FP3: Verstappen completes practice clean sweep
Having seen team mate Daniel Ricciardo top all the practice session ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix, Max Verstappen has now done the same in Canada. The Dutchman though saw the competition close in, with Vettel and Raikkonen within a tenth of his own best.
Lewis Hamilton wasn't far behind either, and 4 tenths ahead of Ricciardo and Bottas.
Sergio Perez confirmed Force Indias solid pace in 7th, followed by Hulkenberg and Grosjean. The Frenchman positioned himself firmly in the top 10, in contrast with Kevin Magnussen who struggled to find pace, ending up in 17th, just ahead of the fastest Williams of Sergey Sirotkin.
Stoffel Vandoorne completed the top 10. The McLaren driver once again had a brief off, but in the end was 2 tenths faster than his team mate.
Home driver Lance Stroll was slowest of all, giving the home public little hopes for qualifying later today.
Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Tag Heuer | 1:11.599 | - | 14 |
| 2 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:11.648 | +0.049s | 22 |
| 3 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:11.650 | +0.051s | 21 |
| 4 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:11.706 | +0.107s | 23 |
| 5 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing Tag Heuer | 1:12.153 | +0.554s | 29 |
| 6 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:12.255 | +0.656s | 27 |
| 7 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Force India Mercedes | 1:12.903 | +1.304s | 16 |
| 8 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Renault | 1:12.946 | +1.347s | 21 |
| 9 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas Ferrari | 1:13.014 | +1.415s | 16 |
| 10 | 2 | Stoffel Vandoorne | McLaren Renault | 1:13.034 | +1.435s | 21 |
| 11 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Force India Mercedes | 1:13.064 | +1.465s | 18 |
| 12 | 28 | Brendon Hartley | Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda | 1:13.076 | +1.477s | 24 |
| 13 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren Renault | 1:13.225 | +1.626s | 19 |
| 14 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Renault | 1:13.331 | +1.732s | 22 |
| 15 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda | 1:13.334 | +1.735s | 19 |
| 16 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber Ferrari | 1:13.452 | +1.853s | 19 |
| 17 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas Ferrari | 1:13.488 | +1.889s | 21 |
| 18 | 35 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams Mercedes | 1:13.818 | +2.219s | 18 |
| 19 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber Ferrari | 1:13.925 | +2.326s | 20 |
| 20 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Williams Mercedes | 1:13.968 | +2.369s | 17 |
