FP2 Highlights | 2022 Italian Grand Prix

Second practice at Monza and Sergio Perez found the gravel at the Parabolica, the Mexican going wide as he negotiated the long curve. He almost managed to keep his Red Bull out of the barriers, limiting the damage, but his beached RB19 had to be craned away. Red Flags bookended the session. Earlier Lance Stroll's Aston Martin had ground to a halt approaching the same corner. Unable to get the car going again, the marshals rolled him back to the nearest circuit exit. A fuel system problem ending the Canadians' participation in the session with just two laps completed. Max Verstappen felt blocked on a qualifying simulation run. We're not going to try again because I had a **** read. It's not qualifying, Max. Box please. Yeah, I know, but I want to have the proper reads. Teammate Sergio Perez was also annoyed by the traffic. What a mess these guys are creating. Come on, come on. We need to be better than this. Lewis Hamilton put two wheels in the gravel at De La Roja and Carlos Sainz had a wobble at the same place, the Spaniard declaring a real lock-up over the radio as he approached the chicane. Ferrari have started the Italian Grand Prix from pole position 22 times, double the number of their closest rival in the front row stakes, McLaren. Top spot for either team would make their fans delirious. Lando Norris was looking to do just that, but suffered a lock-up at Reto Filho. The Briton cut in the corner. As the session drew to a close, it was Forza Ferrari. Birthday boy Sainz with the quickest lap of the day, a 1 minute 21.355. The boys in papaya ran them close. Norris with the second-best time, just 19,000th back from the lead, with Perez splitting the McLarens for P3 and Oscar Piastri just behind. Max Verstappen slotted into fifth ahead of Charles Leclerc in the second Ferrari, with Alex Albon once again impressing in P7. His best lap completed on the mediums. Fernando Alonso, George Russell and Nico Hülkenberg complete the top 10. Kevin Magnussen was just behind his Haas teammate in P11. Then came Valtteri Bottas, Pierre Gasly, Yuki Tsunoda and Esteban Ocon. Logan Sargent's P16 lap was attained on the mediums, the same tyres for Hamilton and Liam Lawson, P17 and P18 respectively, with Joe Guagnou and the out-of-luck Stroll completing the 20.