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Leclerc fronts Ferrari 1-2 in opening Italian GP session

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Leclerc fronts Ferrari 1-2 in opening Italian GP session

Charles Leclerc (MON) Ferrari F1-75. Italian Grand Prix, Friday 9th September 2022. Monza Italy.

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Ferrari opened the Italian Grand Prix in the top two positions as Charles Leclerc led Carlos Sainz during first practice at Monza.

Leclerc, winner of the Italian Grand Prix in 2019, clocked a time of 1:22.410s in hot and sunny conditions at the high-speed circuit.

That left him 0.077s clear of team-mate Sainz, who had a moment through the Ascari gravel late in the session, after the opening hour of track activity.

A minute’s silence was observed by Formula 1 personnel in the pit lane, in memory of Queen Elizabeth II, 10 minutes before the start of the session.

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Several Formula 1 teams are also running tributes in honour of the late monarch, who died on Thursday afternoon aged 96.

It was also confirmed during the session that several drivers, including Sainz and title leader Max Verstappen, will take grid penalties for component changes.

Verstappen, chasing a fifth successive victory but a first at Monza, finished the session in fifth, behind Mercedes drivers George Russell and Lewis Hamilton. The reigning champion did not set his best tyres on Softs.

Alpine began the weekend in promising form, with Esteban Ocon sixth and Fernando Alonso seventh, while Yuki Tsunoda was eighth for AlphaTauri.

Valtteri Bottas claimed ninth for Alfa Romeo while last year’s race winner Daniel Ricciardo rounded out the top 10 for McLaren, though Lando Norris mustered only 16th.

Alexander Albon was 11th for Williams at a circuit that is expected to suit its FW44, ahead of Zhou Guanyu, 2020 winner Pierre Gasly, Sergio Perez and Lance Stroll.

Italian driver Antonio Giovinazzi had his first Formula 1 outing of the year with Haas, replacing Mick Schumacher for the one-hour session.

Giovinazzi, who previously tested for Haas in 2017, raced for Alfa Romeo between 2019 and 2021, and currently holds a reserve driver role with Ferrari.

Giovinazzi finished 18th, one spot behind regular Haas racer Kevin Magnussen.

Mercedes reserve driver Nyck de Vries had his third practice outing of the year, this time with Aston Martin, to fulfil one of the team’s two young driver quotas.

De Vries, who previously carried out duties with Mercedes and Williams, replaced Sebastian Vettel in the AMR22.

De Vries finished 19th of the 20 participants after making a mistake through Ascari on his hot lap, running through the gravel as a result.

Nicholas Latifi finished slowest for Williams.

Second practice is scheduled to begin at 17:00 local time.

Position Driver Team Time Gap Laps
1 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:22.410 25
2 Carlos Sainz Jr Ferrari 1:22.487 0.077 23
3 George Russell Mercedes 1:22.689 0.279 27
4 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:22.831 0.421 24
5 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:22.840 0.430 27
6 Esteban Ocon Alpine 1:23.075 0.665 28
7 Fernando Alonso Alpine 1:23.099 0.689 26
8 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 1:23.260 0.850 26
9 Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo 1:23.394 0.984 27
10 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren 1:23.511 1.101 26
11 Alex Albon Williams 1:23.529 1.119 24
12 Guanyu Zhou Alfa Romeo 1:23.570 1.160 28
13 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 1:23.640 1.230 27
14 Sergio Perez Red Bull 1:23.661 1.251 21
15 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:23.688 1.278 28
16 Lando Norris McLaren 1:23.856 1.446 27
17 Kevin Magnussen Haas 1:24.006 1.596 24
18 Antonio Giovinazzi Haas 1:24.317 1.907 25
19 Nyck de Vries Aston Martin 1:24.731 2.321 22
20 Nicholas Latifi Williams 1:24.941 2.531 24
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