Mexican Formula One driver Sergio Perez of Sahara Force India F1 Team arrives prior to the first free practice session for the Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix at the Hungaroring circuit, in Mogyorod, north-east of Budapest, Hungary, Friday, July 27, 2018. The Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix will take place on Sunday. (Zoltan Balogh/MTI via AP)
Force India driver Sergio Perez set the fastest time in the first practice for the Italian Grand Prix on Friday. Perez was .550 seconds quicker than Ferrari driver Kimi Raikkonen and .593 clear of teammate Esteban Ocon in an unlikely top three. Title rivals Lewis Hamilton and Sebastian Vettel stayed mainly away from the track in rainy conditions.
Hamilton, the championship leader, was 11th, 2.546 slower than Perez after doing only six laps in his Mercedes to the Mexican’s 18. Vettel missed most of the running following a gearbox change on his Ferrari. The German was 17th, 3.867 slower than Perez after completing only four laps.
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