Norris fastest in rain-affected Montreal practice

McLaren’s Lando Norris led Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz successful a delayed and rain-affected first believe convention astatine nan Canadian Grand Prix.

A large wind earlier nan convention led organisers to evacuate spectators from nan Ile-Notre Dame for a clip and nan convention started aft a 21-minute hold for officials to barren nan track.

The times tumbled successful a little play of moving connected dry-weather slick tyres successful nan last 5 minutes.

Norris ended up 0.328 seconds quicker than Sainz, pinch nan 2nd Ferrari of Charles Leclerc 3rd fastest a further 0.543secs adrift.

Leclerc, victor of nan Monaco Grand Prix 2 weeks ago, was connected a thigh that would person put him fastest astatine nan very extremity of nan convention but aborted it because of postulation heading towards nan last chicane.

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton was 4th fastest, up of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri.

Despite nan difficult conditions, only 1 driver crashed.

Sauber’s Zhou Guanyu mislaid power done Turn Five connected a spot of h2o and collapsed his beforehand suspension.

Changeable upwind is predicted for nan remainder of nan play and further rainfall is expected successful nan 2nd session, which starts astatine 22:00 BST.