MONZA, Italy— Lewis Hamilton topped the
times in Saturday's final practice session for the Formula One Italian Grand
Prix which was shortened after home hope Carlos Sainz crashed out.
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Seven-time F1 champion Hamilton posted a best time of
one minute 23.246 seconds, 0.222sec ahead of teammate Valtteri Bottas in a
one-two for Mercedes as the Briton prepares for another attempt to bring up a
century of Grand Prix victories.
Championship leader Max
Verstappen, who is three
points ahead of Hamilton in the drivers' standings, finished 0.416sec back in
third.
Hamilton has been stuck on 99 wins since taking the
British GP at Silverstone in mid-July.
With only two practice sessions available instead of
the usual three due to the Sprint format, drivers were off the track for around
a quarter of an hour after Ferrari's Sainz hit a wall at the Ascari chicane and
span into the middle of the track.
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