Lewis Hamilton was back on top form in the second practice session in Canada, beating teammate Nico Rosberg to the final P1 of the day by just under two tenths of a second. Sebastian Vettel was best of the rest, with the Ferrari duo behind him.

Several drivers endured difficult afternoons, with Daniil Kvyat completing only a handful of laps and setting only one time before disappearing into the garage. Marcus Ericsson ran off track and although he kept the engine running intending to rejoin the action, the marshals couldn't get him pointing the right way and he had to give it up.

Jules Bianchi also spent a lot of time in the garage after the team completed repairs following a brush against the wall in FP1.