Mercedes finished an unusual opening day of practice on top in Canada, while Red Bull was far from the fastest times. But what does it all mean? Here's what we learned from Friday practice in Montreal. F1
Photo by: Glenn Dunbar /The charge from Mercedes in the second half of the session was partly as a result of flipping its run plans around, placing its longer runs on the medium tyre at the start of the session and opting to go for its all-out soft-tyre runs later on. This afforded the W14s slightly more preferable track conditions as the circuit was slightly more rubbered in.
According to GPS data, the Mercedes appeared particularly strong in the traction zones. Although the delta times show that Red Bull and Aston Martin offered arguably the best platforms in the slow-speed corners, the Mercedes easily made that time back up with a stronger exit out of the corners.
Red Bull's struggles were the most curious, and Verstappen left the session feeling that there was much to do overnight to bestow him with a greater feeling behind the wheel. Many of the issues he faced appeared to stem from difficulties dealing with kerbs and bumps, which could go some way to explaining why he lost so much time on the exits of corners.
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