McLaren driver Lando Norris set the pace in the second free practice session (FP2) at Monza ahead of this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix.

Norris clocked a fastest time of 1:19.878, pipping Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc to top spot by 0.083 seconds. Carlos Sainz was third for Williams.

Italian GP: Lando Norris fastest in FP2 as Oscar Piastri faces FIA investigation

Late-summer sunshine greeted the drivers at the start of FP2 at Monza.

George Russell clocked the first timed lap on hard tyres with the Mercedes driver wasting no time after his stoppage at the end of FP1.

Max Verstappen and Russell traded fastest laps in the opening minutes before first Oscar Piastri and then Norris reassumed McLaren’s dominance.

That came just moments after Piastri reported that his right-hand mirror was crack

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