17:05
Results
Full results from Friday practice...
Esteban Ocon (FRA) Alpine F1 Team A523. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd…
F1 Italian Grand Prix 2023 - Friday Practice: As it happened
The final European race of the 2023 F1 season takes place this weekend at the Italian Grand Prix.
Recap the action here with the Crash.net live blog
01 Sep 2023
17:06
That's a wrap
A busy Friday... things look close over one lap at least.
Red Bull, as per, are ahead on the race runs.
Keep across Crash.net for all of the latest paddock reaction and news!
17:01
Chequered flag
Top 10: Sainz, Norris, Perez, Piastri, Verstappen, Leclerc, Albon, Alonso, Russell and Hulkenberg.
16:55
FP2 back underway
Just over four minutes on the clock.
16:53
Perez
Replays show him running off at the final corner before spinning around, brushing the barrier in the process.
His pace had been impressive up until that point.
16:51
Red flag
Perez has gone off at the final corner.
16:50
Into the final 10 minutes
Red Bull look rapid in the race runs.
Perez and Verstappen running at least 0.5s quicker than the Ferraris.
16:48
Fastest in FP2
Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP) Ferrari SF-23. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 15,…
16:46
Bottas into 12th
A tough day so far for Alfa Romeo, given their 'stalling' issues in FP1, but Bottas is into 12th.
It's time for some race runs.
16:41
Current top 10
Sainz, Norris, Perez, Piastri, Verstappen, Leclerc, Albon, Alonso, Russell and Hulkenberg.
16:38
Sainz returns to the top
Ferrari's strong pace continues as he nicks ahead of Norris.
16:37
McLaren on a charge
Norirs takes to the top now with a 1m21.374s - a tenth ahead of Perez.
Piastri into third.
16:35
Verstappen radio
"That middle sector was shocking with the traffic," Verstappen says.
16:35
Only third
Verstappen doesn't manage to topple his teammate at the top of the timesheets. He's less than a tenth off.
16:34
Perez takes to the top
He's less than a tenth ahead of Sainz now. An encouraging start to the weekend for Perez, who will be happy to hear there's no wet weather forecast.
16:33
Leclerc improves on the soft
But he's unable to take top spot off Sainz - a tenth behind his teammate.
Perez is on course to go fastest though.
16:30
Ferraris
Sainz and Leclerc take to the track on softs now.
Perez is also out there on the sticky rubber.
16:29
Only two cars on track
Sargeant and Magnussen. The qualifying runs should be happening soon.
16:26
Current order
Sainz, Leclerc, Alonso, Perez, Verstappen, Albon, Russell, Sargeant, Hamilton and Norris.
16:23
Alonso up to fifth
The two-time world champion is currently running on the softs - 0.5s off the pace.
16:19
Impressive from Sainz
He beats Verstappen's best lap by 0.6s. Leclerc quickly slots into second, a couple tenths off Sainz.
16:19
FP2 shots
Kevin Magnussen (DEN) Haas VF-23. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 15,…
16:16
Piastri
"Yeah, nice from Hamilton," Piastri is impeded on his latest lap.
16:14
Albon goes second
Strong lap in the Williams, albeit on the softs, to split the Red Bull duo.
Current top 10: Verstappen, Albon, Perez, Leclerc, Sainz, Russell, Hamilton, Sargeant, Norris and Ocon.
16:13
Verstappen sets the early pace
A 1m22.259s for Verstappen, 0.3s clear of Sainz.
Russell slots into third, 0.7s off the pace.
