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Russell’s Ghost Lap: Mercedes Upsets the Monza Order in Final Practice

A surgical thirteen-lap morning run from George Russell puts Mercedes atop the timing screens at Monza, edging Lewis Hamilton's Ferrari and Max Verstappen ahead of qualifying.

Monza in early September rarely tolerates ambiguity. As the Autodromo Nazionale dried out under a crisp morning sun for third practice, the stopwatch stripped away whatever…

Russell achieved the benchmark on remarkably light mileage. While his rivals pounded the asphalt to dial in their trim packages, the Mercedes driver completed just 13 laps—barely…

Two-tenths adrift, Lewis Hamilton delivered the morning’s loudest response for Ferrari.

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A surgical thirteen-lap morning run from George Russell puts Mercedes atop the timing screens at Monza, edging Lewis Hamilton's Ferrari and Max Verstappen ahead of qualifying.

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