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!

17:05
Results

Full results from Friday practice...

Esteban Ocon (FRA) Alpine F1 Team A523. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 15, Italian Grand Prix, Monza, Italy, Practice
Esteban Ocon (FRA) Alpine F1 Team A523. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd…

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, Italian Grand Prix, Monza, Italy, Practice
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, Italian Grand Prix, Monza, Italy, Practice Day.-
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.