Italian Grand Prix: Max Verstappen fastest in first practice at Monza

McLaren's Lando Norris was seventh successful archetypal practice

Red Bull's Max Verstappen got his quest for record-breaking 10th consecutive triumph disconnected to a bully commencement astatine the Italian Grand Prix.

Their team-mates Sergio Perez and Charles Leclerc were 3rd and fourth.

Mercedes operator George Russell and Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso completed the apical six.

Alonso was the lone operator successful the apical six to tally the mean tyres; everyone other was connected the hard compound.

McLaren's Lando Norris, whose champion clip was acceptable connected the brushed tyre, was seventh fastest, up of Mercedes operator Lewis Hamilton, Alpha Tauri's Yuki Tsunoda and Williams operator Alex Albon.

Williams were 1 of the 2 teams on with Ferrari tipped by Alonso to perchance pb the battalion this play down ascendant Red Bull, who person won each contention truthful acold this season.

Alonso said: "Two teams, (according to) our numbers, volition basal retired here. One is Williams with the apical velocity that they've amusement done the season, and the different 1 volition beryllium Ferrari because, similar successful Canada, it's agelong straights, abbreviated corners, chicanes - thing similar that, they are ace fast.

"So those 2 teams volition be, I think, the biggest situation for america successful presumption of competitiveness and they could combat for the podium betwixt them."

Perez was 0.177 secs disconnected the pace, and 0.132secs up of Leclerc.

Verstappen looked arsenic imperious arsenic ever arsenic helium started his enactment to dial successful his Red Bull to the fastest circuit connected the calendar, quickest from the infinitesimal helium took to the track.

Last play successful the Netherlands, the Dutchman equalled the grounds of 9 consecutive F1 victories acceptable by Sebastian Vettel successful 2013 and helium is beardown favourite to triumph again connected Sunday. Verstappen has won 11 of the 13 races this season, and Perez the different two.

It was a mostly uneventful league but it was a hard commencement to the play for Alfa Romeo, the Sauber squad successful their past Italian GP moving nether the sanction of the historical Italian car marque.

Both Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu had a delayed opening to the league erstwhile the cars had issues with their anti-stall system.

Once retired connected track, Bottas complained that the car was "undriveable" arsenic a effect of aerodynamic stall, portion Zhou complained of high-speed bouncing. After set-up changes, they returned to the way and Bottas said the car felt improved.

He ended up 15th fastest, with Zhou 20th and last.

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