Lewis Hamilton set the tempo in second follow forward of the Italian Grand Prix with Mercedes team-mate George Russell getting out on monitor in a automotive crashed by Andrea Kimi Antonelli earlier within the day.
Hamilton clocked a time of 1:20.738 to complete forward of McLaren’s Lando Norris – the hole between the Brits simply three thousandths of a second – and Carlos Sainz within the upgraded Ferrari, with Oscar Piastri and Charles Leclerc rounding out the highest 5 in a session briefly halted when Haas’ Kevin Magnussen hit a barrier.
Hamilton and Leclerc had been separated by only a tenth and a half.
Reigning world champion Max Verstappen led the way in which within the opening follow session, forward of Leclerc and his nearest rival within the drivers’ standings, Norris, however the Dutchman and Purple Bull team-mate Sergio Perez had been down in 14th and fifteenth respectively in FP2 after neither accomplished a correct qualifying simulation.
Purple Bull’s Max Verstappen topped first follow however was 14th in FP2
Norris trimmed Verstappen’s lead within the championship to 70 factors final Sunday when he received the Dutch Grand Prix by over 20 seconds from the Purple Bull driver.
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Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton and George Russell face odd distractions throughout P2 on the Italian Grand Prix together with laughing and unfastened nuts!
Russell sixth after driving repaired automotive in FP2
Russell’s entry into FP2 was delayed as Mercedes continued to work on his automotive following F1 debutant Antonelli, 18, damaging it closely throughout first follow as he collided with a wall.
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Kimi Antonelli loses management of his Mercedes and has an enormous crash on his follow debut on the Italian Grand Prix
Antonelli is poised to companion Russell subsequent season following Hamilton’s change to Ferrari, with Mercedes crew principal Toto Wolff saying the teenager’s crash in Italy would have “zero effect” on who they choose because the second Silver Arrows driver for 2025.
Russell left the storage 26 minutes into the session and prioritised race prep over tempo, whereas each he and Hamilton complained of scorching seats of their Mercedes throughout a searing day in Lombardy.
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Toto Wolff backs Antonelli regardless of the teenager crashing into the boundaries through the first follow session at Monza
Williams’ Franco Colapinto continued his debut day in F1 after changing the axed Logan Sargeant for the ultimate 9 grands prix of this season, stepping in earlier than Sainz turns into Alex Albon’s everlasting companion from 2025 onwards.
The Argentine locked up early in second follow after slipping into the gravel late in follow one however drove effectively in the principle and was not dramatically outpaced by Albon.
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Look again at a number of the most dramatic moments to have taken place on the Italian Grand Prix
Saturday August 31
8.25am: F3 Dash
11.15am: Italian GP Apply Three (session begins 11.30am)
1.10pm: F2 Dash
2.15pm: Italian GP Qualifying build-up
3pm: ITALIAN GP QUALIFYING*
5pm: Ted’s Qualifying Pocket book
Sunday September 1
7:30am: F3 Function Race
9am: F2 Function Race
11am: Porsche Supercup
12:30pm: Grand Prix Sunday: Italian GP build-up
2pm: The ITALIAN GRAND PRIX
4pm: Chequered Flag: Italian GP response
5pm: Ted’s Pocket book
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