P1racenews AI automatic summary:
A session to forget for Charles Leclerc, but for Max Verstappen, that was decent a first practice as he has had for a while.
During the first practice session for the Canadian Grand Prix, Max Verstappen finished first, followed by Williams drivers Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz, while Charles Leclerc crashed his Ferrari, wrecking the left-hand side of his SF-25.
Leclerc’s crash occurred 15 minutes into the session at Montreal’s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve when he approached Turn 3 with excessive speed, resulting in a collision with the barrier.
Despite the crash, Leclerc still managed to finish the session in 10th place, having been at the top of the timesheets before the incident.
Verstappen set the fastest lap time of 1:13.193s, leading a practice session for the first time this season, with Albon and Sainz close behind.
McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri had differing run plans, with Piastri experimenting with a new front wing design featuring ‘mermaid tails’, and Norris using an older spec.
