Max Verstappen set the fastest time in the first free practice session for the Italian Grand Prix. Carlos Sainz finished second at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza and Sergio Perez was third. View the full results of FP1 here.
Verstappen fastest in FP1 at Monza
As in Hungary, an alternative qualifying format is being tested this weekend. As a result, drivers have only 11 sets of tyres at their disposal instead of 13. This caused less action during the first free practice at Monza (which was also the case at the Hungaroring), as the drivers simply have fewer tyres to use.
The battle at the front of the field seems to be between Red Bull Racing and Ferrari. All drivers from the two teams drove on hard tyres throughout practice and in the end it was Verstappen who was narrowly faster than Sainz. Perez made it two Red Bulls in the top three with the third time and Charles Leclerc was fourth ahead of George Russell. Fernando Alonso finished sixth and the McLaren drivers were seventh and 11th. Check out the full results of the first practice session in Monza below!
Full results of first practice GP Italy
Source: FIA
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