Charles Leclerc led a Ferrari 1-2 to set the fastest time in first free practice at Formula 1’s Italian Grand Prix.
Leclerc’s time of 1m23.008s, set on medium tyres, was quick enough to pip team-mate Lewis Hamilton on a hot summer afternoon at the historic Monza circuit.
Leclerc set his time halfway through the first of three practice sessions, boosting expectations from the partisan home crowd in Italy.
Sporting a throwback livery paying tribute to Michael Schumacher’s first season with Ferrari in 1996, Ferrari came to its home track with its latest suite of upgrades. Those updates include a refined low-drag re
