2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday
2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday
2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday
2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday
2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday
2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday
2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday
2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday
2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday
2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday
2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday
2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday
2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday
2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday
2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday
2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday
2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday
2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday
2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday
2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday
2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday
2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday
2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday
2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday
2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday
2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday
2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday
2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday
2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday
2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday
2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday
2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday
2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday
2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday
2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday
2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday
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2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday
2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday
2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday
2025 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday
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F1 Canadian GP results - FP2
Main Information Additional Data Driver Info Driver Info
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Main Information Additional Data
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Cla Driver # Chassis Engine Laps Time Interval Tyres km/h 1 G. Russell Mercedes 63
Mercedes Mercedes 33
1'12.123
M 217.678 2 L. Norris McLaren 4
McLaren Mercedes 32
+0.028
1'12.151
0.028 S 217.593 3
A. Kimi Antonelli Mercedes
12 
Mercedes Mercedes 33
+0.288
1'12.411
0.260 S 216.812 4 A. Albon Williams 23
Williams Mercedes 36
+0.322
1'12.445
0.034 M 216.710 5 F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing 14
Aston Martin Mercedes 31
+0.335
1'12.458
0.013 S 216.671 6 O. Piastri McLaren 81
McLaren Mercedes 32
+0.439
1'12.562
0.104 S 216.361 7 C. Sainz Williams 55
Williams Mercedes 37
+0.508
1'12.631
0.069 S 216.155 8 L. Hamilton Ferrari 44
Ferrari Ferrari 34
+0.530
1'12.653
0.022 S 216.090 9 M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1
Red Bull Red Bull 31
+0.543
1'12.666
0.013 M 216.051 10 L. Lawson Racing Bulls 30
RB Honda 30
+0.628
1'12.751
0.085 S 215.799 11 I. Hadjar Racing Bulls 6
RB Honda 31
+0.676
1'12.799
0.048 S 215.656 12 P. Gasly Alpine 10
Alpine Renault 34
+0.751
1'12.874
0.075 S 215.434 13 G. Bortoleto Sauber 5
Sauber Ferrari 32
+0.773
1'12.896
0.022 S 215.369 14 N. Hulkenberg Sauber 27
Sauber Ferrari 33
+0.791
1'12.914
0.018 S 215.316 15 Y. Tsunoda Red Bull Racing 22
Red Bull Red Bull 35
+0.816
1'12.939
0.025 S 215.242 16 O. Bearman Haas F1 Team 87
Haas Ferrari 36
+0.957
1'13.080
0.141 S 214.827 17 E. Ocon Haas F1 Team 31
Haas Ferrari 33
+1.052
1'13.175
0.095 S 214.548 18 F. Colapinto Alpine 43
Alpine Renault 33
+1.775
1'13.898
0.723 S 212.449 19 L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing 18
Aston Martin Mercedes 2
20 C. Leclerc Ferrari 16
Ferrari Ferrari 0
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