MONZA, Italy—Red Bull’s Formula One leader Max Verstappen was fastest in final practice on Saturday for the Italian Grand Prix, but Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc looked a good bet for pole position at his team’s home race.
Nine of the 20 drivers are carrying penalties for Sunday’s race and Verstappen, who leads Leclerc by a massive 109 points in the championship after 15 of 22 races, is one of them with a drop of five places on the starting grid.
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen before practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Italy at Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Monza, Italy, on Sept. 10, 2022. (Jennifer Lorenzini/Reuters)
Leclerc was the fastest driver on the timesheets without a penalty, lapping 0.347 slower than Verstappen’s best effort of one minute 21.252 seconds….