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When it did get under way, it progressively dried to the point that the drivers were able to run slick tyres for the final five minutes of the session.<\/p>\n
Norris set the pace by 0.328secs from the Ferraris of Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc.<\/p>\n
In the second session, Alonso ran consistently at the front as the track had a brief dry period for 15 minutes or so at the start before rain started again.<\/p>\n
The two-time champion said: \u201cA tricky Friday for everyone. Not many laps in either session.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo proper laps in dry conditions or in wet conditions, but it could be like this in qualifying and race. We need to be sharp tomorrow.\u201d<\/p>\n
Behind Alonso and Russell, the Spaniard\u2019s team-mate Lance Stroll was third fastest, from Leclerc, RB\u2019s Daniel Ricciardo, Haas driver Kevin Magnussen and Lewis Hamilton\u2019s Mercedes.<\/p>\n
Hamilton, who with Michael Schumacher is the equal most successful driver in Montreal with seven wins, said: \u201cIt felt great. I was just raring to go every second. This is a track where it\u2019s building blocks, about getting as much time in the car and understanding both conditions and the changes they have made to the surface and the run-off areas.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe car was feeling strong. I thoroughly enjoyed it.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe circuit is amazing. It is one of the best circuits but this was an odd day, like a summer\u2019s day in the UK. It was summer this morning then it rains with huge hailstones, then sunny and hot and humid and then rain again. <\/p>\n
“I feel really confident out there but we won\u2019t know until we get out there on Saturday but on either conditions I felt really strong today.\u201d<\/p>\n
Despite the conditions, only one driver crashed all day – Sauber\u2019s Zhou Gunayu lost control through Turn Five in the first session and broke his front suspension.<\/p>\n
Leclerc won a cheer from the crowd at the hairpin when he did a 360-degree spin in the second session, to no harm.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n