A week after the Dutch GP, the Monza Grand Prix 2023. THE FP1 are held in speed temple, whose record of five victories per driver is held by Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton.
FP1 in Monza has started: it's a fight from the start...
In this FP1 session they take to the track Drugovich in place of Stroll, For the 'Aston Martin, and Lawson, to replace the unfortunate Daniel Ricciardo.
Leclerc must check the functioning of theaerodynamics, Rather download and Zhou accuse a engine problem in pit lane and the mechanics take him back to the pits. Immediately afterwards he also suffers the same problem Valtteri Bottas when he is leaving the pits; she then stops on the square in front. It then unleashes a alternation of riders in first position: Piastres, then Sainz. That, after a wrong turn, it gets better. It also gets better Leclerc, but it is of Verstappen the "virtual pole“. They also sneak into the “top 6”. Perez e Hamilton.
The tire situation
All three the main types of tires are in use by stables. It seems to work the combination is good low load – hard tyres in Ferrari. Compound also adopted by Red Bull e Mercedes. Please remember that a Monza The tyres accuse less il deterioration than on other tracks, not making the Red Bulls uncatchable, but still reducing the gap from them. Norris e Alonso climb into the top 6 and simultaneously Bottas manages to get out finally from the pits, The problem is solved. Later, But, this yes presents again, rear end. in the meantime Sainz gets closer to Verstappen, while Perez asks for and gets proof is preferably used for wake. Later, Bottas complains about the difficulties again in driving his Alfa Romeo e Albon goes long. But resumes soon after control of his car.
New Grand Prix, new Power Units
During this FP1 session, we recap the news in terms of Power Unit for six drivers from four different teams: both Ferrari, both Alpha tauri, Bottas e Russell they will have New PUs pat.
In the last part of free practice, most of the drivers simulates the race pace. One improve solo Russell, provisionally fifth, e Alonso, temporarily sixth, while Hamilton drops to eighth position. Ocon goes long, blocking and jumping increase due to the porpoising phenomenon a moment before the Safety Car simulation and the starting tests. Order of arrival: Verstappen, Sainz – on his twenty-ninth birthday -, Perez, Leclerc, Russell, Alonso, Norris, Hamilton, Tsunoda, Albon, Piastri, Sargeant, Lawson, Gasly, Bottas, Hulkenberg, Ocon, Drugovich, Magnussen, Zhou.
Next appointment at 17pm with FP00!
