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Formula 1 Italian GP
Italian GP: Massa tops final practice washout
Third and final Formula 1 practice for the Italian Grand Prix was a near-total washout, with just a few drivers completing timed laps.
Lawrence Barretto
Edited: Sep 2, 2017, 11:47 AM
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Rain did not arrive as expected on Friday, but showers overnight were followed by heavier rain on Saturday morning at Monza.
F1 race director Charlie Whiting then delayed the start of F1 practice "indefinitely" as the risk of aquaplaning was "high".
The clock continued to run down as there has to be a two-hour gap between the end of FP3 and the start of qualifying.
The safety car headed out several times in the one-hour session to assess the track and at just past the halfway point deemed the conditions had improved.
The session started with 16 minutes remaining, with Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo the first driver to head out to brave the puddles on a set of full wet Pirelli tyres.
All drivers apart headed out to assess the track conditions, but only seven drivers completed timed laps.
The conditions remained treacherous, with Toro Rosso duo Carlos Sainz and Daniil Kvyat locking up on the run to the first corner and missing the first chicane.
Sainz completed the most running, but that still only totalled five laps while Felipe Massa topped the times with a 1m40.660s.
No driver was willing to push hard and the conditions meant teams were unable to carry out qualifying simulations as usual.
ClaDriverChassisEngineLapsTimeGap 1 
Felipe Massa Williams Mercedes 4 1'40.660 2 
Lance Stroll Williams Mercedes 4 1'40.888 0.228 3 
Nico Hulkenberg Renault Renault 4 1'41.491 0.831 4 
Carlos Sainz Jr. Toro Rosso Renault 5 1'41.515 0.855 5 
Jolyon Palmer Renault Renault 4 1'44.369 3.709 6 
Marcus Ericsson Sauber Ferrari 3 1'44.701 4.041 7 
Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso Renault 4 1'45.033 4.373 8 
Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull TAG 1 9 
Max Verstappen Red Bull TAG 1 10 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari Ferrari 3 11 
Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari Ferrari 4 12 Fernando Alonso McLaren Honda 2 13 
Stoffel Vandoorne McLaren Honda 4 14 
Romain Grosjean Haas Ferrari 1 15 
Kevin Magnussen Haas Ferrari 1 16 Esteban Ocon Force India Mercedes 2 17 Pascal Wehrlein Sauber Ferrari 2 18 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes Mercedes 1 19 
Sergio Perez Force India Mercedes 1 20 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes Mercedes 1
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