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A. Albon
P18
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C. Sainz
P14
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PIT to CARLOS
Let’s leave the flap.
1 minute ago
1:23.616 ⏱️
An improvement on Carlos’ second run, despite a little twitch through the final corner. He’s P14 and will get one more go.
3 minutes ago
Rolling out 👉
With Alex being called to the weighbridge, it’s led to a change of run plan. Carlos rolls out on fresh softs, whilst Alex returns to garage.
6 minutes ago
PIT to ALEX
So with the weighbridge timing, we're gonna skip the middle run. Just do one at the end, okay? Same set of tyres.
7 minutes ago
Box Box 🅿️
Back to the pit lane for our duo – we’re P7 and P11 with 16 drivers having set times.
8 minutes ago
Tow working well ⏱️
Alex sets his first time of Q1, a 1:24.356. Carlos’ first timed lap of Q1 is a 1:23.736, momentarily the quickest with 9 of 22 cars having set a time.
- Generated by Airia
10 minutes ago
Heading out 👉
A sudden flurry of activity in the pit lane – Carlos and Alex roll out, with Alex putting his FW48 in front of Carlos. Reminder that Alex will take a grid penalty tomorrow.
13 minutes ago
In the garage ahead of quali 📸
25 minutes ago
Another SERIOUS F1 Track Guide: Monza edition
After their last buggy tour was so "successful" we gave Carlos and Alex another go in Monza – here is what happened...
About 2 hours ago
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About 3 hours ago
FP3 ✅
About 3 hours ago
PIT to CARLOS
How was the flap?
CARLOS to PIT:
Much better.
About 3 hours ago
📸
About 3 hours ago
Getting a tow 📈
Alex – who takes a grid penalty this weekend – ducks out of the way in the final sector and Carlos improves on his time, registering a 1:23.948…
About 3 hours ago
Back out ↗️
Fresh softs for Carlos, used for Alex who leads the pair out of the pit lane…
About 3 hours ago
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About 3 hours ago
It's a blur at the Temple of Speed 📸
About 3 hours ago
Box Box 🅿️
Carlos peels into the garage, whilst Alex runs for a couple more laps before boxing himself. 18 laps each up for our pair.
About 3 hours ago
Laying rubber 💨
Carlos briefly pulls into the pit lane to lay some rubber down in our box…
About 3 hours ago
Running in formation 💙
Alex is running in the wake of Carlos’ FW48 and has been for the past few laps, no doubt gathering data to discover what it’s like to run in traffic.
About 3 hours ago
Alex P15 on softs, Carlos logs a long run 📊
Alex Albon is P15 on a 1:24.437, just 0.049s off the car ahead on 5-lap-old new softs. Carlos Sainz's long run over laps 13-17 averages around 1:25.763 on used softs, 0.205s behind his team-mate. - Generated by Airia
About 3 hours ago
Starting a long run 🏃
Carlos an Alex head back out on track, both on consecutive laps to gather data for tomorrow…
About 3 hours ago
Box Box 🅿️
Back to the garage for our duo after their first FP3 stint…
About 3 hours ago
Alex finds time ⏱️
1:24.437 on his latest tour to go P11 for the time being…
Alex - P11 Carlos - P12
About 3 hours ago
Another purple sector one 🟣
Second time Carlos has claimed that so far this FP3…
About 3 hours ago
Alex on the board — 1:24.922 ⏱️
Alex sets his first time of Practice 3, a 1:24.922 on soft tyres. - Generated by Airia
About 4 hours ago
Carlos improves to P2 — 1:24.642 ⏱️
With a tow from Alex in the opening sector, Carlos finds 0.840 seconds to move up to P2 of the eight that have set times. - Generated by Airia
About 4 hours ago
Alex heads out on fresh softs 🛞
Alex Albon is out on fresh soft tyres for Practice 3. - Generated by Airia
About 4 hours ago
Carlos on the board — 1:25.482 ⏱️
Carlos Sainz sets his first time of Practice 3, a 1:25.482, on new softs. - Generated by Airia
About 4 hours ago
Heading out 👉
Alex is wheeled back in before fully leaving the garage, meanwhile Carlos rolls out on softs.
About 4 hours ago
ALEX to PIT
Something’s wrong with my steering wheel.
About 4 hours ago
Quiet at the Temple 🤫
As is often the case, there’s no immediate rush to get out there at the light in FP3 – just BOR heads out within the first minute.
About 4 hours ago
Heading to FP3 🚶
About 4 hours ago
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Report: 111 laps completed by Carlos, Alex and Luke on first day in Monza
Here’s what happened across both practice sessions on Friday of the Italian Grand Prix
Yesterday
FP2 ✅
Yesterday
Carlos in the groove — ~1:27.374 avg 📊
Carlos’ long run on used softs averages around 1:27.374 over laps 23-27, about 1.2s off Lawson's Red Bull Racing pace, but quicker than Hulkenberg, Perez and Stroll's own runs over the same stretch. - Generated by Airia
Yesterday
Heading into the evening, five minutes remain ⏳
Yesterday
Alex's long run — ~1:27.763 avg 📊
Alex Albon strings together five steady laps averaging around 1:27.763 over laps 17-21 on his used mediums. - Generated by Airia
Yesterday
40 laps 📊
Ticking closer towards a full race distance worth of data in this session across both cars…
Alex - P16 (20 laps) Carlos - P17 (20 laps)
Yesterday
Carlos returns 👉
Soft tyres to start his race simulation…
Yesterday
One in, one out 🔀
Carlos ends his latest quali lap and peels into the garage, meanwhile Alex heads back out to begin a race simulation with a practice start at the end of the pit lane…
Yesterday
CARLOS to PIT
I have no front in high speed.
PIT to CARLOS:
Copy.
Yesterday
Alex & Carlos both find time ⏱️
Alex improves 1.354s to a 1:23.853, up to P13 just 0.022s off the car ahead. Carlos drops 1.085s to a 1:23.900 for P15, 0.047s behind Alex. - Generated by Airia
Yesterday
Soft tyres 🛞
Alex leads Carlos out of the garage as we begin a quali simulation…
Yesterday
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Yesterday
Box Box 🅿️
We’re back in the pits after our opening FP2 stint…
Carlos - P14 (10 laps) Alex - P15 (11 laps)
Yesterday
Alex improves 📈
After a double-cool, Alex finds some time on these eight-lap-old medium tyres – his 1:24.929 puts him P15, behind Carlos by three-tenths at present.
Yesterday
CARLOS to PIT
Brakes are better.
Yesterday
Alex up to P16 — 1:25.207 ⏱️
Alex Albon finds 0.567s to move up to P16, just 0.191s off P15. He's 0.295s behind team-mate Carlos Sainz. - Generated by Airia
Yesterday
1:24.912 ⏱️
Carlos finds a little more time on his latest lap. Meanwhile, Alex has a lock up and cuts through the polystyrene boards at the first turn.
Yesterday
Alex on the board — 1:25.774 ⏱️
Alex Albon sets his first time of the session, a 1:25.774 on new mediums, currently P15 and 0.480s off the car ahead. - Generated by Airia
Yesterday
Carlos on the board — 1:24.985 ⏱️
Carlos Sainz sets his first time of the session, a 1:24.985, on new mediums, 0.069s off the car ahead. - Generated by Airia
Yesterday
On track 👉
Carlos and Alex depart the garage, both running the medium tyre…
Yesterday
Back on track 🔜
FP2 gets started at the top of the hour, with Carlos looking to build on his earlier laps whilst Alex gets up to speed after watching on in FP1…
Yesterday
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Yesterday
FP1 ✅
Yesterday
JV to LUKE
Well done Luke, good session.
Yesterday
1:24.740
Luke sets his fastest lap of the session on six-lap-old soft tyres, a 1:24.740 which sees him climb to P15.
Yesterday
CARLOS to PIT
I think we need to learn a bit more on the energy.
Yesterday
Shaving time 🪒
New best for Carlos, a 1:24.827…
Yesterday
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Yesterday
1:25.339 ⏱️
Luke finds time on the softs, remains P17…
Yesterday
1:24.903 ⏱️
CS55 up to P14 with that medium tyre lap. Luke has just left the garage with a set of softs fitted…
Yesterday
Carlos on mediums 🛞
Fresh boots for Carlos as he begins his latest FP1 stint…
Yesterday
📸
Yesterday
Both improve 📈
It’s a 1:25.487 on Carlos’ latest lap, with Luke adding a 1:25.620 to put us P14 and P15 for now…
Yesterday
Luke to P15 📈
He banks a 1:26.093. Carlos has returned to the circuit after some time on the high-stands in the garage.
Yesterday
PIT to LUKE
All being good, we’re looking for a push-cool-push, and then back to the garage.
Yesterday
Practice resumes after the stoppages 🟢
The Virtual Safety Car and red flag are both cleared, and Practice 1 is back underway. - Generated by Airia
Yesterday
Further assistance needed 🔴
They can’t move the Cadillac by hand, so the red flag is flown – everyone is back to the pit lane.
Yesterday
VSC 🟡
HER has pulled to the side of the track at an opening, marshals attempting to recover the Cadillac currently…
Yesterday
Forced across T1 again 🫣
Luke finds a Ferrari at T1 and has to take evasive action, aborting his lap for a second time.
Yesterday
LUKE to PIT
I got blocked by Hamilton
Yesterday
Luke's time deleted ❌
He had cut across the first chicane, so loses his time.
Yesterday
LUKE to PIT
This is a bit of a mess with traffic.
Yesterday
Luke returns 👉
He’s back on circuit, running the same hard tyres he did his opening two laps on.
Meanwhile Carlos boxes before the end of his third push.
Yesterday
Carlos up to P7 — 1:26.187 ⏱️
Carlos Sainz finds just over a second to move up to P7, only 0.104s off P6. He's on hards, 4 laps in. - Generated by Airia
Yesterday
CARLOS to PIT
Lacking deployment out of the last corner.
Yesterday
Box Box 🅿️
Prior to closing his opening timed lap, Luke peels into the pit lane…
Yesterday
Carlos on the board — 1:27.205 ⏱️
Carlos Sainz sets his first time of the session, a 1:27.205, on new hard tyres. He's 0.332s off the current pace at the front. - Generated by Airia
Yesterday
Heading out 👉
Carlos and Luke roll out of the garage, both running hard tyres for their opening FP1 laps…
Yesterday
FP1 is imminent ⌛️
Our first hour of running around this famous venue is on the way, Carlos and Luke behind the wheel of our FW48…
Yesterday
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Yesterday
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Yesterday
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