This will be Doohan’s fifth FP1 appearance with Alpine.Alpine did announce he’d sit out the opening practice session at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve so that reserve driver Jack Doohan could tick off one of the team’s two rookie FP1 slots.“The team have been heavily linked with British teenager Oliver Bearman.even dropping a ‘Crashgate’ comparison in there.Red Bull have looked increasingly vulnerable over recent weeks in the face of a renewed threat from McLaren and Ferrari.Its great to know that everyone appreciates all the hard work I have put in and that the team believes I can help it move further up the grid.Verstappen and Russell pitting for fresh inters while Norris stayed out.• The walls at pit exit have realigned on LHS at Pit Exit.

the 2022 Brazilian Grand Prix winner said: “So much hard work going on behind the scenes at Brackley.”Read next: Canadian GP: Insane dead heat thriller sees Russell and Verstappen make F1 history.“I know we have hopefully some more upgrades coming.suggesting Ocon only let Gasly by once he knew it was too late for his team-mate to pass Ricciardo.Famin threatened “consequences” for Ocon.Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso is one such driver.

so the action would continue as drivers returned to the track on intermediates.The Haas driver was largely blamed for the crash.“But I showed once again that I do what’s best for the team.Q2 started with the rain beginning to fall.with the Dane looking to reduce that gap and overturn it with both drivers out of contract at the end of the year.I was just very focused on trying to do the most I can here.