Hamilton up to secondpublished at 11:47 British Summer Time 12 September 2020
Lewis Hamilton goes close, but no cigar. He is eight hundredths of a second slower than team-mate Valtteri Bottas and second in the standings.
Summary
Hamilton on pole at Mugello, Mercedes team-mate Bottas in P2
Verstappen P3, Albon P4, Leclerc P5, Perez P6, Stroll P7, Ricciardo P8, Sainz P9, Ocon P10
Ocon spins Renault in Q3 - spoiling final runs for frontrunners
Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel out in Q2 at team's 1,000th race
Eliminated in Q2: Norris, Kvyat, Raikkonen, Vettel, Grosjean
Italian GP winner Gasly eliminated in Q1
Out in Q1: Gasly, Giovinazzi, Russell, Latifi, Magnussen
Hamilton leads drivers' standings on 164 points. Bottas P2 (117), Verstappen P3 (110)
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Hamilton up to secondpublished at 11:47 British Summer Time 12 September 2020
Top tenpublished at 11:44 British Summer Time 12 September 2020
Let's have a little run-down of the P3 timings so far.
1. Max Verstapen 1:17.116
2. Valtteri Bottas +0.123
3. Lewis Hamilton +0.299
4. Lance Stroll +0.464
5. Charles Leclerc +1.062
6. Alexander Albon +1.159
7. Pierre Gasly +1.318
8. Kimi Raikkonen +1.376
9. Sergio Perez +1.962
10. Esteban Ocon +2.026
Midfield battlepublished at 11:40 British Summer Time 12 September 2020
Jolyon Palmer
Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 liveMax Verstappen is looking good out in front with the two Mercedes. I imagine those three are going to be the three to beat heading into qualifying.
But the midfield is awfully tight. It's very difficult to say what will happen from what we have seen so far.
Problems for Russellpublished at 11:36 British Summer Time 12 September 2020
Jennie Gow
BBC Radio 5 live pit-lane reporterGeorge Russell is still in the pits as his car has brake issues. The Williams team are working on it but Russell is not going anywhere yet.
Verstappen fastest so farpublished at 11:36 British Summer Time 12 September 2020
The Red Bull of Max Verstappen has come out with nostrils flared and hoofs thundering.
Running the medium compound, he goes fastest with a time of 1:17.116. That is +0.123 better than second-placed and soft-shod Valtteri Bottas.
Verstappen second fastest, Bottas toppublished at 11:33 British Summer Time 12 September 2020
Here comes Max Verstappen, out of the pits with some intent and on the medium tyres...
He is 0.2 seconds faster than leader Lewis Hamilton, who ran on softs, through sector one!
Some traffice shaves that advantage right down in sector two.
He crosses second fastest, +0.059 slower than Valtteri Bottas who sneakily took the top spot just ahead of him.
Hamilton goes top of the popspublished at 11:27 British Summer Time 12 September 2020
Lewis Hamilton is the fastest man on track - posting a 1:17.415, +0.022 faster than team-mate Valtteri Bottas. Lance Stroll, Charles Leclerc and Alex Albon fill out the top five.
Max Verstappen and George Russell are the only two drivers yet to post a time.
get involved Get Involvedpublished at 11:25 British Summer Time 12 September 2020
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Image source, GettySimon Baker: Ferrari's one-off livery for this weekend? I really like it.
Amit: Just realised that we’ll get Vettel in a Mercedes engined car next year (and almost a Mercedes itself) and Ricciardo in a Mercedes engined & resurgent McLaren as well & Alonso in an Alpine around that fight, the midfield battle will be exciting to watch in 202.
Hamilton holding back?published at 11:24 British Summer Time 12 September 2020
Jolyon Palmer
Former Renault driver on BBC Radio 5 liveIs Lewis Hamilton holding back on this new circuit? Especially if he found something out yesterday. This is where sandbagging can be relevant.
If you found that if you lump a load of kerb to carry more speed, if Valtteri Bottas has seen that, then don't do it. Hold it back until qualifying then go and get pole position.
Like G-5.6published at 11:23 British Summer Time 12 September 2020
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End of twitter postIn the absence of much action on track, cast your eyes over this image.
5.6 G-Force!
That is nearly twice the g-force experienced by astronauts during blast-off.
Bottas out in front on his ownpublished at 11:18 British Summer Time 12 September 2020
Image source, Getty ImagesWhat about the action on track, I hear you cry.
Well, I am saying the same thing.
It is a phoney war so far in P3 with most of the drivers strolling around the garages rather than razzing around the circuit.
Valtteri Bottas is the only driver to register a time so far, clocking a 1:17.437 - half a second off his best in P2.
Weather watchpublished at 11:15 British Summer Time 12 September 2020
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End of twitter postGet involvedpublished at 11:15 British Summer Time 12 September 2020
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Image source, Getty ImagesBy the way, Ferrari are racing in throw-back burgurdy today in a nod to their original racing colour scheme.
It's a big yes from me. Bring it back full-time.
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Congratulations Ferraripublished at 11:08 British Summer Time 12 September 2020
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End of twitter postUnhappy anniversary?published at 11:06 British Summer Time 12 September 2020
Andrew Benson
BBC Sport’s chief F1 writer
Image source, Getty ImagesFerrari are celebrating their 1,000th world championship Grand Prix this weekend - the race is officially named to reflect that landmark as well as Tuscany - but their weekend has not got off to a particularly good start. Charles Leclerc was an unexpected third in the first session, but he put that down to the fact he knew the track and had driven on it in an F1 car this year, whereas most others were coming to it pretty much cold. But he ended the second session 10th, after a spin, with team-mate Sebastian less than 0.1secs behind in 12th.
Vettel sounded discouraged after the session, saying he did not think he was going to be able to get the car to behave as he would ideally want. But Leclerc was a bit more hopeful.
“It is all very close and I believe we can do a positive step,” Leclerc said. “I have some optimism. I struggled a bit more in the second session. We went on the hard tyre and it was very difficult to drive. But on the soft I found again the feeling I had in the first session this morning, so that was good.
“I was not very happy with the balance. That’s why I think there are some positives because we are still quite fine with the performance, but I believe we can find something on the balance.”
P3 under waypublished at 11:04 British Summer Time 12 September 2020
Right, Kevin Magnussen's Haas is the first car out on the tarmac in Practice Three. Daniil Kvyat, Carlos Sainz and Pierre Gasly are also clearing out the pipes.
Hamilton to come good in qualifying?published at 11:01 British Summer Time 12 September 2020
Image source, Getty ImagesMight Hamilton be playing possum in practice before flooring it and wiping the floor with the rest of the grid come qualifying?
We've seen it before...
Hamilton getting to gripspublished at 10:59 British Summer Time 12 September 2020
Andrew Benson
BBC Sport’s chief F1 writer
Image source, Getty ImagesLewis Hamilton normally excels in adapting to new circumstances, whether it be the first laps in practice at Monaco for a year, or the wet, or on a new track. But Friday was a long way from his best day in a racing car. He trailed team-mate Valtteri Bottas all day and admitted after getting out of the car that, while he found the track a “real challenge”, he was “not great at it yet”.
Hamilton was actually quickest in the final sector of the lap, but was struggling in the first few corners. “The first and second sector are a little bit weak for me,” Hamilton said, “particularly the first sector, and there is plenty to come there.”
Hamilton also quietly expressed a little concern about the level of danger: “It’s a very serious track. You don’t go lower than fourth gear. It is so quick and there is not a lot of run-off area, particularly through Eight and Nine. The speeds we’re going; I’m just praying the tyres hold together and everyone stays safe.”
Chequered Flag podcastpublished at 10:55 British Summer Time 12 September 2020
Image source, GettyYou can't attend this one-off Tuscan Grand Prix, but the BBC Formula 1 team have packed all you need for this weekend into one convenient 30-minute grab-bag of a podcast.
Nice afternoon for a walkpublished at 10:49 British Summer Time 12 September 2020
Image source, Getty Images"Pretty awesome."
Lando Norris must have really loved his experience of Mugello. The Briton's Friday practice sessions ended with him leaving bits of his McLaren scattered around the infield after spinning into a wall.
Max Verstappen was third fastest.
New track, same old story. But we saw last weekend in Monza how the script can meet the shredder at any point on an F1 weekend.