Carlos Sainz and home star Lance Stroll were both knocked out in that first period, the first being heavily impeded by Isack Hadjar on his final flying lap, which will almost certainly see the Racing Bulls star demoted three places.

Lewis Hamilton is bracing for a tough qualifying at the Canadian Grand Prix, admitting his Ferrari fell off the pace in Friday practice and could leave him out of Q3. After finishing fifth in FP1, Hamilton dropped to eighth in FP2 and revealed post-session that setup changes had made things worse.