McLaren focuses on long distance run at rain hit Monza

With rain falling through the morning at Monza, including some major storms, the track conditions were treacherous resulting in the team staying in the garage for the morning session. Fernando left the garage for the first time shortly after 13:30, with the circuit still wet.

It was soon too dry for wet Bridgestone Potenza tyres in general, but remained damp in places, such as through the Lesmos. As a result running on dry tyres was compromised to an extent, so work focused on long distance runs. Towards the end of the day, although the track did not fully dry, Fernando spent more time looking at set-up for Monza.