“I think we confirmed more or less that it’s going to be a tough weekend for us as a team in terms of performance,” said Alonso on Friday evening.

Ferrari have yet to take a decision on whether to retain Kimi Raikkonen for 2019, the Italian Formula One team’s new chief executive Louis Camilleri said on Friday.

Lewis Hamilton accepts Mercedes is playing catch up to Ferrari at Monza and says the areas his team is weaker compared to its rivals are clear to see.

Pos. Driver Car Best lap 1 Sebastian Vettel Scuderia Ferrari 1:21.105 2 Kimi Raikkonen Scuderia Ferrari 1:21.375 3 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes AMG F1 1:21.392 4 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes AMG F1 1:21.803 5 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1:22.154 6 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing 1:22.296 7 Esteban Ocon Force India 1:22.930 8 Sergio Perez Force […]

Pos. Driver Car Best lap 1 Sergio Perez Force India 1:34.000 2 Kimi Raikkonen Scuderia Ferrari 1:34.550 3 Esteban Ocon Force India 1:34.593 4 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso Honda 1:35.024 5 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull Racing 1:35/207 6 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso Honda 1:35.438 7 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1:35.665 8 Carlos Sainz Renault […]

Part 2 of press conference with Nico Hulkenberg, Charles Leclerc, Esteban Ocon and Sergey Sirotkin.

There has been questions around Ferrari’s power gains since the start of the season, but an in-depth investigation by the FIA between the Azerbaijan and Monaco Grands Prix found nothing unusual on the car. Mercedes admits it does not understand how its rival has extracted so much performance from its hybrid system in such a short period of time, but Vettel says he is not worried by the rumours those comments have sparked in the paddock or Hamilton’s remarks last Sunday.