F1 Monza, the Free Practice 3 standings
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time and compound | Gap | Laps |
| 1 | G. Russell | Mercedes | 1:22.219 (S) | – | 13 |
| 2 | L. Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:22.445 (S) | +0.226 | 21 |
| 3 | M. Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:22.569 (S) | +0.350 | 24 |
| 4 | K. Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:22.580 (S) | +0.361 | 18 |
| 5 | L. Norris | McLaren | 1:22.625 (S) | +0.406 | 18 |
| 6 | C. Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:22.708 (S) | +0.489 | 21 |
| 7 | A. Lindblad | Racing Bulls | 1:22.724 (S) | +0.505 | 21 |
| 8 | O. Piastri | McLaren | 1:22.773 (S) | +0.554 | 21 |
| 9 | P. Gasly | Alpine | 1:22.898 (S) | +0.679 | 24 |
| 10 | F. Colapinto | Alpine | 1:23.101 (S) | +0.882 | 23 |
| 11 | N. Hülkenberg | Audi | 1:23.126 (S) | +0.907 | 22 |
| 12 | L. Lawson | Red Bull | 1:23.203 (S) | +0.984 | 23 |
| 13 | G. Bortoleto | Audi | 1:23.298 (S) | +1.079 | 21 |
| 14 | O. Bearman | Haas | 1:23.585 (S) | +1.366 | 23 |
| 15 | Y. Tsunoda | Racing Bulls | 1:23.817 (S) | +1.598 | 16 |
| 16 | C. Sainz | Williams | 1:23.875 (S) | +1.656 | 28 |
| 17 | E. Ocon | Haas | 1:24.020 (S) | +1.801 | 25 |
| 18 | A. Albon | Williams | 1:24.437 (S) | +2.218 | 29 |
| 19 | F. Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:24.919 (S) | +2.700 | 20 |
| 20 | V. Bottas | Cadillac | 1:25.004 (S) | +2.785 | 20 |
| 21 | S. Perez | Cadillac | 1:25.031 (S) | +2.812 | 20 |
| 22 | L. Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:25.555 (S) | +3.336 | 20 |
F1 Monza, the report of Free Practice 3
George Russell confirms his status as clear favorite for the Monza Qualifying by finishing the last free practice session on top. The Mercedes driver laps in 1:22.219, putting more than two tenths ahead of Lewis Hamilton‘s Ferrari and three and a half tenths ahead of Max Verstappen.
Also from the last 60 minutes of practice action, it is clear how important slipstreaming and traffic management will be in qualifying. Having a good tow can shave precious tenths off the performance, and Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen know this well, as they fight for Charles Leclerc’s slipstream in the final moments with a rough duel: the skirmishes for position start at Ascari and continue until a decisive overtake by Super Max at the Prima Variante.
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Behind the top 3 is Kimi Antonelli, who performs slipstreaming tests with Russell (not all perfectly executed, to the point that the British driver gets the best time with a weak tow from Alex Albon). The Bolognese is 11 thousandths behind Verstappen and places ahead of Lando Norris by four hundredths.
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While McLaren appears to struggle especially in the final part of the lap, Ferrari – even with ADUO-2 – gives the impression of being able to defend itself on a single lap from Mercedes (power unit upgrade) only thanks to slipstreams. Sixth place for the other Red car of Charles Leclerc (without a tow) ahead of Arvid Lindblad, Oscar Piastri, Pierre Gasly, and Franco Colapinto.
F1 Monza, the live of Free Practice 3
You can relive the emotions of Monza FP3 with our live report.
The schedule and times
F1 returns to the track this afternoon with Qualifying at 16:00. Tomorrow the GP will start at 15:00. Here are all the times and TV information.
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