Hamilton On Top In Italian Grand Prix Practice

MONZA, Italy: Six times world champion Lewis Hamilton set the pace for Mercedes in Italian Grand Prix practice on Friday ahead of a weekend that could bring him a 90th Formula One win.

The Briton, 47 points clear of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen in the standings after seven races, lapped the high-speed Monza circuit — without spectators due to COVID-19 restrictions — with a best time of one minute 20.192 seconds.

Finnish team mate Valtteri Bottas, quickest in the sunny opening session in 1:20.703, was second on the afternoon timesheets but 0.262 slower.