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Lewis Hamilton led a very tight top five after Max Verstappen failed to string together a clean lap in second practice at the Italian Grand Prix. Hamilton set the benchmark at 1m20.738s early in th…
Lewis Hamilton led a tight top five at the Italian Grand Prix, with Max Verstappen struggling to put together a clean lap. The top five cars were separated by only 0.154s, all from the leading four teams. Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz followed closely behind Hamilton, generating optimism for Ferrari’s home crowd.
Oscar Piastri showed potential but failed to improve on his fast sectors, finishing fourth. Charles Leclerc made it to the top five in his Ferrari, while George Russell joined in sixth with a late lap on softs. Verstappen and Perez from Red Bull struggled to deliver clean laps, ending up far down the order.
Nico Hulkenberg led the midfield, with Daniel Ricciardo close behind. Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll rounded up the top 10, while Valtteri Bottas finished 11th ahead of Kevin Magnussen’s crash. Alex Albon was 13th, and Yuki Tsunoda 16th despite the significant upgrades. Debutant Franco Colapinto impressed in 17th for Williams.
