Charles Leclerc's wife Alexandra shows off her 'baby bump' in a black halterneck dress as she joins Formula One WAGs at Italian Grand Prix

Charles Leclerc's wife Alexandra showed off her 'baby bump' in a black halterneck dress at the Italian Grand Prix qualifying round on Saturday.    

The couple, who haven't announced they are expecting their first child together, tied the knot in a picturesque wedding in Monaco back in February. 

And Alexandra, 25, proved she was Charles's biggest supporter as she headed through the paddock alongside Carlos Sainz's girlfriend Rebecca Donaldson and Alicia Torriani, the partner of Oliver Bearman. 

The influencer tucked into what appeared to be some ice cream and accessorised her glamorous black dress with peep toe heels, sunglasses and a leopard print handbag. 

Formula One has headed to the iconic Monza circuit for round 13 of the season. 

Lewis Hamilton trailed team-mate Charles Leclerc in first practice for the Italian Grand Prix as Ferrari set the pace at their home race. 

Meanwhile Lewis and Max Verstappen evoked memories of their 2021 title scrap as they clashed in practice for the Italian Grand Prix.

Hamilton and Verstappen, the latter already aggrieved with his one-time rival for appearing to get in his way earlier in the session, came together in the closing moments.

Hamilton was forced to take to the escape road at the opening chicane – the scene of their infamous accident five years ago – after Verstappen launched his Red Bull underneath the seven-time world champion's Ferrari. 

The pair came within centimetres of making contact with one another.

'I got blocked by Max,' said Hamilton over the radio. 'Yeah, he caused that,' counter-claimed Verstappen on the Red Bull intercom.

George Russell will head into qualifying as the favourite to secure a much-needed pole position after he finished quickest in final practice.

Russell, who was fastest in yesterday's second running at Monza's Temple of Speed, again led the way in the concluding session prior to qualifying later today.

The Englishman saw off Hamilton by a commanding 0.226 seconds, with Verstappen third.

Kimi Antonelli, who leads Mercedes team-mate Russell and Hamilton by 59 points in the championship standings, will serve a grid sanction for an engine change and start tomorrow’s race from the back of the field. He finished fourth in the order, 0.361 seconds slower than Russell.

World champion Lando Norris, who arrived in Italy off the back of consecutive wins in Hungary and the Netherlands, took fifth – four tenths off the pace.

Qualifying takes place at 4pm local time (3pm British Summer Time).