Lewis Hamilton sits in good stead ahead of the Sprint qualifying later today, as he finished on top in FP1. Monza saw high speeds as expected and the Mercedes driver finished ahead of Max Verstappen in second and, his teammate, Valtteri Bottas in third. The teams had to take advantage of the whole hour session this morning due to qualifying taking place later this evening. Mercedes and Red Bull battling at the front It was a constant battle at the top of the timings charts in FP1, as all four drivers from Mercedes and Red Bull sat atop at some point. Before the qualifying simulations, Sergio Perez had the pace to fight with Hamilton and Bottas, but when it came to the simulation runs, the...
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