Monza: Hamilton tops the Mercedes row in final practice

Lewis Hamilton topped the Mercedes Row
Lewis Hamilton topped the Mercedes Row

F1 is 99.9% car and that was never more evident than in final practice for the Italian GP at Monza Saturday morning.

Lewis Hamilton was fastest to lead Row 1 – the Mercedes row ahead of Nico Rosberg by 0.393s.

Sebastian Vettel was third to lead Row 2 – the Ferrari row ahead of Kimi Raikkonen.

Valtteri Bottas was 5th to lead Row 3 – the Williams row ahead of Felipe Massa.

You get the idea….

Results

POS NO DRIVER CAR TIME GAP LAPS ROW
1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:22.008 +0.000s 14 Mercedes Row
2 6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes 1:22.401 +0.393s 17 Mercedes Row
3 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:22.946 +0.938s 13 Ferrari Row
4 7 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1:23.149 +1.141s 12 Ferrari Row
5 77 Valtteri Bottas Williams Mercedes 1:23.500 +1.492s 20 Williams Row
6 19 Felipe Massa Williams Mercedes 1:23.647 +1.639s 19 Williams Row
7 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer 1:23.709 +1.701s 23 Red Bull Row
8 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing TAG Heuer 1:23.740 +1.732s 21 Red Bull Row
9 11 Sergio Perez Force India Mercedes 1:23.917 +1.909s 20 Force India Row
10 21 Esteban Gutierrez Haas Ferrari 1:24.034 +2.026s 15 Oops
11 27 Nico Hulkenberg Force India Mercedes 1:24.041 +2.033s 21 Force India Row
12 22 Jenson Button McLaren Honda 1:24.104 +2.096s 11 Backmarker
13 55 Carlos Sainz Toro Rosso Ferrari 1:24.240 +2.232s 17 Backmarker
14 8 Romain Grosjean Haas Ferrari 1:24.463 +2.455s 4 Backmarker
15 30 Jolyon Palmer Renault 1:24.533 +2.525s 13 Backmarker
16 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber Ferrari 1:24.542 +2.534s 20 Backmarker
17 14 Fernando Alonso McLaren Honda 1:24.658 +2.650s 12 Backmarker
18 12 Felipe Nasr Sauber Ferrari 1:24.715 +2.707s 19 Backmarker
19 20 Kevin Magnussen Renault 1:24.793 +2.785s 12 Backmarker
20 26 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso Ferrari 1:24.845 +2.837s 17 Backmarker
21 94 Pascal Wehrlein MRT Mercedes 1:24.893 +2.885s 19 Manor Row
22 31 Esteban Ocon MRT Mercedes 1:24.938 +2.930s 15 Manor Row