Even though his engine failed at the last race, Charles Leclerc was spared a grid penalty on the first day of the Canadian Grand Prix.
After two engine-related retirements in the past three races, Leclerc is considering the limits on the maximum number of components.
New engine parts were fitted to Leclerc's car.
They used an old car to avoid a penalty.
It is likely that Leclerc will get a grid penalty at some point this season.
The young driver, who was fifth fastest and slowest of the drivers from the top two teams in the first practice on Friday, has suffered a major blow to his title hopes due to a series of problems.
Leclerc leads Verstappen by 34 points after three races of the season.
Leclerc retired from the lead of the Spanish and Azerbaijan Grands Prix with engine failures, the team bungled his strategy to cost him victory in Monaco, and he spun at Imola.
Red Bull have won four of the last five races, four of them falling to team mates.
Since Leclerc had already used his maximum allowance of three this season, he would have had to pay a penalty if he had used an old turbocharger.
The engine of Leclerc was beyond repair, according to Ferrari.
The failure may have been caused by the problem in Spain. The situation is under control and we are working on a solution.
Alpha Tauri's Yuki Tsunoda will have a grid penalty for taking a new engine and exceeding his allowed allowance.
The pace was set by Verstappen in the first practice. Fernando Alonso settled for third despite his fastest time on the medium-compound tyres being slower than the softs used for their best times.
Perez was fourth, 0.461 seconds slower than Verstappen.
Lewis Hamilton was two places and 0.055 seconds behind George Russell.
Mercedes are trying to find a solution to the "bouncing" problem they believe is limiting their performance this season.
Lance Stroll was in seventh place at his home race, with team-mates Sebastian Vettel ninth and Daniel Ricciardo tenth. Lando's session ended early because of a technical problem.
The groundhog ran on to the track late in the session, but Sainz missed his chance.
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