Red Bull's Pierre Gasly said he was unaware of Max Verstappen's presence behind him during a hot lap by the latter in FP2 and sped up too late for the Dutchman to avoid hitting Montreal's uncompromising Wall of Champions. Verstappen was on a charge at one point in the Friday afternoon session, stringing together personal bests in the first two sectors only to stumble upon Gasly as the pair barreled down towards the final chicane. The Dutchman lost downforce through the corner and brushed the wall on the exit, the impact damaging his RB15's right-side wheels and depriving Verstappen of track time as repairs ensued. Hamilton says brush with the wall was 'innocent mistake' Gasly said he was...
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