Verstappen crashes as Mercedes dominate first practice at Monza


FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 - Italian Grand Prix - Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy - September 3, 2020 Red Bull's Max Verstappen during a press conference FIA/Handout via REUTERS

MONZA, Italy (Reuters) - Lewis Hamilton's closest Formula One rival Max Verstappen crashed his Red Bull in first practice for the Italian Grand Prix on Friday while Mercedes continued to dominate and Ferrari struggled.

Valtteri Bottas was top of the timesheets at Monza with a fastest lap of one minute 20.703 seconds on the soft tyres, with six times champion team mate and overall leader Hamilton 0.245 slower.

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