Canadian Grand Prix final practice before qualifying
Date: 17:23 BST
Title: FIA steward Warwick suspended for Canadian GP
Content: Andrew BensonBBC F1 correspondent in Montreal
Former grand prix driver Derek Warwick has been suspended from his role as a steward at this weekend's Canadian Grand Prix.
Governing body the FIA said the decision had been made "following recent unauthorised media comments".
It said he would be replaced by Brazilian Enrique Bernoldi, who would be "officiating from the remote operations centre in Geneva for the remainder of the event".
The FIA added: "After discussion, Derek acknowledges that his comments were ill-advised in his role as an FIA steward and has apologised.
"Derek will resume his duties as a steward in the forthcoming Austrian Grand Prix."
Update:
Date: 17:21 BST
Title: McLaren woes?
Content: It has not been the ideal weekend for McLaren so far.
Lando Norris was trying out a new front suspension design and he said it was the "worst Friday of the year so far".
However, the Brit managed to finish FP2 in the second spot behind Mercedes' George Russell.
Update:
Date: 17:19 BST
Title: Leclerc back for FP3
Content: Charles Leclerc crashed his Ferrari early on in FP1. He did not take part in second practice, because of the damage and his chassis needing replacing.
He is back for third practice and will need to play catch-up after missing the majority of Friday's sessions.
"Most of all, I feel bad for the team, because we couldn't run for the rest of the first session and all of FP2.
"Other than that, I felt comfortable in the car which was positive, so I don't think that what happened today should have any impact on the rest of the weekend for us," he told the Ferrari website.
Update:
Date: 17:18 BST
Title: Who will go for pole?
Content: Who will get pole later this evening in qualifying?
Max Verstappen was fastest in first practice but struggled with his car in second practice.
George Russell topped the leaderboard in the second session on the medium tyres.
Now, those two lining up at the front would be a very interesting watch.
All 20 drivers have one more practice session to get to grips with Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
Update:
Date: 17:15 BST
Title: Welcome!
Content: Hello everyone. Welcome to our coverage of third practice and qualifying of the Canadian Grand Prix!
Lewis Hamilton arrived in style earlier today on a red motorbike. He'll need to swap out his bike helmet for his yellow F1 one.
There is a session of practice to go before we turn our heads to qualifying.
FP3 will begin in 15 minutes at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
Lights out for qualifying is at 21:00 BST.
Joining us for radio commentary are Harry Benjamin, McLaren Formula E driver Sam Bird and BBC Sport F1 correspondent Andrew Benson.
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