Ferrari’s Spanish driver Carlos Sainz put his car on top of the timesheets, setting the quickest lap on the opening day at the Italian Grand Prix. Sergio Perez dispalyed encouraging pace, but crashed out in the final part of the session.
After handing over his Aston Martin to reserve driver Felipe Drugovich and sitting out the opening one-hour session, Lance Stroll was eager to get his Monza weekend going. However, a hydraulic leak meant that the Canadian driver was unable to set a single timed lap today.
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Results
Pos.No.DriverCarTimeGapLaps155Carlos SainzFerrari1:21.3552224Lando NorrisMclaren Mercedes1:21.374+0.019s19311Sergio PerezRed Bull Racing Honda Rbpt1:21.540+0.185s17481Oscar PiastriMclaren Mercedes1:21.545+0.190s2051Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing Honda Rbpt1:21.631+0.276s19616Charles LeclercFerrari1:21.716+0.361s22723Alexander AlbonWilliams Mercedes1:21.979+0.624s18814Fernando AlonsoAston Martin Aramco Mercedes1:22.071+0.716s15963George RussellMercedes1:22.176+0.821s191027Nico HulkenbergHaas Ferrari1:22.291+0.936s181120Kevin MagnussenHaas Ferrari1:22.574+1.219s201277Valtteri BottasAlfa Romeo Ferrari1:22.595+1.240s181310Pierre GaslyAlpine Renault1:22.651+1.296s211422Yuki TsunodaAlphatauri Honda Rbpt1:22.696+1.341s221531Esteban OconAlpine Renault1:22.716+1.361s21162Logan SargeantWilliams Mercedes1:22.755+1.400s231744Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:22.783+1.428s221840Liam LawsonAlphatauri Honda Rbpt1:23.167+1.812s221924Zhou GuanyuAlfa Romeo Ferrari1:23.346+1.991s192018Lance StrollAston Martin Aramco Mercedes
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