Canadian Grand Prix first practice ended by CCTV failure at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve

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Max VerstappenNo operator was capable to implicit much than 1 flying thigh earlier archetypal signifier was red-flagged
Venue: Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal Dates: 16-18 June
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Canadian Grand Prix archetypal signifier was abandoned due to the fact that of a CCTV nonaccomplishment astatine the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

Governing assemblage the FIA said it was intolerable to tally the league without the closed-circuit TV system, which is portion of Formula 1's information apparatus.

The FIA said the CCTV was "not synced correctly and until the contented has been fixed we cannot tally connected track".

Second signifier has been extended by 30 minutes to marque up for the deficiency of moving and volition commencement astatine 21:30 BST.

It volition past for 90 minutes and reason astatine 23:00 (18:00 section time).

The league was stopped earlier the CCTV nonaccomplishment arsenic a effect of Pierre Gasly's Alpine stopping retired connected way with a deficiency of drive.

The CCTV strategy past failed earlier the league could beryllium restarted.

The FIA said the CCTV "is a section installation and they are continuing to enactment to resoluteness the problem".

Only 12 drivers had acceptable 1 flying lap, and nary were typical of competitory pace.

Alfa Romeo's Valtteri Bottas was fastest, up of the Aston Martins of Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso and the Red Bulls of Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen.

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