Leclerc on pole after frontrunners run out of time waiting for slipstream
FIA investigating after drivers deliberately slow to avoid being first
Final practice delayed following huge accident in Formula 3
'Sausage' kerb removed after car launched into air and lands upside down
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Speaking on the earlier crash in F3, Nico Rosberg says it gave him shivers watching it and he's glad Alex Peroni came out of it largely unscathed: "You could see him shaking as he got into the medical car, and understandably. If that was the speed of an F1 car, it would be in the forest."
Image source, Getty ImagesIt's got to be a Ferrari on pole, right?
Maybe.
Max Verstappen is 0.032 sec behind Vettel while Bottas and Leclerc got exactly the same time to go third and fourth: 1:20.403.
"It was a bit of a useless run to be honest."
"Understood, we saw that."
Leclerc goes for a practice start from the pit exit with two minutes left on the clock.
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Verstappen is surprisingly close to Sebastian Vettel, he's 0.032 sec behind. Bottas goes 0.109 sec behind Max.
At this point it seems obvious that all drivers are on softs.
Ricciardo, Norris, and Raikkonen did a stint on hards at the beginning of the session. And Bottas, both Haas, and both Red Bulls did a stint on mediums.
Image source, Getty ImagesDaniel Ricciardo has just had a flashback to driving a Red Bull as he slots the Renault in fourth!
Jolyon Palmer
Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 live
That's to the back of a Haas, Ferrari had a gap to another Ferrari.
"We want a four-and-a-half second gap to this team."
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Jack Nicholls
BBC Radio 5 Live F1 commentator
Leclerc might get that lap deleted with four wheels over the white line. He cuts the timing beam and it's not an improvement for Leclerc but it is for Vettel.
"We target three seconds to Charles."
They are the only men on track.
Andrew Benson
BBC Sport’s chief F1 writer at Monza
Image source, Getty ImagesLewis Hamilton had a nice surprise in Friday practice.
Yes, Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari was quickest, but Hamilton was less than 0.1secs behind and he sensed blood. “They are quite quick in a straight line,” he said.
"We are quite strong on race pace but perhaps a little closer (than expected) potentially on single-lap pace so it looks like we have a fight. It is surprising.”
At Ferrari, there was concern, not least because Mercedes set their fastest lap times after the first shower of rain in second practice, while Ferrari had run early to ensure it was dry.
“Nice to be quickest,” Leclerc said. “But I don’t think it is a real picture of everything because I expect Mercedes to be very strong when we will be in the same conditions because they did their fastest lap time in difficult conditions. They are very quick and we need to work for tomorrow.”
W Series champion and Williams development driver, Jamie Chadwick, is in the house!
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Image source, ReutersWith 15 minutes to go, it's time for qualifying runs. Here's the latest top 10:
Claire Cottingham
BBC Radio 5 live pit-lane reporter
Haas have said there is nothing wrong with either of the cars, although we didn't say there was, they have just said they are going out later which doesn't make a lot of sense to the deleted laps, but Haas say everything is fine.
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C2s, C3s, and C4s.
Image source, PirelliAlex Peroni has gone to hospital for more tests, with his team, Campos Racing, reporting: "he looks like he's ok."
The Formula 3 crash happened at the fast Parabolica corner
Valtteri Bottas bounced over the kerb, but it's Hamilton who bounces into third place.
Alex Albon has also had his lap time deleted for exceeding track limits.