All set for FP3 on the Italian GP
The ultimate free follow session (FP3) for the Italian Grand Prix is able to get underway, simply earlier than the drivers head out for qualifying. After FP1 and FP2, Ferrari confirmed it may put strain on the 2 McLaren drivers. Let’s take a better take a look at how the free follow classes unfolded.
Inexperienced gentle
The primary driver to hit the observe was Nico Hülkenberg, who used the session to run within the arduous tires. Many groups, nevertheless, waited a couple of minutes earlier than beginning their observe motion at Monza. The primary timed lap was set by Alpine’s lately re-signed Pierre Gasly, who was instantly crushed by Yuki Tsunoda with a time of 1:21.876. Ten minutes into the session, Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton entered the observe, greeted by loud cheers from the gang.
Ferrari adopted a distinct technique, beginning their first laps on the yellow tires as an alternative of the white ones. Lewis Hamilton instantly confronted difficulties and needed to abort his first try. In the meantime, Alpine targeted on slipstream work with each their drivers within the early minutes, clearly making ready for qualifying.
Qualifying simulations
Kimi Antonelli began instantly on crimson tires to run a qualifying simulation within the first 20 minutes of FP3, as did Max Verstappen. The Dutch driver set a time of 1:20.040, simply 14 thousandths sooner than Charles Leclerc, who, nevertheless, was on yellow tires. Many drivers struggled, particularly by way of the primary chicane.
There was a scare for Charles Leclerc on the Parabolica, the place he almost misplaced management of the automotive.
Final half-hour of FP3 at Monza
Provisional outcomes at first of the ultimate section of the session confirmed Verstappen, Leclerc, and Hamilton on the high. McLaren remained off the tempo, with Oscar Piastri in ninth and Lando Norris solely sixteenth.
Ferrari selected to proceed FP3 on the identical set of yellow tires, however Lewis Hamilton nonetheless managed to enhance his lap and transfer as much as second place.
Williams confirmed their tempo from yesterday’s classes. McLaren got here alive within the final quarter-hour, setting a robust rhythm. On his first try with crimson tires, Lando Norris posted the quickest provisional time of 1:19.331, forward of Oscar Piastri and an impressive Isack Hadjar.
Within the closing 10 minutes, Ferrari fitted a recent set of crimson tires on each vehicles for a qualifying simulation. The outcomes weren’t spectacular for Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton, who may solely handle ninth and sixth positions respectively, partly because of some errors. Each drivers left the pits very shut to one another – was Ferrari testing a tow technique?
After returning to the pits, Charles Leclerc set the second-fastest time, simply 21 thousandths behind Lando Norris, benefiting from a tow from the Haas.
End result Free follow 3 – Italian GP
Sep 6, 2025
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