FERRARI 1-2 IN FP1 AT MONZA
Russell’s halted car triggers a VSC so there’s no more chance to set quick laps as the clock runs down.
His sudden stop triggered a bit of a moment for Yuki Tsunoda, who looked like he was doing a race sim (he was on mediums) and just passing a Sauber.
Interestingly, Russell’s team-mate Antonelli managed to string a decent lap together – no doubt on a fresh set of softs, given the size of the flat spot he incurred during his earlier ‘moment’ – and ends the session fifth, ahead of Lando Norris.
So an encouraging session for Ferrari, a muted one for McLaren. When was the last time a papaya car ended FP1 almost a second down on the pacesetter? Fascinating scenes.
Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari
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