George Russell continued his advantageous type on the Italian Grand Prix, comfortably topping the ultimate free follow session at Monza, over two-tenths away from Lewis Hamilton.
Max Verstappen rounded out the highest three, while Kimi Antonelli and Lando Norris accomplished the highest 5 on the Temple of Velocity.
Regardless of Russell’s electrical tempo giving him a seemingly comfy buffer heading into qualifying, the place his penalty-bound team-mate might be aiding his efforts, the battle for second place is shut, with solely three extra tenths right down to eighth.
It was one other comparatively quiet session, with Liam Lawson spinning on the first chicane one of many standout moments from the third hour of follow working.
Oscar Piastri was notably grumpy, taking to group radio on a number of events to vent his frustration at site visitors and the difficulties he encountered getting an sufficient tow for his qualifying simulations. The McLaren driver ended up eighth, after Russell ruined his penultimate effort.
Verstappen and Hamilton proved that there isn’t a love misplaced between them within the dying moments. After the Ferrari driver cheekily snuck by into the ultimate nook earlier than their final push laps, the Dutchman dive-bombed him into Flip 1, scuppering each their makes an attempt. The 2 drivers had been famous by the stewards for the episode however not additional motion was taken.
Each Williams drivers are underneath investigation for potential yellow flag infringements, after Alex Albon was additionally handed a warning for incorrectly utilizing an escape street.
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