| 09:50:44
| Welcome to F1-Live.com and live coverage of the Canadian Grand Prix weekend. Today we have two 90-minute free practice sessions, the first of which gets underway in a few minutes. |
| 09:52:56
| As ever with Friday running, the cars are not fitted with the race gearbox and engines and therefore there is no penalty for any mechanical failure. Today’s running will focus on fine tuning the car setup and evaluating the super-soft and soft tyre from Bridgestone. |
| 09:54:25
| The two week gap since Monaco has not seen any testing. Prior to the Monaco Grand Prix the final day of running at Paul Ricard HTTT was given over to Monaco testing with the circuit adapted to simulate the demands of Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. However, a wet day meant limited running. |
| 09:56:24
| Max Mosley has dominated the headlines since the last Grand Prix, but this weekend Kimi Raikkonen has confirmed that he is considering his future before deciding if he wants a new contract for the 2010 season. |
| 09:58:16
| It has been wet and windy this morning in Montreal and at the moment the rain is light and we have a wet circuit. |
| 10:00:09
| The session is now underway. Most will head out and complete an installation lap and then return to the pits for checks. Ferrari tends to sit out the first 30 minutes of the session. |
| 10:00:47
| Nick Heidfled leads Fisichella out. He is using full wets. |
| 10:01:34
| Others are now heading out for a lap to check the car and the conditions. |
| 10:02:23
| The circuit is wet, enough for spray to be thrown up in parts. |
| 10:02:52
| The early runners, half of the field are returning straight back to the pits without setting a lap time. |
| 10:03:58
| Some are on the intermediate tyre, some on the full wet. |
| 10:05:51
| Most have now completed an installation lap. Hamilton, Massa, Raikkonen and Button yet to go out as Trulli slides his Toyota through a turn and then onto the grass. |
| 10:06:42
| Trulli hets back on the circuit and makes his way back to the pits. He was on the full wets. |
| 10:07:25
| No one on track now. |
| 10:08:24
| Lewis Hamilton is now out in his McLaren on the intermediate tyre. |
| 10:09:13
| Timo Glock heads out in his Toyota. |
| 10:09:35
| Hamilton has returned to the pit. |
| 10:11:06
| Button is now on his installation lap. They will all be hoping that a dry line starts to form so they can complete the tyre evaluations. No sign of it yet although there is no standing water. |
| 10:11:44
| Button returns to the pits. Just Raikkonen and Massa to go out now. No one has set a time yet. |
| 10:13:50
| Trulli actually completed a second lap before pitting. |
| 10:14:59
| Nakajima is climbing aboard his Williams Toyota. No one on track. |
| 10:15:38
| Adrian Sutil heads out in his Force India Ferrari. |
| 10:15:56
| Team-mate Fisichella also on track. |
| 10:17:06
| A lot of spray on the back straight but Sutil now starts a timed lap on the intermediate tyres. |
| 10:18:22
| Lots of wheelspin exiting the hairpin for Sutil. |
| 10:18:44
| Sutil records the first lap of the session on a mid 1:33. |
| 10:19:12
| Fisichella is a second and a half quicker as he moves fastest. |
| 10:20:48
| Sitil improves his time by half a second but remains behind Fisichella who also makes a gain extending the gap to three seconds. |
| 10:21:19
| Fernando Alonso is on track in his Renault. |
| 10:22:25
| Nakajima on track for Williams. |
| 10:23:00
| Alonso pits without setting a time. Sutil has also pitted. |
| 10:23:43
| They are all using the intermediate tyre. |
| 10:25:40
| Nakajima short cuts the final chicane which this year is green astroturf. His time will not count but it was slower anyway. |
| 10:25:53
| Piquet and Trulli head out. |
| 10:26:42
| Bourdais, Vettel and Rosberg head out. |
| 10:27:01
| Nakajima moves second fastest behind Fisichella. |
| 10:27:29
| Barrichello heads out for Honda. |
| 10:28:19
| Piquet records his first timed lap and is fourth of four. |
| 10:29:03
| Trulli moves second fastest in his Toyota. |
| 10:29:51
| Nakajima is now fastest as Williams team-mate Rosberg moves third fastest. |
| 10:32:48
| Rosberg has improved to second. Kubica, Button and Coulthard on track. |
| 10:33:38
| Kubica vaults third in his first timed lap. |
| 10:34:30
| Trulli runs wide but is able to continue. |
| 10:35:21
| Vettel moves second in the new STR3. |
| 10:35:53
| There is a dry line starting to form at certain parts of the circuit. |
| 10:36:18
| Rosberg is now fastest from Nakajima, Vettel and Trulli. |
| 10:37:34
| Another big slide at the first turn for Trulli. Barrichello moves fourth. |
| 10:39:15
| A number of drivers have completed a first stint and have pitted. Button, Piquet and Glock remain on track. |
| 10:39:43
| Button runs off track at turn eight but is soon back on the track. |
| 10:40:24
| A simple trip across the grass for Button as he understeers off. He returns to the pits. |
| 10:41:04
| Piquet improves and is now fourth fastest. Team-mate Alonso has yet to set a time. |
| 10:41:33
| Piquet runs wide through the hairpin and loses time. He heads back to the pit. |
| 10:42:09
| Nick Heidfeld, Timo Glock and David Coulthard are on track. |
| 10:43:39
| Heidfeld is on his first timed lap of the session. |
| 10:45:00
| Conditions must be improving as Heidfeld vaults to the top of the timesheets. |
| 10:45:35
| Now Glock, the only other driver on the circuit, moves second. |
| 10:46:01
| Kimi Raikkonen heads out for the first time today. |
| 10:46:45
| Felipe Massa's F2008 is being started and he will be on track in a few minutes. |
| 10:47:12
| Glock remains on track and is on a fast lap. Trulli and Raikkonen also still out. |
| 10:48:02
| Glock moves fastest by almost four tenths. |
| 10:49:06
| Now Trulli is on the pace and looking to move up the order as Raikkonen pits without setting a time. |
| 10:49:57
| Trulli is now fastest making it a Toyota one-two for the time being. |
| 10:51:01
| Trulli has spun his Toyota exiting turn six and into seven. He kept the car off the barriers and was able to continue. |
| 10:51:40
| Massa's first lap put him 11th, his second lap up to third. |
| 10:53:22
| The dry line is getting bigger in parts as Massa gains one more position and is now second. |
| 10:55:22
| No one has yet to try dry tyres. They will soon. |
| 10:56:23
| Massa has pitted leaving Trulli, Glock and Button on track. |
| 10:56:51
| Button has moves up to fifth. |
| 10:59:42
| It is pretty quiet on track now with just Bourdais on track. |
| 11:00:42
| Thirty minutes remain and I am sure some will move to dry rubber soon. |
| 11:01:12
| Bourdais straight back into the pits. Team-mate Vettel heads out. |
| 11:02:17
| Over two thirds into the session and Raikkonen, Hamilton, Coulthard, Webber, Kovalainen and Alonso have not set a time. |
| 11:04:15
| Glock is back out joining Vettel on track. Vettel is seeking the wet parts on the straight to keep his intermediate tyre cool. |
| 11:04:42
| Vettel moves fastest in his Toro Rosso. |
| 11:05:35
| It is hard to see for sure but Glock may be the first driver on dry tyres. |
| 11:06:31
| Glock sets the pace by well over a second. I'm pretty sure he is on the harder dry weather tyre. |
| 11:07:31
| Glock is on an even faster lap. This is the signal to those yet to run to get out there. |
| 11:08:26
| Glock is now three second clear of the field as he is improving by the lap. |
| 11:09:03
| Team-mate Trulli is out too, but seems to still be on the intermediate tyre. |
| 11:09:20
| Another second gain from Glock. |
| 11:10:36
| Trulli moves second fastest. Toyota have done more than double the number of laps of any other team so far in this session. |
| 11:10:58
| Glock pits leaving just Trulli on track. |
| 11:13:26
| Trulli is picking up speed and now just two-tenths behind Glock. |
| 11:14:33
| Trulli now pits. Just Nakajima on track. |
| 11:16:46
| Okay, now a number of cars are headion gout with less than 15 minutes remaining. Alonso and Raikkonen are out to set their first timed laps of thge day. |
| 11:17:35
| They are all taking the dry tyres now. Nakajima moves third fastest. |
| 11:18:36
| Rosberg moves fourth |
| 11:19:02
| Alonso is on the soft dry tyre as he moves P4 for Renault. |
| 11:19:39
| Raikkonen is on a good lap but catches a Force India regaining the circuit. |
| 11:19:57
| Raikkonen still moves fastest on the harder dry tyre. |
| 11:22:22
| Rosberg on a good lap but Raikkonen is on an even quicker lap. |
| 11:23:03
| Rosberg moves fastest but is quickly demoted by Raikkonen. Hamilton heads out. He is the final driver to set a lap time. |
| 11:23:50
| Webber moves third for Red Bull. |
| 11:24:21
| Raikkonen is now nearly two seconds ahead of Rosberg as he catches team-mate Massa on track. |
| 11:25:03
| All on track but Button in the Honda. |
| 11:25:29
| Massa is now second ahead of Rosberg, Alonso and Kubica. |
| 11:26:30
| The times are falling for each driver by the lap. Ferarari lead with Raikkonen and Massa as Hamilton moves third. |
| 11:27:13
| Massa runs too deep into a turn and onto the grass. He continues. |
| 11:28:14
| Hamilton improves to second, just a fraction slower than Raikkonen. Trulli goes for a spin at the hairpin. |
| 11:28:33
| Hamilton is not improving on this lap as he lost time in turn one. |
| 11:28:59
| Kubica moves third for BMW Sauber. |
| 11:29:51
| Massa now fastest from Raikkonen and Hamilton. Raikkonen pits. |
| 11:30:25
| The chequered flag is out. |
| 11:31:12
| Heidfeld moves second fastest only for Kovalainen to take the position seconds later |
| 11:31:32
| Now Kubica takes second ahead of Kovalainen and Heidfeld. |
| 11:32:39
| The order seems set with Massa fastest from Kubica, Kovalainen, Heidfeld, Raikkonen, Hamilton, Webber, Coulthard, Nakajima and Alonso. |
