MONTREAL (Reuters) - Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton clocked the best time in a dusty first practice session for the Canada Grand Prix on Friday as Mercedes broke in an upgraded engine. It was business as usual for Mercedes as Britain's Hamilton lapped the island circuit named after Ferrari great Gilles Villeneuve with a fastest time of one minute 12.767 seconds, 0.147 ahead of Finnish team mate Valtteri Bottas. Mercedes have dominated on every circuit this season, with Hamilton and Bottas winning all six races, crossing one-two in five of them. Leclerc's team mate Sebastian Vettel, who won from pole here last year, could only manage the fifth best time behind Red Bull's Max Verstappen. Several cars spun in the opening session on what Verstappen complained was an "insanely dirty" track.

Source: The Star June 07, 2019 16:18 UTC