Monza was on calendar the first World Championship back in 1950 and has held the Italian Grand Prix ever since (apart from once). For 2021 the race will be 53 laps of the 5.793km circuit, with a total race distance of 306.72km. The lap record of 1:21.046 was set in 2004 by Rubens Barrichello. This year Monza will also be the location for the second race weekend to feature qualifying on Friday and a Sprint Race on Saturday – and what a place to host it!
FreePracticeOne
The Bulls first hit the Italian track Friday afternoon for Free Practice One. Max laid down 22 laps with a best time of 1:21.378 placing him in P2, 0.452s off of Lewis Hamilton who finished top. Checo completed 23 laps with a best time of 1:22.039 which saw him finish the session P10 on the timesheet.
FreePracticeTwo
In Saturday’s Free Practice Two session the Bulls lost 10 minutes of track time due to Carlos Sainz crashing at Ascari, which brought out the red flags. Max was still able to complete 23 laps and finished in P3 behind both Mercedes’ drivers with a time of 1:23.662 – 0.416s behind P1. Checo ran for 29 laps with a best time of 1:23.917 which saw him finish the session in P4.
