Formula 1 News: Norris tops final practice for 2025 GP of Canada

Lando Norris (pictured), driving the superior McLaren-Mercedes turned a lap of 1m11.799s to top final practice for the 2025 GP of Canada at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal.

–by Mark Cipolloni–

Charles Leclerc, who crashed his #16 Ferrari on Friday, turned the 2nd fastest lap, 0.078s behind Norris.

George Russell, who topped Practice 2, was third, 0.151s behind Norris in his #63 Mercedes.

Lewis Hamilton was 4th quick in the #44 Ferrari, 0.251s behind Norris.

Max Verstappen rounded out the top-5 in the Red Bull sled, 0.273s behind Norris. Verstappen continues to carry the RB21 sled on his back. How bad is the sled? His teammate, Yuki Tsunoda, was dead last, 1.774s behind Norris and 1.5s behind Verstappen. The car is what one would describe as a real ‘pig.’

A smooth session for Norris who is carrying that suspension upgrade that is supposed to make the car more to his personal liking.

Piastri is not running the new suspension – but his session was compromised when he touched the Wall of Champions. How much of a hit has his confidence taken? He wound up just eighth

Tsunoda could be in trouble – Race Control have flagged something he did under red flags earlier on. That could be investigated between the sessions if it is deemed necessary, so we’ll fill you in a little later on what happens there.

2025 GP of Canada Practice 3 Results

Pos	No	Nat	Driver	Car	Time	Behind	Laps
1	4	GBR	Lando Norris	McLaren Mercedes	1:11.799	+0.000s	23
2	16	MON	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:11.877	+0.078s	28
3	63	GBR	George Russell	Mercedes	1:11.950	+0.151s	19
4	44	GBR	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	1:12.050	+0.251s	25
5	1	NED	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT	1:12.072	+0.273s	19
6	14	ESP	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes	1:12.247	+0.448s	21
7	12	ITA	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1:12.348	+0.549s	20
8	81	AUS	Oscar Piastri	McLaren Mercedes	1:12.519	+0.720s	17
9	55	ESP	Carlos Sainz	Williams Mercedes	1:12.519	+0.720s	22
10	23	THA	Alexander Albon	Williams Mercedes	1:12.573	+0.774s	21
11	6	FRA	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls Honda RBPT	1:12.651	+0.852s	21
12	10	FRA	Pierre Gasly	Alpine Renault	1:12.684	+0.885s	26
13	30	NZL	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls Honda RBPT	1:12.791	+0.992s	26
14	18	CAN	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes	1:12.794	+0.995s	27
15	87	GBR	Oliver Bearman	Haas Ferrari	1:12.825	+1.026s	26
16	31	FRA	Esteban Ocon	Haas Ferrari	1:12.827	+1.028s	21
17	43	ARG	Franco Colapinto	Alpine Renault	1:13.060	+1.261s	26
18	27	GER	Nico Hulkenberg	Kick Sauber Ferrari	1:13.072	+1.273s	18
19	5	BRA	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber Ferrari	1:13.172	+1.373s	21
20	22	JPN	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT	1:13.573	+1.774s	13