HIGHLIGHTS: Watch the action from FP2 at Imola as Piastri sets the pace, Ferrari struggle and Hadjar spins off
McLaren were the pace-setters as the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix weekend got under way on Friday – Oscar Piastri leading team mate Lando Norris in a 1-2 during second practice.
Piastri produced a time of 1m 15.293s on the soft tyres to edge out Norris by 0.025s, with Pierre Gasly a high-flying third for Alpine over Mercedes rival George Russell and Max Verstappen’s Red Bull.
FP2: Piastri leads another McLaren 1-2 at Imola as Hadjar brings out red flags
It was a challenging session for Ferrari on their home soil, as both Charles Leclerc (in sixth) and Lewis Hamilton (back in 11th) encountered brake issues – the Monegasque at one point calling his “horrendous”.
There were no major incidents to report for the majority of the session, until Isack Hadjar spun exiting the first chicane late on, thumped the wall and then beached his car in the gravel while trying to rejoin the track.
Check out the key moments from FP2 at Imola by hitting go on the video player above.
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