Sebastian Vettel crashes out in Canada as Nico Rosberg goes quickest

Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel crashed out of practice in Montreal as Mercedes driver Nico Rosberg set the pace.

The world champion hit the barriers at the tricky final chicane at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on his first real flying lap.

Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso was second fastest with Rosberg’s team-mate Michael Schumacher third.

McLaren’s Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton were fifth and sixth, with Paul di Resta eighth.