Follow usCarlos Sainz set the fastest time in the third free practice ahead of the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix.
The Spanish Ferrari driver clocked a time of 1:20.912 min., and was ahead of championship leader Max Verstappen by 0.086 seconds.
The third spot was for Mercedes Lewis Hamilton, who was half a second slower than the Ferrari pilot.
Another timesheet topping practice session for Carlos Sainz in front of the Tifosi 🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/19kZAUCXi9
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Right behind them was the other Ferrari driver – Charles Leclerc, who again failed to make a perfect lap at the Scuderia’s home Grand Prix, but still managed to set a better time than Fernando Alonso with Aston Martin and the other Mercedes driver – George Russell.
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