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2024 Formula 1 Italian GP
Aug 29, 2024 to Sep 1, 2024
| Autodromo Nazionale Monza, IT
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Formula 1 Italian GP
F1 Italian GP Live Commentary and Updates - FP3
Saturday's opening action from the 16th round of the 2024 Formula 1 season
Lewis Hamilton ended Friday as the fastest driver but had the McLaren and Ferrari drivers hot on his heels, as Red Bull languished outside the top 10 with both Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez.
Final practice gets under way at 11:30 BST with qualifying at 3pm BST.
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- Hamilton, Mercedes
- Russell, Mercedes
- Leclerc, Ferrari
- Piastri, McLaren
- Norris, McLaren
- Verstappen, Red Bull
- Sainz, Ferrari
- Albon, Williams
- Colapinto, Williams
- Hulkenberg, Haas
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- Lewis Hamilton and George Russell led a Mercedes 1-2 in Free Practice 3 for the Italian Grand Prix
- Ferrari's Charles Leclerc was third ahead of both McLarens and reigning world champion Max Verstappen
- Mercedes has signed Andrea Kimi Antonelli to partner Russell in 2025
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06:51:05 am
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We're going to shut this live page down now but do join us this afternoon, from shortly before 3pm BST, for live qualifying updates here. We look forward to you joining us later but, until then, it's goodbye from me and thanks for following along!
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06:48:28 am
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In case you missed any of the action and aren't a fan of scrolling, then why not take a minute or two to read the full report from FP3, topped by Hamilton from George Russell, here.
06:47:52 am
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Mercedes has been burned before by lifting its hopes after strong showings in practice, but could today be a different story? The last time a Mercedes started on pole at Monza was in 2020, but Lewis Hamilton has plenty of fire in his belly to put on a good show for the Italian fans he'll represent next year in Ferrari colours.
06:42:35 am
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So, what's next? Following a short break, Qualifying gets going at 3pm BST this afternoon. You'll be able to follow all the updates from that session on our live blog here. In the meantime, there will be plenty of news to keep an eye out for on the website, including more insight and reaction into the Mercedes decision to sign Andrea Kimi Antonelli for next season.
06:39:08 am
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Colapinto meanwhile has been noted for a practice start infringement, which he will put down to experience. Better to get any issues out of the way today, then doing it for real tomorrow.
06:37:20 am
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Oh dear, it looks as though Haas mechanics may have some extra work to do before qualifying.
Alex Kalinauckas
06:36:03 am
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It was no surprise to Alex Kalinauckas that Norris and Leclerc weren't improving towards the end of that session, from his vantage point trackside. He tells us:
“Norris and Leclerc were really pushing the limit of what their cars could take at Turn 1. Older tyres will be a factor, but both carried too much speed between the apexes and were too pinched on Turn 2’s inside - with Leclerc even bouncing on the big orange inside kerb too. Just bleeding lap time.”
06:33:42 am
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Late improvements from Stroll, Magnussen and Ocon push Perez down to 18th by the end of the session, with the Mexican ahead only of the Saubers driven by Bottas and Zhou.
06:32:23 am
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It's a similar story for Leclerc, who was faster in his first sector but slower around the rest of the lap, so he remains third as Mercedes head the way in FP3 courtesy of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton.
06:31:38 am
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No improvement there from Verstappen, who is three tenths off his personal best despite setting the fastest final sector of all.
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06:30:33 am
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The chequered flag is out, so this will be the final opportunity for anyone looking to lay down a marker before qualifying.
06:29:40 am
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Verstappen has returned to the track in the closing minutes with a set of softs. Time for one more flyer after some set-up tweaks?
06:28:12 am
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Perez has also been noted for the same thing. It's been a quiet session for the Mexican, whose best time has him 16th in the order as things stand.
06:27:24 am
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Stroll has been noted for not following the race director's instructions after an off at the second chicane. He came back onto the track too early having sailed off at the left-hand part and skipped over the brief strip of gravel that separates the circuit from the run-off area.
06:25:42 am
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Williams went very well at Monza in 2022, you may recall, when Albon was sidelined and substitute Nyck de Vries scored points on his debut. Could Colapinto repeat that feat? He's up in ninth, one spot behind Albon as things stand.
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06:24:05 am
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A quirky story for you now, as it emerges that Andrea Kimi Antonelli has beaten Jack Doohan in the race to secure their preferred race numbers next year. You can read more about that here.
06:23:10 am
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That near-miss we referenced earlier involving Piastri and Leclerc will be investigated after the session, which has less than 10 minutes to go.
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06:21:59 am
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A slightly muted effort then from Verstappen, who goes into sixth spot with his first run on softs, a 1m20.368. That puts him 0.251s behind new pacesetter Hamilton, who edges ahead of Russell and Leclerc with a 1m20.117s.
06:20:31 am
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Yikes, a near-miss there for Leclerc. Piastri slows exiting the second Lesmo and drifts towards the right of the circuit, to which Leclerc had already committed. He puts two wheels onto the grass but keeps control and avoids what could have been a scary moment.
06:18:33 am
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His running on the medium complete, here comes Verstappen on a set of softs for the first time in the session. Will he gatecrash Ferrari's FP3 party?
06:18:01 am
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If you thought the gap between Leclerc and Norris was too small for another car to squeeze into, then think again. Piastri - or should that be Russ Swift? - muscles into P2, missing out on the top spot by 0.026s.
Alex Kalinauckas
06:17:01 am
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Max Verstappen looks to have adjusted his line through Turn 1 as this long run has gone on. He was hitting the apex hard earlier and it was really unsettling the car. Now he's wider and smoother, but it's compromising his approach a bit for Turn 2. The graining problem the teams found was high in FP2 was also making the RB20 go back towards its Zandvoort ill-handling, so that could also be a factor now too.
06:16:37 am
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Oof. It was close, but no cigar for Norris who ends up 0.036s behind Leclerc.
06:15:37 am
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Colapinto moves into eighth spot, while Alonso improves to tenth. Norris meanwhile is going quickly and sets a new fastest middle sector.
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06:14:32 am
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The tell-tale signs of that are flashes of purple on the timing screens, and sure enough Leclerc darts above his team-mate with a 1m20.226s. Will anybody be able to match it?
06:12:48 am
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As we enter the final 20 minutes of practice before qualifying, will teams start turning up the engines and throwing sets of softs at their drivers to simulate the flying laps they'll be doing later?
06:11:07 am
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Russell has been shuffled back to fourth in the times, but intriguingly he remains the fastest driver though the final sector. Albon's Williams is quickest through sector one, and Sainz's Ferrari in the middle part that contains the Lesmos.
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06:08:09 am
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That will be a popular one with the tifosi. Albon is pushed off the top spot by not one, but two Ferraris. Sainz goes quickest on a 1m20.463s, ahead of Leclerc by 0.102s.
06:05:18 am
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Verstappen continues to pound around on mediums, which to me suggests confidence. He's in no hurry to switch onto the softs for a headline time.
06:04:08 am
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Esteban Ocon now sets a new personal best, but it's only enough for 17th. He is however still ahead of team-mate Pierre Gasly, who scored his first and so far only win here in that unforgettable 2020 race for AlphaTauri over Sainz's McLaren.
06:02:33 am
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We're halfway through FP3, with Albon currently quickest from Leclerc. Fortunes not quite so strong at F1's 'other' Italian team, RB, where Ricciardo and Tsunoda are thoroughly in the midpack.
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06:00:44 am
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Albon now turns up the wick and storms into the top spot on a 1m20.596s.
Alex Kalinauckas
05:59:57 am
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Down at Turn 2, both Aston Martin drivers are struggling putting the power down on exit. The right rears of the AMR24s are kicking out every time they’re on push laps through here, whereas the rest are planted.
05:58:25 am
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Franco Colapinto continues to bed his way into the Williams cockpit vacated by Logan Sargeant. After his gravelly off at the Parabolica yesterday, he's kept things clean and low-key so far, and moves into 13th on softs. That puts him half a second behind Albon.
05:56:33 am
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Soft runs for Albon and Hulkenberg have them nestling in the tail end of the top 10, splitting Verstappen and Perez - who set their laps right at the start of the session on mediums when track conditions were evidently less grippy than they are now.
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05:54:29 am
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Leclerc now elbows his way to the top of the charts, a massive 0.092s quicker than Russell. We jest, of course. That time was set on the softs for Ferrari's Monegasque, relative to the mediums Russell had at his disposal.
05:53:30 am
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We're still yet to see what Max Verstappen can do on the soft tyre, as he didn't get a lap in on the compound he'll use for qualifying in FP2 yesterday and currently sits sixth with a best time on the medium. That will be one to watch later.
05:52:15 am
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There is just 0.081s between the top four as things stand, with Russell heading Sainz, Hamilton and Norris. Close as you like.
Alex Kalinauckas
05:51:16 am
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Mattia Binnotto’s TV appearance was warmly applauded by the Ferrari fans in the grandstands on the main straight, as I walk up to Turn 1 trackside. Clearly there is still lingering affection for the new Sauber boss, who was ousted from Ferrari at the end of 2022.
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05:50:31 am
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There are improvements everywhere you look at the moment. Now Russell goes top for Mercedes with a 1m20.706s, notably on the mediums. Missing FP1 for his 2025 team-mate Andrea Kimi Antonelli to have a go (and then crash) in his car, which then cost him 25 minutes of FP2, doesn't appear to be setting Russell back too much here.
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Published: Aug 31, 2024, 11:51 AM
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