Andrew Benson
BBC F1 correspondent in Montreal

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Mercedes' George Russell headed McLaren's Lando Norris in Friday practice at the Canadian Grand Prix.

Russell was 0.028 seconds faster than Norris, with the second Mercedes of Kimi Antonelli 0.288secs slower than his team-mate in third place.

Williams' Alex Albon and Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso were fourth and fifth, ahead of the second McLaren of championship leader Oscar Piastri.

Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton was eighth fastest, behind Williams' Carlos Sainz and one place ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen, the closest challenger to the leading McLaren drivers in the championship.

Hamilton's team-mate Charles Leclerc missed the second session after a crash midway through the first.

Read Andrew's full report here

Thank you for joining us for FP1 and FP2 in Montreal.

We will be back tomorrow from 17:15 for build-up to the third practice session.

Third practice begins at 17:30 BST

Lights go green for qualifying at 21:00

See you then!

11. Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls)

12. Pierre Gasly (Alpine)

13. Gabriel Bortoletto (Sauber)

14. Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber)

15. Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull)

16. Oliver Bearman (Haas)

17. Esteban Ocon (Haas)

18. Franco Colapinto (Alpine)

DNF. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)

*Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)

*Did not take part in second practice

1. George Russell (Mercedes) 1:12.123

2. Lando Norris (McLaren) +0.028

3. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) +0.288

4. Alex Albon (Williams) +0.322

5. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) +0.335

6. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) +0.439

7. Carlos Sainz (Williams) +0.508

8. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) +0.530

9. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +0.543

10. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) +0.628

"Mate, what is this guy doing?! [Sainz] is lifting and then going on power, then lifting. Does he want to crash or what?!"

Oh dear, Gabriel Bortoleto is on the radio and he is not happy.

He got into traffic with Carlos Sainz and the pair nearly hit each other in the final chicane.

"Does he want to crash or what?" he said on the radio.

Jennie Gow
F1 pit-lane reporter on the Canadian GP preview

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It's been a terrible triple-header for Mercedes and they really lost a lot of points - and confidence for Kimi Antonelli. He's a rookie and he's come into the season all guns blazing and thinking, yes, I'm going to nail this.

He got pole in Miami for the sprint race and ever since that point, it's gone down hill. And he needs to re-establish his confidence in the team, and it's really hard to react when you're in the middle of a triple-header.

So hopefully the week before Canada, and the week after, will just give him some breathing space, some time with the team - not as pressurised - to think what's going on, what I can change, what do I need to address here, and get himself back on track.

Kimi Antonelli is putting in a good performance.

The rookie looks like he has put the triple-header behind him, his Mercedes is currently third.

George Russell, Alex Albon and Max Verstappen are on the medium compounds.

The rest of the pack are on the new C6 soft tyres.

It is only a practice session but George Russell and Mercedes will be happy with his performance so far this weekend. He continues at the top.

Lando Norris can't go any faster and bounces over a kerb during a turn.

1.George Russell (Mercedes) - 1:12.123

2. Lando Norris (McLaren)

3. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)

4. Alex Albon (Williams)

5. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)

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Image source, Getty Images

Haas have a special livery for the Canadian Grand Prix. It will be their 200th race as a team.

To top off a lovely look, they have displayed the names of all their current staff on the front wing.

A lovely tribute to all the hard work that goes on behind the scenes.

The Haas' of Esteban Ocon and Ollie Bearman have been quiet in second practice.

They are at the back of the pack, Bearman in 16th and Ocon in 17th.

Carlos Sainz gets into a bit of traffic with a Sauber but is quick to pass the green car.

Max Verstappen is on the radio to say his brakes are cold, the Red Bull driver is ninth.

McLaren's Lando Norris spoke to BBC Sport's Andrew Benson on his season so far: "Of course it has been a difficult season, because we are fighting for the championship. I’ve got a strong teammate, we’ve got strong competitors, racing the best in the world.

"I don’t expect it to be easy but I’ve had a few setbacks along the way, more than I would have liked, some difficulties but it has been a successful season, two wins, plenty of podiums and strong races, I say it has been successful.

"Has it been the perfect or dream start? Maybe not but it has been a start that is needed in order to fight for the championship, that’s consistency, strong results, a win now and again, that’s what I managed to do, not perfect but something I'm still happy with."

Max Verstappen is back out on track. He was complaining about the rear of his car jumping around earlier on in second practice.

Is the new front suspension working for McLaren's Lando Norris? I think so - he is sitting comfortably in P2.

I've not spotted any groundhogs running around the circuit today, the action on track might be keeping them entertained.

There is just 20 minutes left of second practice, George Russell is still at the top of the leaderboard.

Andrew Benson
BBC F1 correspondent in Montreal

And another update on the new McLaren front suspension. Only Lando Norris is using it in this session, as was the case in the first session. A decision will be made after this session whether to continue with it into Saturday.

It took them a little time to get up to speed, but the McLaren duo are now in the top 5.

Lando Norris is up in second spot and Piastri is fourth.

The papaya team have been testing out different parts on their cars for first and second practice.

Pierre Gasly gets into a bit of traffic with Lando Norris' McLaren but the Frenchman was quick to move away.

"I almost crashed" he said to the Alpine team.