The Briton, 59 points behind his Mercedes team-mate in the standings, was fastest in practice for the Italian Grand Prix.
Kimi Antonelli cleared Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc with 10 laps remaining at Spa-Francorchamps to take his sixth win of the season.
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