PRACTICE DEBRIEF: Can Mercedes stay on top or will McLaren bounce back in Canada?
The biggest lessons from FP1 and FP2 of the 2025 Canadian Grand Prix


George Russell got his first FP2 top-spot of the year as he set the pace for Mercedes at a sunny but chilly Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve in Montreal. Meanwhile championship leaders McLaren had one of their trickiest – if not the trickiest – opening practice days of the year. But do the Silver Arrows have what it takes to stay on top?

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