Sainz set the pace at the Mꩲonza circuit, just 0.019 seconds clear of his former McLaren teammate Norris, on his ꩲsecond low-fuel run on the soft tyre.

• F1 Italian Grand Prix 2023 - Friday Practice Results 

Red Bull’s Sergio Perez was 0.185s down ♛in third but suffered a hig🦋h-speed spin through the gravel before hitting the barriers at the exit of the final corner. 

Oscar Piastri put his McLaren fourth ahead of Max Verstappen, who was left frustrated not to get a proper qualifying simulation in after seeing his one and only soft tyre run ru🌠ined by traffic. 

T꧅hat left the two-time world champion nearly three-tenths adrift in fifth as he bids for a record-breaking 10th consecutive victory this weekend. 

Charles Leclerc wꦕas sixth-fastest and 0.361s slower than teammate Sainz, who has held the upper hand at Ferrari so far at their home race. 

Alex Albon was an impressive seventh for Williams on the medium tyre, ahead of Aston Martin’s Fernando Alon💦so and George Russell, who was the quickest Mercedes driver in n🐲inth. 

The top-10 order was completed by Nic🔥o Hulkenberg’s Haas. 

Lewis Hamilton was only 17th after carrying a 5mph straight-line speed deficit to teammate Russell following a s💯et-up change ahead of FP2.&nbs🐈p;

The s🧜even-time world champion, who along with Russell signed a fresh deal to stay with Mercedes until the end of 2025ℱ going into the weekend, did not complete a soft tyre run. 

Lance Stroll will go into 🦄qualifying massively on the back foot after his Aston Martin ground to a halt with a sudden loss of power on just his third lap of the day. 

The issue kept Stroll, who sat out of first practice while Asꦿton Martin reserve Felipe Drugovich deputised, in the garage for the remainder of the session. 

Stroll’s stoppage caused the first of two red flags, the secoꦫnd of which was triggered by Perez’s late spin.