Yet after opening the event by giving the Tifosi some reason to cheer, McLaren driver Lando Norris hit back to top FP2<\/a> by 0.083s over Leclerc in second. Hamilton finished FP2 in P5 with a 0.192s deficit to P1, as Williams\u2019 Carlos Sainz took P3 and McLaren\u2019s Oscar Piastri took P4.<\/p>\n Ferrari arrived at Monza confident about their chances for the Italian GP<\/a>, with the level track surface letting the Maranello crew run the SF-25 low to the ground without risking excessive floor plank wear. Leclerc is also bidding for back-to-back Monza wins after his 2024 triumph.<\/p>\n Leclerc and Hamilton are also making use of Ferrari believing their low-downforce rear wing could be a winning weapon at Monza<\/a>. Yet Friday\u2019s practice was not flawless for the Scuderia stars, with Leclerc one of the many drivers to run wide exiting the second Lesmo during FP2.<\/p>\n READ MORE: Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc\u2019s life outside F1 from net worth to girlfriend<\/a><\/p>\n PositionDriverTeamTime1Lando NorrisMcLaren1:19.8782Charles LeclercFerrari1:19.9613Carlos SainzWilliams1:19.9744Oscar PiastriMcLaren1:20.0595Lewis HamiltonFerrari1:20.0706Max VerstappenRed Bull1:20.0777Alex AlbonWilliams1:20.1798Nico HulkenbergSauber1:20.2419Yuki TsunodaRed Bull1:20.26910George RussellMercedes1:20.276FP2 timesheet for the 2025 F1 Italian Grand Prix at Monza<\/p>\n Leclerc also caught Jamie Chadwick<\/a> by surprise during FP2 for the Italian GP<\/a> on Friday when the Ferrari ace locked up at the Ascari Chicane with eight minutes remaining of the session. The 27-year-old needed to take a wild trip through the gravel trap after locking up at Turn 8.<\/p>\n Chadwick said on Sky Sports<\/a> F1 (05\/09, 16:52): \u201cComing into the Ascari Chicane, I\u2019m going to predict he has a snap mid-corner? Oh, no, a big lock-up. That\u2019s surprising, actually. We\u2019ve not seen anyone, really, have lock-ups there. But [Leclerc locks up] that front-left [tyre].<\/p>\n \u201cUsually, it\u2019s not a corner you have lock-ups like that. But [Leclerc has a] big lock-up, gets out of it early and straight lines it across [the gravel trap] to avoid any big issues. But that\u2019s not a corner you\u2019d actually want to find yourself with that under rotation of the front left.\u201d<\/p>\n What happened to Charles Leclerc to trigger an investigation from the Monza stewards?<\/p>\n Ferrari will hope Leclerc learns from his rare lock-up at Ascari during FP2 at Monza, with the Scuderia relying on the Monegasque to lead their Italian GP dreams. Hamilton must serve a five-place grid penalty at Monza<\/a> for not slowing under yellow flags at Zandvoort last Sunday.<\/p>\n![\"Ferrari](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/GettyImages-2233862192-1024x682.jpg\")
Photo by Mark Sutton \u2013 Formula 1\/Formula 1 via Getty ImagesCharles Leclerc surprises Jamie Chadwick with a rare lock-up at Ascari during FP2 at the Italian Grand Prix<\/p>\n