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Leclerc is still top, and Hamilton slots in between the two Ferraris 0.068 sec off Leclerc. But Leclerc says: "It's raining quite a bit. I won't be taking big risks."
Summary
Leclerc top in second practice, but Mercedes could have quicker race pace
Leclerc fastest in wet-dry first practice
Raikkonen & Perez crash, several cars spin
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More rain? The track has some damp patchespublished at 14:58 British Summer Time 6 September 2019
Claire Cottingham
BBC Radio 5 live pit-lane reporterIt's got heavier and the droplets that are coming down are quite robust.
Radio message - Vettelpublished at 14:58 British Summer Time 6 September 2019
Vettel: "Expecting rain again?"
Engineer: "We are expecting drizzle all the way to the end of the session."
Norris in a top team?published at 14:56 British Summer Time 6 September 2019
Jolyon Palmer
Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 liveAny top team should be looking at Lando Norris very seriously. For me 13 races into his F1 career he has all the makings of a champion what he's not doing is getting great first laps, which he did in Belgium and he';s had a couple of occasions where he's done better.
Postpublished at 14:47 British Summer Time 6 September 2019
Kevin Magnussen and Romain Grosjean are lonely men on this track right now.
Magnussen says on the radio: "Err it's wet."
"Too wet for these tyres?" says his race engineer. "Turn Six is" says Dane.
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Andrew Taynton: #bbcf1, external Can we have a shout for Kubica who has been comfortably quicker than Russel so far in both sessions.
Yes we can! In FP1 Kubica was ahead of his team-mate by 0.4 sec, and as the current leaderboard stands, he is 0.6 sec ahead.
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Kevin Magnussen, and Sebastian Vettel were also culprits.
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Daniel Eckersley: I saw enough of Leclerc in 2018 to make this bold prediction. Still think he's the real deal and am looking forward to a decade ahead of him v. Verstappen (and hopefully Norris and Russell).
Gravel on the circuitpublished at 14:37 British Summer Time 6 September 2019
Image source, Getty ImagesThe marshals began sweeping the gravel from the track back to the run-off areas with their broomstick like brooms, and now the road sweeper is out in full force.
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End of twitter postFive shocking moments at Monzapublished at 14:35 British Summer Time 6 September 2019
While the cars are back in the garage for a while, this is a must watch.
- 1999 - Mika Hakkinen not only retires from the race, but retires from the race he was leading. Heinz-Harald Frentzen of Jordon inherits the victory
- 2018 - Marcus Ericsson - the driver who had flown from America to Spa last weekend ready to fill in for an injured Kimi Raikkonen, had a terrifying high-speed crash in second practice at Monza as a result of a problem with his DRS going into the chicane. Ericsson was driving for Sauber at the time, and remarkably emerged uninjured.
- 2009 - Lewis Hamilton crashes
- 2008 - Sebastian Vettel wins his first F1 race in spectacular fashion
- 1995 - David Coulthard makes a big boo-boo in the formation lap.
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Ferrari are quickest by 0.3 sec.
Both Red Bulls are next in line, followed by both Mercedes.
Mika Hakkinen has also been spotted at McLarenpublished at 14:29 British Summer Time 6 September 2019
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End of twitter postRadio message - Alex Albonpublished at 14:29 British Summer Time 6 September 2019
Pitwall to Albon: "Track is slippery...light rain."
Moving objectpublished at 14:28 British Summer Time 6 September 2019
Image source, Getty ImagesIn case you were wondering, this is a pitlane trolley. I don't think you should be hitting those Kevin...
But I do like the idea of him towing a supermarket trolley down the pitlane.
Fernando in for Zak?published at 14:24 British Summer Time 6 September 2019
Thoughts on Fernando Alonso as a team-boss?
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End of twitter postEveryone is out except Norrispublished at 14:23 British Summer Time 6 September 2019
Top times with over an hour to go:
- Leclerc
- Vettel
- Verstappen
- Hamilton
- Bottas
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Claire Cottingham
BBC Radio 5 live pit-lane reporterStill no move from Lando Norris, he's still talking to his engineers. I can feel some spots of rain in the pitlane.
Radio message - Magnussenpublished at 14:20 British Summer Time 6 September 2019
"I hit something in the pit box."
Yeah, a trolley.
Image source, EPAget involved Get Involvedpublished at 14:18 British Summer Time 6 September 2019
Kayleigh: Okay but can’t we put Hulky Hulk in the Merc FE car with Stoff? Would be a pretty good pairing for the team
Yes it would!
'Achingly beautiful'published at 14:15 British Summer Time 6 September 2019
Andrew Benson
BBC Sport’s chief F1 writer at MonzaMonza is achingly beautiful. And it is steeped in an atmosphere born of a rich history almost as long as that of motorsport itself.
Located in a royal park and nestled in dense woodland, Monza has an ambience unmatched by any rival.
Cool, misty mornings in early September Lombardy give way to hot, sunny days. Protected trees cast moody shadows. The light is a golden late-summer haze, the backdrop the foothills of the Alps.
Out there in the woods, the ear-splitting scream of an F1 engine at 18,000rpm (in the pre-turbo-hybrid era) gives way to a silence punctuated by birdsong.
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