Lewis Hamilton leads dominant Mercedes performance in FP1 at Italian GP
Mercedes dominated first practice at the Italian Grand Prix, with Lewis Hamilton more than a second and half quicker than Sebastian Vettel's Ferrari in third.
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<font color='#006400'><font face='courier new'>Pos Driver Car Time Gap Laps</font></font>
<font color='#a52a2a'><font face='courier new'> 1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:24.670s - 25</font></font>
<font color='#a52a2a'><font face='courier new'> 2 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:25.133s 0.463s 22</font></font>
<font color='#a52a2a'><font face='courier new'> 3 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:26.258s 1.588s 17</font></font>
<font color='#a52a2a'><font face='courier new'> 4 Nico Hulkenberg Force India/Mercedes 1:26.612s 1.942s 19</font></font>
<font color='#a52a2a'><font face='courier new'> 5 Sergio Perez Force India/Mercedes 1:26.730s 2.060s 29</font></font>
<font color='#a52a2a'><font face='courier new'> 6 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1:26.783s 2.113s 16</font></font>
<font color='#a52a2a'><font face='courier new'> 7 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull/Renault 1:26.922s 2.252s 27</font></font>
<font color='#a52a2a'><font face='courier new'> 8 Felipe Massa Williams/Mercedes 1:26.936s 2.266s 22</font></font>
<font color='#a52a2a'><font face='courier new'> 9 Valtteri Bottas Williams/Mercedes 1:27.075s 2.405s 25</font></font>
<font color='#a52a2a'><font face='courier new'>10 Pastor Maldonado Lotus/Mercedes 1:27.118s 2.448s 28</font></font>
<font color='#a52a2a'><font face='courier new'>11 Felipe Nasr Sauber/Ferrari 1:27.232s 2.562s 21</font></font>
<font color='#a52a2a'><font face='courier new'>12 Daniil Kvyat Red Bull/Renault 1:27.275s 2.605s 29</font></font>
<font color='#a52a2a'><font face='courier new'>13 Marcus Ericsson Sauber/Ferrari 1:27.454s 2.784s 17</font></font>
<font color='#a52a2a'><font face='courier new'>14 Max Verstappen Toro Rosso/Renault 1:27.591s 2.921s 27</font></font>
<font color='#a52a2a'><font face='courier new'>15 Jolyon Palmer Lotus/Mercedes 1:27.669s 2.999s 28</font></font>
<font color='#a52a2a'><font face='courier new'>16 Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso/Renault 1:27.907s 3.237s 8</font></font>
<font color='#a52a2a'><font face='courier new'>17 Fernando Alonso McLaren/Honda 1:28.023s 3.353s 11</font></font>
<font color='#a52a2a'><font face='courier new'>18 Jenson Button McLaren/Honda 1:28.423s 3.753s 12</font></font>
<font color='#a52a2a'><font face='courier new'>19 Will Stevens Marussia/Ferrari 1:29.853s 5.183s 22</font></font>
<font color='#a52a2a'><font face='courier new'>20 Roberto Merhi Marussia/Ferrari 1:29.911s 5.241s 12</font></font>
Lewis Hamilton edges Nico Rosberg in FP2 as Mercedes shows its strength again
Lewis Hamilton and Nico Rosberg were split by just 0.021s during second practice at the Italian Grand Prix, but still 0.759s clear of their nearest non-Mercedes rival Sebastian Vettel.
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<font color='#006400'><font face='courier new'>Pos Driver Car Time Laps</font></font>
<font color='#a52a2a'><font face='courier new'> 1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:24.279s 27</font></font>
<font color='#a52a2a'><font face='courier new'> 2 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 0.021s 35</font></font>
<font color='#a52a2a'><font face='courier new'> 3 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 0.759s 36</font></font>
<font color='#a52a2a'><font face='courier new'> 4 Sergio Perez Force India/Mercedes 0.999s 34</font></font>
<font color='#a52a2a'><font face='courier new'> 5 Nico Hulkenberg Force India/Mercedes 1.046s 43</font></font>
<font color='#a52a2a'><font face='courier new'> 6 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1.101s 39</font></font>
<font color='#a52a2a'><font face='courier new'> 7 Romain Grosjean Lotus/Mercedes 1.218s 41</font></font>
<font color='#a52a2a'><font face='courier new'> 8 Pastor Maldonado Lotus/Mercedes 1.234s 41</font></font>
<font color='#a52a2a'><font face='courier new'> 9 Valtteri Bottas Williams/Mercedes 1.368s 34</font></font>
<font color='#a52a2a'><font face='courier new'>10 Felipe Massa Williams/Mercedes 1.612s 31</font></font>
<font color='#a52a2a'><font face='courier new'>11 Felipe Nasr Sauber/Ferrari 1.835s 30</font></font>
<font color='#a52a2a'><font face='courier new'>12 Marcus Ericsson Sauber/Ferrari 1.854s 32</font></font>
<font color='#a52a2a'><font face='courier new'>13 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull/Renault 1.943s 27</font></font>
<font color='#a52a2a'><font face='courier new'>14 Max Verstappen Toro Rosso/Renault 2.175s 38</font></font>
<font color='#a52a2a'><font face='courier new'>15 Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso/Renault 2.362s 50</font></font>
<font color='#a52a2a'><font face='courier new'>16 Fernando Alonso McLaren/Honda 2.687s 31</font></font>
<font color='#a52a2a'><font face='courier new'>17 Will Stevens Marussia/Ferrari 3.922s 29</font></font>
<font color='#a52a2a'><font face='courier new'>18 Roberto Merhi Marussia/Ferrari 4.160s 27</font></font>
<font color='#a52a2a'><font face='courier new'>19 Jenson Button McLaren/Honda 4.192s 3</font></font>
<font color='#a52a2a'><font face='courier new'>20 Daniil Kvyat Red Bull/Renault 4.444s 28</font></font>
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