Formula 1 warms up its engines for qualifying for the 2024 Canadian Grand Prix. Live coverage of the timed session in Montreal live from 10pm
June 8, 2024
STwo weeks have passed since Monte Carlo and the Formula 1after a very short break, is already back on track for the Canadian Grand Prix 2024, ninth appointment of the season. After a first day dedicated to free practice sessions characterized by intermittent rain on the track named after Gilles Villeneuve, the drivers are preparing for the qualifications which will start at 10pmItalian time.
Lhe parenthesis of the Monegasque event is now behind us and Formula 1 continues the journey of the 2024 championship, even if interest has already shifted to the future with the new technical regulation of 2026 which was presented yesterday and the latest news from pilots market with the farewell of Esteban Ocon to Alpinethe renewal of Sergio Perez with Red Bull And Carlos Sainz awaiting developments, even if he has removed the Williams hypothesis and Toto Wolff he ruled out the possibility of seeing him in Mercedes Next year. Yesterday in the FP1 he dictated the pace was Lando Norris which then gave way to Fernando Alonso in FP2while today he was the fastest on the track Lewis Hamilton.
F1, Canadian GP qualifying
LThe teams’ objective was to take to the track in free practice to collect as much data as possible on the new asphalt, which however remains very similar to the previous one, not very wrinkled and draining. Today in particular they had the opportunity to see the behavior of the various compounds on dry track given the rain that fell on Montreal yesterday, even if the adverse weather conditions may recur during the remainder of the race weekend in Canada, including during qualifying. Given the little time available for the simulation of the fastest lap, the data available to the teams is insufficient to make predictions on what the track setups could be during the timed session in Canada. Charles Leclercwinner of the last Grand Prix in Monte Carlo, complained to Bryan Bozzi of low speed of his SF-24and not even his teammate fares better Carlos Sainzwho only finished 12th in FP3, while the Monegasque was in tenth.
F1. Canadian GP Qualifying
Max Verstappen, in addition to Mercedes and the teams powered by the Power Unit of the Brackley team, he will have to deal with his own single-seater. In addition to the difficulties due to the stiffness of the RB20 when passing over curbs, the three-time world champion will have to face qualifying with the power unit used in Monaco as the new one, mounted for yesterday’s free practice, the third in nine events, was dismantled after i damage to the ERS remedied in FP2. Therefore, all the other teams could take advantage of it, from Ferrari to McLarenpassing through Mercedes to Aston Martinwithout forgetting the RB Visa Cash App Daniel Ricciardo who closed the last free practice session in sixth position.
