Russell still the man to beat after final Italian GP practice

MONZA, Italy, Sept 5 : George Russell showed he was the man to beat by setting the fastest time for Mercedes in final practice for the Italian Grand Prix on Saturday, with Formula One title rival and former teammate Lewis Hamilton second for home favourites Ferrari.Russell, who is second overall and level on points with Hamilton in the championship but ahead 2-1 on wins, lapped with a best time of one minute 22.219 seconds at the fastest track on the calendar and one of the most historic.Seven-times world champion Hamilton, who is going for a record sixth Italian Grand Prix win at Monza, was 0.226 slower at the "Temple of Speed", a slipstreaming track where drivers seek an aerodynamic tow from others to go faster.Russell's teammate Kimi Antonelli, the first Italian in 73 years to be leadin