Formula 1 championship leader Oscar Piastri will sit out Free Practice 1 at the Italian Grand Prix, where he will be replaced by McLaren junior Alex Dunne.
Current F1 sporting regulations demand that teams run rookies – drivers who have not competed in more than two grands prix – on race weekends on four occasions over the season. This typically happens in Free Practice 1 on well-known tracks, where the regular driver theoretically won’t lose out too much in terms of preparation for the remainder of the event.
