but there was a lot of time and grip still to find.91214 Valtteri BOTTAS Kick Sauber +2.with Hamilton classified fourth and seventh in FP1 and FP2 respectively.he recorded purple sector times in sector 2.and should make further inroads into the top 10 with a solid year ahead.Ricciardo was actually ninth on the list until the 2023 Spanish Grand Prix but was overtaken by Sergio Perez after the Mexican’s fourth-place finish at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya.but I think 26 is going to be such a turnaround that maybe the future holds something really positive out there for me.we’re now starting to put performance on the car race by race.

Hamilton will be looking to head to Ferrari showing he is still Mercedes’ top driver.Max Verstappen admits Canada FP2 woes ‘not ideal’Additional reporting by Sam CooperThe World Championship leader was restricted to just four laps of the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in the second practice session having returned his smoking Red Bull RB20 to the garage.he didn’t even make it out of Q1 where he was P16 in both.He was then asked about Villeneuve’s comments.Shovlin added: “Lewis made that decision quite simple for us.”Read next: Aston Martin complete Red Bull Ring test with banned rear wing endplate used.

“There was no way the Red Bull seat would open.“What we see with Checo time and time again is that when you think hes on the ropes.“So that didn’t mean that we would have been flying like in Monaco.“He knows he’s lucky to still be there.September 20-22Round 19: United States Grand Prix.as well as a circuit-specific front wing for Canada.