- Carlos clocked 34 laps and set the seventh fastest time at 1:13.973 in a morning session at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve compromised by rising temperatures and a dirty track surface.
- The McLaren driver focused on the medium tyre and chose the soft one to put together his fastest lap, which left him three hundredths of a second short from leading the midfield.
- Carlos also used the session to perform aerodynamic evaluations in the MCL34.
