Russell topped FP2 ahead of Norris and his Mercedes teammate

Max Verstappen topped the first free practice session in Montreal for the Canadian Grand Prix ahead of both the Williams' drivers, Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz. The weather has been warm and sunny, creating the perfect track conditions for the drivers, especially in comparison to the race in 2024. Charles Leclerc had a big moment early on in the session, bringing out the red flag which temporarily halted the session. His teammate, Lewis Hamilton, had a big spin at the hairpin but was able to recover it, limiting some, if any, damage to his car. See what happened in the second practice session:

Charles Leclerc was unable to drive in FP2 after crashing in FP1 and causing a red flag
- Leclerc's team had to change his chasis after damage was done to it because of the crash
Lance Stroll spun out, hitting the wall early on in the second free practice session
- The Canadian driver is coming off of an injury, after missing the Grand Prix in Spain due to pain in his wrist. This is speculated to be connected to his biking accident from a couple years earlier
Gabriel Bortoleto and Carlos Sainz had an issue out on track with the young driver cursing out his senior for slowing down at an inconvenient spot and then racing him
Franco Colapinto was struggling out on track and rounded out the bottom of the timesheet, only being faster than Charles Leclerc, who did not participate, and Lance Stroll, who spun out early on in the session
George Russell was on a flyer and led the practice session after having setting the fastest lap in his Mercedes
- Lando Norris and Kimi Antonelli rounded out the top three

Canadian Grand Prix FP2 Results

Position	Driver Name	Team	Time
1	George Russell	Mercedes	1:12.123
2	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:12.151
3	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1:12.411
4	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:12.445
5	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:12.458
6	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:12.562
7	Carlos Sainz	Williams	1:12.631
8	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	1:12.658
9	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:12.666
10	Liam Lawson	Visa Cash App RB	1:12.751
11	Isack Hadjar	Visa Cash App RB	1:12.799
12	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	1:12.874
13	Gabriel Bortoleto	Stake F1 Team	1:12.896
14	Nico Hulkenberg	Stake F1 Team	1:12.914
15	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull Racing	1:12.939
16	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	1:13.080
17	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	1:13.175
18	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	1:13.898
19	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	No Time
20	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	No Time