Lando Norris is leading in the second practice.
Second free practice
Sunny. Dry. Air +27…26°C, track +41…35°C
The grandstands in Monza were already full in the morning, and by evening there were even more spectators in red uniforms. As in the first practice, the drivers began the session on the harder Hard and Medium compounds, assessing their performance and wear over race distance.
Gasly went off at Ascari, Albon impeded Hamilton at the first chicane, and on the tenth minute red flags appeared – Kimi Antonelli’s car got stuck in the gravel at the second Lesmo – and had to be recovered, with the young Mercedes driver watching the rest of the session from the pits.
Bortoleto overtook a Racing Bulls car under yellow flags – the stewards reviewed this incident after the session and did not punish him.
Under the red flags Oscar Piastri exited to the pit lane too early, not waiting for the restart time notification – the stewards will review this incident after the session. After the pause everyone went back out on Hard and Medium.
Bortoleto ran wide over the kerb exiting Lesmo 2, Piastri went onto the gravel there as well, and Albon went off in the first Lesmo. Leclerc complained of a lack of grip, and Verstappen of the car’s nervous reaction to any bump.
After locking his tyres Leclerc spectacularly shot across the gravel and grass at Ascari, continuing on. Hamilton and Piastri went through the gravel at Lesmo 2.
The timesheet was topped by Lando Norris, who set a lap of 1:19.878.
Second free practice
Driver
Team
Time
Gap
Laps
1. L. Norris
McLaren
1:19.878
-
28
2. C. Leclerc
Ferrari
1:19.961
+0.083
29
3. C. Sainz
Williams
1:19.974
+0.096
30
4. O. Piastri
McLaren
1:20.059
+0.181
29
5. L. Hamilton
Ferrari
1:20.070
+0.192
26
6. M. Verstappen
Red Bull
1:20.077
+0.199
27
7. A. Albon
Williams
1:20.179
+0.301
28
8. N. Hülkenberg
Sauber
1:20.241
+0.363
27
9. Y. Tsunoda
Red Bull
1:20.269
+0.391
28
10. G. Russell
Mercedes
1:20.276
+0.398
29
11. A. Hajar
Racing Bulls
1:20.383
+0.505
24
12. G. Bortoleto
Sauber
1:20.475
+0.597
25
13. L. Stroll
Aston Martin
1:20.528
+0.650
28
14. O. Beerman
Haas
1:20.607
+0.729
29
15. F. Alonso
Aston Martin
1:20.645
+0.767
26
16. E. Ocon
Haas
1:20.654
+0.776
29
17. L. Lawson
Racing Bulls
1:20.811
+0.933
25
18. P. Gasly
Alpine
1:21.102
+1.224
30
19. K. Antonelli
Mercedes
1:21.367
+1.489
4
20. F. Colapinto
Alpine
1:21.564
+1.686
30
First free practice
Light cloud. Dry. Air +26°C, track +42°C
Practice in Monza is especially important. Only at this venue do Formula 1 cars run with minimal downforce and low frontal resistance to achieve high speeds on the long straights that make up the legendary circuit in the Royal Park. With reduced downforce the cars behave nervously, and drivers need time to adapt.
In the first practice there were temporary driver changes at two teams – in McLaren Alex Dunn sat in for championship leader Oscar Piastri, and at Alpine Paul Aroon replaced Franco Colapinto.
The first runs were done on the harder Hard and Medium tyres, assessing their wear over distance and gradually increasing pace.
There were a few minor incidents. Norris, Leclerc, Hülkenberg and Antonelli ran wide at the first corner, Lawson, Hamilton and Alonso touched gravel, Aroon spun at the second chicane – without damage to the cars. Hajar went off at Ascari – and the session had to be stopped with red flags to clear the gravel from the track.
Under the red flags Leclerc braked hard to avoid an illegal overtake, but still passed the Sauber. The stewards decided not to penalise him.
In the final minutes Russell’s car stopped on the straight before the second chicane due to hydraulic problems. The race control declared a virtual safety car, under which the session ended.
To the delight of the fans, the timesheet was led by the Ferrari drivers, the best time was set by Hamilton with a lap of 1:20.117.
First free practice
Driver
Team
Time
Gap
Laps
1. L. Hamilton
Ferrari
1:20.117
-
20
2. C. Leclerc
Ferrari
1:20.286
+0.169
24
3. C. Sainz
Williams
1:20.650
+0.533
25
4. M. Verstappen
Red Bull
1:20.692
+0.575
22
5. K. Antonelli
Mercedes
1:20.940
+0.823
25
6. L. Norris
McLaren
1:21.021
+0.904
28
7. A. Albon
Williams
1:21.073
+0.956
25
8. G. Russell
Mercedes
1:21.110
+0.993
20
9. F. Alonso
Aston Martin
1:21.114
+0.997
20
10. A. Hajar
Racing Bulls
1:21.158
+1.041
25
11. G. Bortoleto
Sauber
1:21.172
+1.055
24
12. N. Hülkenberg
Sauber
1:21.179
+1.062
26
13. L. Lawson
Racing Bulls
1:21.201
+1.084
27
14. Y. Tsunoda
Red Bull
1:21.292
+1.175
24
15. L. Stroll
Aston Martin
1:21.295
+1.178
26
16. A. Dunn
McLaren
1:21.606
+1.489
26
17. E. Ocon
Haas
1:21.642
+1.525
22
18. P. Gasly
Alpine
1:21.653
+1.536
26
19. O. Beerman
Haas
1:22.058
+1.941
23
20. P. Aroon
Alpine
1:22.153
+2.036
23
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