Verstappen covered just four laps in Friday’s second practice at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve before heading back into the Red Bull garage with a smoking RB20.
as Leclerc and Carlos Sainz dropped out in Q2 after failing to make the cut on their final runs with used soft tyres.
with the more placid Finn settling into a supporting role to Lewis Hamilton as the British driver set off on a four-year streak of titles that was only ended by Max Verstappen in 2021.
especially not when they’ve just found harmony after their early-year off-track disruption involving team boss Christian Horner