Alonso not ready to cede to Hamilton

Fernando Alonso has made it clear that he is not ready to give way to the young upstart Lewis Hamilton in yesterday's Montreal Grand Prix.

Alonso whipped around the Montreal Grand Prix track in his McLaren Mercedes in one minute, 16.550 seconds -- more than five-10ths ahead of Ferrari's Felipe Massa (1:17.090) and more than seven-10ths ahead of Hamilton in the other McLaren Mercedes in the second of two practice rounds.

Still, Hamilton's 1:17.307 lap around the 4.361-kilometre track was remarkable in that it was his first trip to the Montreal Grand Prix.

Alonso -- the defending Montreal Grand Prix champion -- and Hamilton are tied atop the world championship with 38 points, but Alonso has the edge with two wins to Hamilton's none. In his most recent win at Monaco, there were complaints that team orders had more to do with Alonso's victory than a faster car, but a probe by FIA -- F-1 racing's ruling body -- cleared the team of any wrongdoing.