F1 Canadian GP: CCTV blackout curtails first practice with Valtteri Bottas fastest
Almost the entire hour of FP1 was spent under red flag conditions after Pieꦜrre Gasly’s Alpine ground to a halt minutes into the session.
The Frenchman’s car was s﷽uccessfully recovered but a power issue led to race control losing access to CCTV footage, causing further delays on safety grounds.
The 💜clock continued to tick down and the session eventually timed out with no further act🍰ion.
Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas had set the fastest tim🐼e ahead of the A𝄹ston Martin’s of Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso prior to Gasly’s stoppage.
The F🐲IA has confir꧙med that FP2 will be extended by half an hour and start at 4.30pm local time (9.30pm UK) to make up for Friday’s troubled opening session.
It marks a blow for the teams who h🅷ave lost what could turn out to be the only dry running🌌 before Sunday's grand prix.
Rain could hit FP2 later and “intense” showers are forecast throughout Saturday🎃, when final pr💧actice and qualifying takes place.
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