Fernando Alonso is the most recent full-time F1 driver to win Le Mans — in 2018 with Toyota. But more of the current crop want to follow in his footsteps than have a crack at Indy, which Alonso has also tried (and failed, three times) to win.

McLaren failed to top the timesheets in two attempts at the Canadian Grand Prix on Friday, while home hope Lance Stroll hit the wall earlier in FP2. Max Verstappen had set the pace earlier in the day,

McLaren are starting the F1 Canadian Grand Prix “on the back foot” after a tricky Friday practice, it has been claimed. That is the view of Sky Sports F1’s Karun Chandhok, who suggested the reigning world champions will not be overly pleased with how Friday’s action unfolded at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.