The first free practice session ends in the Temple of Speed Monza with an excellent Leclerc, followed by Sainz, but let's remember that we are still only on friday and therefore all data and times are all to be taken with pliers.
Leclerc and Sainz, then Mercedes and Max, Perez always behind
We are in the lead at the end of this hour between qualifying simulation and race pace Charles Leclerc with a retouched Ferrari of the Giallo Modena city of origin of Enzo Ferrari. Past the Monegasque at 0.077 is his teammate Carlos Sainz to close the brace of red in these FP1s, but let's remember that he together with also Max Verstappen (which closes this session in fifth) they will have to serve a penalty, lo Spanish of 15 positions and the Dutch of 5 positions. In third and fourth position we see the Mercedes respectively with Russell ahead of Hamilton. To find Sergio Perez, instead, we have to go down to P14 and, since he too has a penalty of 10 places, his weekend it doesn't start very well. The simulation of the race pace, even if it lasted a few minutes, brings out a balance between Ferrari and Red Bull, and Mercedes a little more detached.
Behind all very compact
Confirming himself as the fourth force in this world championship in sixth and seventh position is there the Alpine with Ocon in front of Alonso, then fine tsunoda in octave (he too, between reprimands and engine change, will start from the bottom) as it seems back in shape theAlfa Romeo in the home GP especially with Bottas who finds himself in ninth, but he too has changed the Power Unit and, therefore, will leave 15 positions back where will it rank to. To close the Top 10 there is a different name than usual that is Daniel Ricciardo which, we recall, won last year and who knows it could finally be this one the race of rebirth for the 'Honey badger.
ARTICLE BY FRANCESCO ORLANDO
