Max Verstappen sets the best time in the final practice of the 2022 Italian Grand Prix ahead of Charles Leclerc and Sergio Pérez
In the third round, the drivers and teams fine-tuned the settings for qualifying and the race. But there have also been big changes. Nyck de Vries will replace Alex Albon for the rest of the weekend, who has appendicitis and appears to be undergoing surgery. De Vries won Formula 2 in 2019 and became Formula E champion with Mercedes in the 2020/2021 season. This year he has already tested the Mercedes, Williams and Aston Martin cars yesterday in the first free practice sessions.
De Vries didn’t drive late. The mechanics had to adapt the car to the seat and proportions. He ended up finishing 14th behind team-mate Nicholas Latifi, with whom he lost less than 1 tenth of a second.
Technical clutch problems had to be resolved by the Haas team in Mick Schumacher’s car before practice. It is not an easy weekend for the German driver. In the first test he had to leave the car to Giovinazzi, in the second he had to retire.
The Haas mechanics finally managed to put the car together and Schumacher hit the track a few minutes before the end. He managed to drive 8 rounds in total.
The best time was set by Max Verstappen, but he is one of the many riders facing penalties on Sunday.
The results
| P. | Knight | The group | Time | Lost | There | Tire. |
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1: 21.252 | 19 | soft | |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1: 21.599 | 0.347 | 15 | soft |
| 3 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 1: 21.848 | 0.596 | 26 | soft |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | 1: 21.897 | 0.645 | 17 | soft |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | 1: 22.306 | 1,054 | 17 | soft |
| 6 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1: 22.319 | 1,067 | 19 | soft |
| 7 | Giorgio Russel | Mercedes | 1: 22.357 | 1.105 | 24 | soft |
| 8 | Yuki Cunoda | Alfa Tauri | 1: 22.430 | 1.178 | 27 | soft |
| 9 | Stefano Ocon | Alpine | 1: 22.506 | 1,254 | 17 | soft |
| 10 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1: 22.567 | 1.315 | 22 | soft |
| 11 | Kuan-yu Chou | Alfa Romeo | 1: 22.657 | 1,405 | 14 | soft |
| 12 | Pierre Gasly | Alfa Tauri | 1: 22.755 | 1,503 | 21 | soft |
| 13 | Nicola Latifi | Williams | 1: 22.776 | 1,524 | 19 | soft |
| 14 | Nyck de Vries | Williams | 1: 22.869 | 1,617 | 21 | soft |
| 15 | Daniele Ricciardo | McLaren | 1: 22.871 | 1,619 | 19 | soft |
| 16 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1: 22.950 | 1,698 | 26 | soft |
| 17 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 1: 23.104 | 1,852 | 20 | soft |
| 18 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1: 23.203 | 1,951 | 17 | soft |
| 19 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | 1: 23.392 | 2,140 | 8 | soft |
| 20 | Launch Walk | Aston Martin | 1: 23.739 | 2,487 | 16 | soft |
Progress
13:59: Leclerc said he has to work mainly on turn six. Others are ok.
13:56: And another penalty … Schumacher puts a new engine.
13:53: De Vries 13th, 0.093 behind Latifi.
13:52: Schumacher on the track.
13:49: Verstappen fastest in all sectors – 1: 21.252, 0.353 ahead of Leclerc.
13:43: Sainz will have to do it in front of the stewards. He was slow in the first corner, Bottas had to brake for him and enter the breakaway zone.
13:39: De Vries was wandering around in a duck …
13:34: Magnussen next to receive penalties (+15 places)
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13:25: De Vries first time on the track – first time in training and as a driver.
13:22: Leclerc second with a loss of 0.072 s. So far most of Wednesdays.
13:16: Verstappen first – 1: 21.872
13:14: Ferrari and Verstappen are already on track. Perez at the helm.
13:02: Ocon expands the number of penalized riders. He has put in a new engine and has five seats.
1:00 pm: Let’s begin…
12:56: Well, not the gearbox but the clutch … according to Haas, participation in training will be a challenge.
12:55 pm: Schumacher isn’t having a good weekend either. In the first test he was replaced by Giovinazzi, in the second he retired and now his car is being worked on … probably a gearbox problem.
12:51: Albon has problems with his appendix.
12:50: we start with an extraordinary message. Alex Albon will be replaced by Nyck de Vries for the remainder of the weekend.
12:50: Welcome to the online coverage of the latest Monza practice.
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