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Formula 1 Emilia Romagna GP

F1 Emilia Romagna GP Live Commentary and Updates - FP3 and Qualifying

Carlos Sainz Jr., Ferrari SF21

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Checkered flag
Chequered flag is out for FP3.
Hamilton exits the pits on softs for a final run.
Replays show Giovinazzi had a spin on cold tyres.
Giovinazzi keeps the engine running and is on his way back to the pits.
Yellow flag
Giovinazzi is in the gravel at the Tamburello chicane.
Both Alpines in the top 10 currently, a solid session for them so far.
So Verstappen heads Norris, Hamilton, Leclerc, Gasly, Sainz, Bottas, Perez, Alonso and Ocon. That is the top 10 with five minutes to go.
Perez moves into P8.
Verstappen in 0.4s faster than Norris' previous benchmark.
Stopwatch
Verstappen puts the Red Bull on top with a 1m14.958s. He is the first driver to dip into the 1m14s bracket this weekend.
Verstappen is now on a brand new set of softs.
Only 10 minutes remaining in the session now.
Yellow flag
Yellow flag at Rivazza as Raikkonen runs into the gravel. Luckily the Alfa Romeo man escapes the trap.
Stopwatch
Norris puts McLaren on top with a 1m15.414s.
Tsunoda is still angry in the AlphaTauri. Traffic is his gripe now.
Norris is only 0.022s shy of pacesetter Hamilton. Only 0.3s covers the top seven, its close out there.
Norris slots into P2 now in the McLaren on the softs. Latifi has returned to the track after damaging his front wing and causing an earlier red flag.
Hamilton is now fastest courtesy of a 1m15.515s lap time.
Bottas has a moment and runs wide at Acque Minerali.
Tsunoda is not happy with Perez. He feels he was blocked by the Red Bull driver.
Stopwatch
Leclerc now edges Gasly with a 1m15.738s effort.
Gasly now pips Verstappen on medium tyres. The AlphaTauri driver is 0.005s faster than Verstappen.
Stopwatch
Verstappen goes fastest with a 1m15.895s.
Gasly has a moment on the exit of the Tosa hairpin and is lucky to get away with it.
Perez improves but stays in P2. He is on 0.4s adrift of pacesetter Bottas.
Verstappen has a moment on the yellow kerbs and backs out of the lap.
Plenty of laps being deleted now its hard to keep track. Track limits a big topic in this session.
Bottas is now on top with a 1m15.984s.
Verstappen's lap time is now deleted.
Stopwatch
Verstappen sets a purple middle sector and he adds a final sector to that. He goes top with 1m16.251 on softs.
Hamilton is on the soft rubber and slots into P7 with a 1m17.129s.
Green flag
Session back underway
Perez's benchmark is a 1m16.642s. The Red Bull man heads the Ferraris of Leclerc and Sainz. Tsunoda, Hamilton, Gasly and Verstappen are yet to post times.
So Perez sits on top as Bottas' time has been deleted.
There is 32 minutes of the session remaining.
Latifi has managed to keep the engine running and is limping back to the pits.
Latifi has gone off the road and into the gravel at the Variante Villeneuve. He nudges the wall and damages the front wing.
Red flag
Red Flag.
Stopwatch
Perez to the top now with 1m16.642 but is eclipsed by Bottas with a 1m16.402s.
Lewis Hamilton, Yuki Tsunoda, Pierre Gasly and Max Verstappen have joined the session.

By: Tom Howard, Stefan Mackley

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