Well it was a shame that the rain fell as heavily as it did to deny us any action over the final 50 minutes or so of that session, but that's sadly the way it goes sometimes.

We still had all of one session and a third of another, time enough for us to glean that the Mercedes, while top in both sessions, could be kept more than honest by Ferrari this weekend.

We also had plenty of time for Lewis Hamilton go through his full repertoire at the wheel of the Mercedes, most notably that crash in the rain that brought out the red flags.

Andrew Benson's FP2 report is now live.

We'll be back with you tomorrow for final practice, starting at 15:00 BST.

I think it's fair to say this page will not be held up as prime example of the corporation's efforts on BBC Music Day, but we hope we did our bit in our own amateurish way.

There is plenty more in a similar vein across the BBC's output today. You can take a look at all of it here.

Formula 1 on Twitter:, external Promise for Ferrari before the rain break. Vettel and Raikkonen showed good pace to split the Mercedes drivers.

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As if it wasn't already, the session is now officially over.

Lewis Hamilton fastest but that only tells half the story of his day.

Formula 1 on Twitter:, external A meeting of Mexicans in the Ferrari garage as Javier Hernandez chats to Esteban Gutierrez.

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James Allen
BBC Radio 5 live commentator

"In cricket the commentators get sent cakes in rain delays like this. No such luck for us!"

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Ayrton Senna and Tina Turner provide our next F1-music crossover.

The three-time world champion took the the stage with the tottering songstress in Australia in 1993 as she belted out 'Simply the Best'.

Quite apt.

Emma: Another One Bites the Dust - a tribute to the Renault engines.

Mohsin: It wasn't me - Shaggy - for Mercedes at the Monaco GP!

Tony Foster: Depressingly... Money, Money, Money by ABBA.

Red Bull on Twitter:, external Boat race anyone?

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All this rain in Montreal is giving the BBC Sport chimps flashbacks to the amazing 2011 Canadian Grand Prix, when a major downpour led to a two-hour delay and a total race time of well over four hours.

It was also the day when the McLarens of Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button came together, before the latter came through from the back of the field to score a stunning win.

Relive it in all its glory here.

Mercedes team boss Toto Wolff has been speaking to BBC Sport's Tom Clarkson about Lewis Hamilton's busy day, which has included a spin, a bouncy trip over the kerbs and finally a crash in the rain at the hairpin.

"We wanted to so some clutch calibration and this is how it ended," Wolff said of the decision to send out both Hamilton and Nico Rosberg.

"I think he just aquaplaned. The front wing is gone but hopefully no more.

"He was pretty quick, he's fastest on the timesheets. I wouldn't read that much into it. It's just one of those Fridays where it's difficult to get a lap together."

At least the rain interruption gives us chance to share a few more of your F1 music suggestions on BBC Music Day.

Geoffrey Morrow: Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word.

Jonathan Savage: Janis Joplin - "Oh Lord, Won't You Buy Me a Mercedes Benz"

Dickson: Chris Rea - The Road To Hell

Lotus on Twitter:, external It's VERY wet out there unfortunately so that's us done for the day.

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Hate to say it but this session looks to be over.

A monsoon is coming down over the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve now.

Big shame.

Poolieboy1: Intermediates? What a joke. Mercedes should have known better.

EikeSky: (Going out on track) is an obvious thing to do, bearing in mind how unpredictable Canada is. Knowing how to run in the rain is useful.

James Shepherd: Clear from the TV pictures it was full wet conditions. Bizarre call.

Mercedes on Twitter:, external Fortunately only a light impact for Lewis - he's out of the car and all ok.

That was actually a very strange and alarming incident for Hamilton.

He was on the brakes for a long, long time before he reached the corner, but with the car floating on the surface of the water the Briton was just a passenger.

He was only on the intermediate tyres. Whether or not that had any bearing on the incident we will likely discover later.

Good old Lewis Hamilton.

Fearing the crowd would be starved of entertainment during this wet weather, he goes for a splash around in the increasingly heavy rain and duly sails (almost literally) straight on under braking for the chicane.

His car slowly hits the tyre barrier, before the Briton gets out and gives the crowd a wave.

"Aquaplaned," is Hamilton's one-word message on the radio.