Hamilton leads opening practice in Canada

"Formula UNB!" Staff Report

Felipe Massa's wrecked Mercedes gets towed off the
Canada race course after a wreck in a Formula 1
practice session on Friday.

Lewis Hamilton led the way in Friday morning’s first practice for the Formula 1 Grand Prix du Canada 2016 with a lap time of 1:14.755 minutes.

Hamilton's teammate Nico Rosberg came in second, 0.331 seconds behind Hamilton, followed by Sebastian Vettel in third, Max Verstappen and Kimi Raikkonen to round out the Top-5.

Felipe Massa crashed out just 25 minutes in after losing the back end of his Williams under braking into Turn 1. He  was unhurt, but his Mercedes had plenty of damage.

Massa finished 14th in the session with a personal best lap time of 1:17.065 minutes.