P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Lando Norris feels his team-mate got the better of him during FP2, with a mistake for the Australian preventing him from “easily” topping the timing sheets at the Italian Grand Prix.
Lando Norris acknowledged that he has work to do after lagging behind Oscar Piastri in FP2 at the Italian Grand Prix. He mentioned that a mistake from Piastri during qualifying simulation runs masked his true pace. Norris finished the session just three-thousandths slower than Lewis Hamilton but felt Piastri should have been first. Norris attributed his struggles in FP1 to low grip, noting that the track improved for FP2 but he couldn’t progress enough. Despite Piastri’s mistake, Norris acknowledged the gap and the need for improvement on his part. He highlighted the tight competition among Ferrari, McLaren, Red Bull, and Mercedes, expecting an exciting battle among the leading eight cars in qualifying and the race.
