Second time in free practice for Monegasque, only Norris’ MC Laren does better. Hamilton Quinto, but the detachment between the top ten are minimal
Monza is always a little special for Ferraris. The Friday of the Italian Grand Prix rekindles the hopes of the Ferrariist people thanks to Charles Leclerc which closes the second free practice session with the second half of Lando Norris at the helm of the unpaid Mc Laren with only 83 cents of delay. The Red Marea at the Monza Autodrome enjoys a beautiful day with Leclerc and Hamilton finally competitive, even in front of everyone after the free practice of the morning in which the Mc Laren seem in difficulty and the only one to have a nice step is Max Verstappen.
Norris is unleashed
The afternoon restarts the values a bit, but lIn Ferrari by Charles Leclerc travels to the rhythms of Norris’ MC Laren both in the simulation of the tests and in the race. And even Hamilton who closes with fifth place is not so far away From the best, even if it should be remembered that it will be back 5 positions for the penalty taken to Zandvoort. Instead, the difficulties in which the leader of the Oscar Plastri World Championship closes with the seventh time are surprising. But The top ten machines are very close, All collected in less than 4 tenths, a small mistake is enough to find yourself back two or three rows. The official tests of tomorrow that will determine the starting grid will say more, but in the meantime it is clear that Ferrari has prompted a lot on the power of the engine because it cannot fail in Monza. There is still a bit to work on the structure, but the reds seem close to the Mc Laren. On the race strategies, Pirelli’s detection on the tires could then influence: With the new asphalting of the road surface there is a poor degradation. And this could recommend many teams to aim On one stopas Leclerc did last year that thanks to this intuition he won a Grand Prix that seemed in the hands of the Mc Laren of Piastri.
