Hamilton fastest in final practice at Italian GP

Published November 20, 2014

Lewis Hamilton had the fastest time in the final practice session at the Italian Grand Prix, edging out championship leader Fernando Alonso by one thousandth of a second.

As speculation about his future and a possible switch to Mercedes continued, Hamilton posted a time of 1 minute, 24.578 seconds in perfect conditions at Monza on Saturday.

Alonso put Friday's problems behind him and delivered a strong performance, but was beaten by a flying lap from the McLaren driver, 5 minutes from the end of the session.

Paul Di Resta was third, but his chances of a points finish on Sunday took a blow after he was handed a five-place grid penalty because of a gearbox change.

A gearbox is supposed to last five consecutive races under FIA regulations.

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