Fernando Alonso 2023 Canadian GP

F1 News: Alonso tops Canadian GP FP2 on damp track

Fernando Alonso turned a lap of 1m15.810s on a damp track to top the 2nd practice for the 2024 Canadian GP on slick Pirelli tires.

–by Mark Cipolloni–

Alonso did a good job to keep heat in his Aston Martin tires and was able to progressively turn faster laps while others struggled for grip on the 4.363-km Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on the edge of the St. Lawrence Seaway.

George Russell was 2nd quick for Mercedes, 0.463s behind Alonso before the rain started to come down harder.

Hometown Canadian favorite Lance Stroll was 3rd, 0.654s behind

Charles Leclerc was 4th for Ferrari, 0.746s behind, but was called to see the Stewards after the session because he went out on Intermediate tires before the track was declared wet.

Daniel Ricciardo rounded out the top-5, 0.921s behind Alonso in his VCARB.

Max Verstappen sat out half the session with an Energy Recovery System issue.

Max Verstappen’s car sits in the garage with an ERS problem. No one could touch the car for fear of being shocked.

No one has completed any traditional long runs to gain race simulation data, all three tire compounds haven’t been tested and Mercedes haven’t even tried out their new front wing yet.

If FP3 is dry, it is going to be very busy indeed. If it is wet… Qualifying could be even more frantic than usual.

Leclerc is being investigated for a tire usage breach, Norris for failing to follow the race director’s directions, and now Oscar Piastri has been noted for the same thing.

2024 Canadian GP Practice 2 Results

Pos Driver Nat. Team Time
1 Fernando Alonso ESP Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team 1m15.810s
2 George Russell GBR Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team 1m16.273s
3 Lance Stroll CAN Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team 1m16.464s
4 Charles Leclerc MON Scuderia Ferrari 1m16.556s
5 Daniel Ricciardo AUS Visa Cash App RB F1 Team 1m16.731s
6 Kevin Magnussen DEN MoneyGram Haas F1 Team 1m16.773s
7 Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team 1m16.908s
8 Yuki Tsunoda JPN Visa Cash App RB F1 Team 1m16.951s
9 Alex Albon THA Williams Racing 1m16.977s
10 Sergio Perez MEX Oracle Red Bull Racing 1m17.041s
11 Esteban Ocon FRA BWT Alpine F1 Team 1m17.417s
12 Logan Sargeant USA Williams Racing 1m17.496s
13 Carlos Sainz ESP Scuderia Ferrari 1m17.722s
14 Valtteri Bottas FIN Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber 1m17.817s
15 Nico Hulkenberg GER MoneyGram Haas F1 Team 1m17.903s
16 Oscar Piastri AUS McLaren F1 Team 1m19.008s
17 Zhou Guanyu CHN Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber 1m19.087s
18 Max Verstappen NED Oracle Red Bull Racing 1m19.311s
19 Pierre Gasly FRA BWT Alpine F1 Team 1m20.789s
20 Lando Norris GBR McLaren F1 Team 1m20.843s