Team Summary:
On a dry track the final practice session for the 2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix would get underway with Stroll out first using the medium tyre. Other drivers were out running with the majority on the medium tyre. Botta's car was still on its stands looking nowhere near ready to run. Norris, Gasly, Perez and Verstappen would come out on the soft as it was reported that there was an issue with Ricciardo's car. A 1m24.826 from Zhou on the medium as Leclerc came out on the same tyre. Quite a few drivers would pit without setting a time as Norris set a 1m:23.821 to be quickest. But Hamilton would set a 1m:21.880 on the medium tyre as the first Williams would be out running.

Quickly Gasly would move ahead with a 1m:21.602 only to be passed by Perez, 1m:20.447, with Verstappen second. A Williams was fourth dropping to fifth behind the AlphaTauri pair. The Williams would move into second behind an improved Perez who had set a 1m:19.815. Verstappen was now second again. Gasly was fourth followed but this would change as Tsunoda went third seeing the Williams now fourth. But Hamilton was now second also using the soft tyre. With one Williams now 10th with a 1m:22.277 but was 2.4s off the quickest time. The other was fifth but only 0.7 behind the quickest time.

It was reported that Norris also had an issue seeing both McLaren's in their garages. On the soft tyre Russell would go quickest with a 1m:19.457 from Perez and Hamilton. With thirty minutes completed the order was Russell, Perez, Hamilton, Verstappen, Tsunoda, Alex, Gasly, Zhou, Vettel and Stroll. The other Williams of Nicholas was now 13th. This would change with the pair now 10th and 15th. Leclerc on the soft was now second ahead of Perez. Alonso was now fifth from Sainz, Verstappen, Tsunoda, Zhou and Alex. Perez would improve to again be second.

Five minutes remaining and the session was very much drivers completing longer runs. With the end of the session both Williams drivers would return to the track with the pair currently 11th and 17th in order to complete practice starts. The order would finish with Russell remaining quickest from Perez, Leclerc, Hamilton, Alonso, Sainz, Verstappen, Tsunoda, Gasly and Zhou tenth. Certainly an improvement from both Williams drivers compared to their Friday performances. Given their evaluations of both the soft and medium tyres it will be interesting to see which tyre they start the Sprint on.

Alex Albon:
Alex would be the first Williams driver out running using the soft tyre. A 1m:21.643 from Alex would see him fourth. On the soft Alex would set a 1m: 20.591 to be second behind an improved Perez. This was 0.7 behind the Red Bull as he dropped to third. This would become sixth as Alex pitted after a long 12 lap run on the soft. Alex would return for a medium tyre run with just over twenty minutes remaining. As mores oft tyre times were set Alex would drop to tenth. Alex had completed eleven laps on the medium tyre with ten minutes remaining in the session. He would complete eighteen laps and then pitted now in eleventh.

Nicholas Latifi:
Nicholas would come out for his first run using the soft tyre with just over ten minutes completed. Nicholas would set a 1m:23.602 to be 12th. He would improve with a 1m:22.501 to be 11th. A 1m:22.277 would see Nicholas now tenth. Nicholas would drop to 11th and would pit after a seven lap run. he would return this time on the medium tyre having dropped to 14th. He had improved his time with a 1m:22.136. A 1m:21.873 would see Nicholas improve up to 12th. This would become 13th as his continued his longer run. Ten laps into his medium run Nicholas was now 11th with a 1m:21.655. This would become 14th even with a 1m:21.263, then 16th. He was continuing on a very long run on the medium tyre now currently having completed eighteen laps. One lap later and Nicholas would pit now 17th.