FP1: Perez tops rain-hit session
The first practice session at Monza prevented drivers to do effective performance evaluations as rain intervened with normal proceedings. The drying track towards the end of the session did provide some improved laptimes, with Sergio Perez eventually going fastest in the closing stages.
Perez used intermediates at the end of the session to set a 1m 34.000s, topping Kimi Raikkonen by half a second and his Force India team mate, Esteban Ocon.
Brendon Hartley ended u 4th, with Pierre Gasly in 6th, underlining a surprising final result of the session as the top drivers limited themselves to a handful of laps.
Daniel Ricciardo was 5th fastest after encountering issues early on in the session. The team revealed however they issues were not due to Renault new Spec C engine.
Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Force India Mercedes | 1:34.000 | - | 18 |
| 2 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:34.550 | +0.550s | 28 |
| 3 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Force India Mercedes | 1:34.593 | +0.593s | 17 |
| 4 | 28 | Brendon Hartley | Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda | 1:35.024 | +1.024s | 17 |
| 5 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull Racing Tag Heuer | 1:35.207 | +1.207s | 13 |
| 6 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Scuderia Toro Rosso Honda | 1:35.438 | +1.438s | 19 |
| 7 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Tag Heuer | 1:35.665 | +1.665s | 10 |
| 8 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Renault | 1:35.995 | +1.995s | 15 |
| 9 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Renault | 1:36.107 | +2.107s | 15 |
| 10 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:36.238 | +2.238s | 8 |
| 11 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:36.546 | +2.546s | 6 |
| 12 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Sauber Ferrari | 1:36.648 | +2.648s | 10 |
| 13 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas Ferrari | 1:37.066 | +3.066s | 13 |
| 14 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren Renault | 1:37.426 | +3.426s | 14 |
| 15 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Haas Ferrari | 1:37.683 | +3.683s | 13 |
| 16 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber Ferrari | 1:37.790 | +3.790s | 11 |
| 17 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:37.867 | +3.867s | 4 |
| 18 | 35 | Sergey Sirotkin | Williams Mercedes | 1:37.929 | +3.929s | 10 |
| 19 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Williams Mercedes | 1:38.253 | +4.253s | 8 |
| 20 | 47 | Lando Norris | McLaren Renault | 1:38.282 | +4.282s | 9 |
