LIVE: Canadian Grand Prix FP3

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Follow live coverage of the final free practice session ahead of the Canadian Grand Prix with F1i.

On another cool and overcast morning in Montreal, teams have just one more hour to prepare their cars ahead of qualifying at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Lewis Hamilton set the pace on Friday but Mercedes is wary of the threat posed by both Ferrari and Red Bull.

Sebastian Vettel was just 0.25s adrift of Hamilton in FP2 as Ferrari's turbo upgrade looked to be a step forward, with Hamilton himself referencing the improved pace. While Red Bull was a second off, both Daniel Ricciardo and Nico Rosberg referenced a lack of full performance on Friday, with Ricciardo expecting to close the gap in qualifying.

While Friday's running was dry and largely warm, Saturday is much cooler and FP3 is expected to see rain. Should the session become wet, teams may still try to get some running in with Sunday's forecast also carrying a threat of wet weather for the race.

FP3 gets underway at 10am local time (3pm BST). We'll be bringing you all the news and information from trackside as it happens on F1i's live page.

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Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.