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F1 Emilia Romagna GP Live Commentary and Updates - FP3 and Qualifying
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Bottas has backed out of his first timed lap. Ricciardo moves to P5 with a 1m17.298s effort.
Bottas is on the soft tyre in the Mercedes.
Latifi, Stroll, Russell, Vettel and Bottas are now on track for the first time today.
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Leclerc eclipses his team-mate time with a 1m16.795s now.
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Sainz to the top now with a 1m16.901s. He is the first ti dip under the 1m17s bracket.
The McLarens of Daniel Ricciardo and Lando Norris are out on track and are joined by the Red Bull of Sergio Perez.
Leclerc is on the medium tyres. He was only marginally quicker than early pace setter Raikkonen so expect a push lap from Charles soon.
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Both Ferraris are out on track as Leclerc shoots to the top with a 1m17.321s.
Schumacher has had his time deleted again.
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Schumacher improves with a 1m17.540s as Alonso fires in his first timed lap of the session.
Plenty of track action now as Ocon and Sainz join the fray.
Alonso has emerged on track in the Alpine along with Giovinazzi in the Alfa Romeo.
Mazepin has a moment at Tamburello but manages to correct it. Schumacher has now posted a 1m17.869s effort.
We are 10 minutes into the session and Verstappen is now gearing up to jump in the Red Bull.
Three times have been deleted now. Mazepin is the latest to exceed track limits.
Raikkonen has now posted a legal time with a 1m17.331s.
Both Haas cars of Mick Schumacher and Nikita Mazepin are on track now.
Track limits once again has been a talking point. The exits of Turns 9 and 15 will be monitored.
Although that time is short lived as the Finn has exceeded track limits at Turn 9 and has had his time deleted.
Raikkonen posts a 1m18.249s on the mediums tyres.
Just like Friday's outings, the FP3 session is 60 minutes in length.
Kimi Raikkonen is first the driver onto the track in the Alfa Romeo.
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Engines have fired up and Free Practice 3 is underway.
Conditions are bright and clear for today's session.
Track temp: 20.1c and Air temp: 10.4c for today's Free Practice 3 which is five minutes away.
On the track, it was Valtteri Bottas that set the pace posting a 1m15.551s. The time was 0.010s faster than team mate Lewis Hamilton.
Aston Martin were among the headlines yesterday as the debate surrounding the new aero rules for this year reared its head again. The Silverstone team are calling for the regulations to be looked at and made more equitable.
Leclerc did however end FP2 in the wall following a mistake at the final corner.
Charles Leclerc actually posted the fastest time yesterday for Ferrari before his time was deleted for a track limits infraction. However, the Ferrari does look to be closer to the sharp end this weekend.
Mercedes were on top in yesterday's two eventful sessions as Max Verstappen hit trouble with a driveshaft issue. It looks set to be an interesting Saturday.
We are gearing up for Free Practice 3 at Imola. The session will start in 15 minutes.
Good morning and welcome to live updates from Day 2 of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.
By: Tom Howard, Stefan Mackley
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