FP1 recap
Oscar Piastri was quickest in a closely contested FP1, where the top 18 were all within a second of the fastest lap.
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Oscar Piastri, McLaren
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Lando Norris was 0.032s behind his team-mate, with Carlos Sainz another 0.02s behind, George Russell two-thousandths behind the Spaniard, and Lewis Hamilton a comparatively massive 0.096s off Piastri.
The session ended when Gabriel Bortoleto popped his Sauber into the wall at Rivazza, although the Brazilian had shown good pace and was ninth at the end of the session ahead of Nico Hulkenberg.
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Gabriel Bortoleto, Sauber
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