FP3 was a hot session in both directions of the Monza Grand Prix. on the Brianza road the asphalt reaches 38° degrees, while the air 23°. The teams mainly dedicated themselves to preparing for the 16pm qualifying sessions the excellent Ferrari of Carlos Sainz came out on top, followed by Verstappen and Hamilton. Today's qualification promises to be an open one.
Max lays down the law. News for Sainz in fp3
Max Verstappen immediately printed the first half. As soon as he got on the track, the Dutchman got between himself and Lando Norris almost seven tenths. Watch out for the Woking team, who appear to be a real threat in today's qualifying. The Ferraris are not joking, fresh from a new engine, the fourth, they fly on the straights. The Red the Italian weekend started off well. Unlike the little horse, Red Bull has prioritized cornering performance. If tomorrow's temperatures were to be medium-high, the world champions' advantage will be clearly visible given the difference in setup. Also noteworthy is the change of gearbox for Carlos Sainz. The Spaniard will not suffer any penalties.
At the start of the session the teams dedicated themselves to simulating qualifying, almost all using soft tyres. Mercedes doesn't behave badly, with Hamilton trailing the Red Bulls by six tenths Verstappen e Perez. The star team has returned to load levels of fp1 looking for greater top speed. Returning to Checo, he doesn't seem to have regained the confidence he lost after the shock in the fp2 yesterday.
Tsunoda-Sainz, what a risk
They give us the first thrilling episode Sainz e tsunoda. The Japanese ofAlpha Tauri he was traveling at high speed when he encountered Sainz's traffic in Biassono. Yuki dodged the Spaniard at great risk, no consequences for the two pilots. Lando Norris and his team dedicate themselves to the qualifying simulation on hard tyres Aston Martin. The motivation lies in new qualification format which will see the use of a different type of rubber for each round.
Complaints about the wind from Charles Leclerc. The Monegasque still struggles a bit with balance, constantly staying three tenths behind his teammate on the flying lap. The pace of the red is generally excellent, but without knowing the fuel loads, probably very low, it is useless to launch into bold predictions. Anecdote worthy of mention for Sergeant, who ended up with a broken left mirror. Problems also for Piastri, who went off the track at Roggia and immediately returned to the pits to check for any damage from the gravel to the bottom.
Haas and Williams did well. The final ranking of fp3
The place in second place with twenty minutes to go as usual Albon. The Thai's Williams also flies with medium tyre, a compound that will be used in Q2 due to the format tested this weekend. Mercedes gets back on top at the end of the session, which sandwiches Verstappen, second between Hamilton and Russell. Haas' timing is also encouraging, which towards the end of fp3 remains in the top 10. Sainz breaks the first half with six minutes to go: 1:20.912. He was going strong too Leclerc, but had to abort due to an error in Lesmo 2. Black and white flag for Sainz at the end, which he does impeding on Plates to the first variant.
In front of everyone is Carlos Sainz. They follow Verstappen, Hamilton e Leclerc, more in difficulty. Well Alonso with Aston Martin, then Russell and the two Haas with Magnussen in front of. Albon he is ninth ahead of Perez e Stroll. Lawson better than tsunoda: 12th and 13th. Piastres is in front of Sergeant e Bottas, then, there is Norris. Ocon, Zhou and Gasly close the ranking.
See you at 16pm for very open qualifications.
