there was a real sense of the unknown over the pecking order as Q1 got underway.
the FIAs single-seater techincal director Jan Monchaux confirmed that there will be “less downforce” with these challengers.
the blend of corners and long pit straight made it an ideal testing circuit – and the drivers all know the track inside out with the amount of driving they have done around it over the years.
Red Bull’s stop for Max Verstappen in China was the first to dip below the magic two-second barrier this year.
Such a swing was testament to the lack of clarity over the true pecking order after Friday practice.
George Russell could line up in a wet pole position box at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve with a 60 per cent chance of thunderstorms at the start of Sunday’s 70-lap race.
has been called to the stewards after an alleged spectator track invasion prior to the conclusion of the race.