Ferrari has claimed an eye-opening 1-2 finish in first practice at Monza, with Lewis Hamilton ahead of Charles Leclerc.

Hamilton rose to the top of the pecking order in the closing minutes of the first session at Monza, with the Scuderia claiming an emphatic 1-2 ahead of Carlos Sainz.

Lewis Hamilton fastest for first time since Chinese Sprint

Charles Leclerc had put in the fastest time on the soft tyres immediately after a red flag stoppage with 20 minutes to go, with Ferrari having also shown strong pace on the medium tyres at the beginning of the session.

The one-hour session was briefly halted after 40 minutes, due to gravel on track at Turn 8 as Kimi Antonelli touched the outer limits of the kerbs, as well as Turn 6 after Isack Hadjar ran wide.

The red flag gave the marshals a c

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