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Open session ticker now!
In ten minutes the race in Montreal begins and we are moving the action to our session ticker for now. So there is a short break here, after the finish line passage it continues here with the voices about the Grand Prix.
And if you want to know how to watch Formula 1 live during the Canada weekend, you can find out here.
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Stroll: There is absolutely no grip
The Canadian describes his impressions of the track on Sky: “No grip. It is difficult. In cold and rain it is so hard to bring these tires to operating temperature.”
“You just can’t get the tires into the optimal temperature range. That will be the challenge: to find some grip out there,” says Stroll. This also applies to the slicks.
Everyone on the grid
Slicks are the tires of choice. Although some drivers tried the intermediates, in the end everyone drove onto the starting grid on dry tires.
So if there is no further rain shower, it looks like a start on slicks. It starts in 30 minutes.
Drivers test tires
Verstappen first had intermediates on, but has now come back to the pits to get slicks for another test lap. That is allowed. The drivers do not have to go immediately to the starting grid.
Pit lane open
40 minutes to the start and now the pit lane opens in Montreal. The drivers now have ten minutes to make their way to the starting grid.
Important info: Some drivers go out on slicks, others on intermediates. Exciting!
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Strong wind
Not only possible rain could play a role today – but also the wind. It blows from the same direction as the previous days, but significantly stronger.
“It is very windy, with strong gusts, especially in turn 1,” reports expert Jamie Chadwick on Sky and emphasizes: “Even if it is dry, it will be a very demanding race.”
Light rain
It is still drizzling in Montreal. The colleagues on site say, however, that you would probably still start on slicks because the track is (still) not wet enough for intermediates.
It starts in just over an hour.
Football fever
This summer the football World Cup takes place in Canada, the USA and Mexico. Therefore, FIFA President Gianni Infantino visited Formula 1 today – and brought the World Cup trophy along for some nice photos.
Why he is wearing a Montreal Canadiens ice hockey jersey, however, we do not know …
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