Italy: pre-qualifying 2018
Both Ricciardo and
Hulkenberg have full engine changes, pushing them down to 19th
and 20th respectively.
Ericsson had a big
crash in second practice, when his DRS failed. This is likely to
require changing a great many components, putting him at or near the
back of the grid.
First practice was wet,
though everyone set a time. Perez was fastest, ahead of Raikkonen and
Ocon. Hartley, Ricciardo, Gasly, Verstappen, Sainz, Hulkenberg, and
Bottas round out the rather unrepresentative top 10.
In second practice it
was a Ferrari 1-2 with Vettel ahead of Raikkonen, who was a hundredth
faster than Hamilton. Bottas was a few tenths back but a similar
margin ahead of Verstappen and Ricciardo. Ocon, Perez, Leclerc and
Hulkenberg followed.
At the moment, Leclerc
and the Force Indias look in solid shape, behind the top dogs.
Vettel topped the third
practice session but was less than a tenth ahead of Hamilton.
Raikkonen was less than a tenth behind Hamilton. Rather tight amongst
the top three. However, Bottas was nearly half a second off his
compatriot. Verstappen, Magnussen, and Ocon were next, followed by
Ricciardo, Leclerc and Grosjean.
Ericsson has a 10 place
grid penalty for a new V6.
No tip for qualifying
due to a problem with Ladbrokes. I expect Vettel to get pole and
Raikkonen/Hamilton to be behind him. Force India and Leclerc may do
well too.
Morris Dancer
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