2025 F1 Italian Grand Prix Friday practice as it happened

So it's Lando Norris and McLaren who end Friday on top after Ferrari had shown some early promise with Lewis Hamilton heading teammate Charles Leclerc in FP1. A closely-matched FP2 keeps things interesting heading into qualifying day on Saturday. 

That marks an end to our coverage of Friday practice from Monza, but join us again tomorrow for FP3 which begins at 11.30 BST! 

Lando Norris tops second practice at Monza in his McLaren. The Briton's 1m19.878s proved unbeatable during the soft tyre qualifying simulation laps. 

Charles Leclerc led Ferrari's charge in second, just 0.083s behind Norris. 

Carlos Sainz (Williams), Oscar Piastri (McLaren) and Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) make up the rest of the top-five. 

F1 championship leader Oscar Piastri has been summoned to see the stewards for an alleged breach of Article 12.2.1 i) of the FIA International Sporting Code. 

This relates to "entering the fast lane before the re-start of the session was confirmed."

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc has just taken a wild trip through the gravel at the Ascari chicane on a soft tyre lap, which has now been ruined. 

Lewis Hamilton over team radio: "Power keeps dropping out. Power dropping out between [Turns] Six and Seven.

Engineer Ricardo Adami: "Understood."

After being unhappy with his first lap, Charles Leclerc goes again and improves to second. 

He can't beat Lando Norris's time as he ends up 0.083s adrift on softs. 

Carlos Sainz is third for Williams, ahead of McLaren's Oscar Piastri and Lewis Hamilton in fifth.

Lewis Hamilton has managed to get within 0.192s of Lando Norris.

Teammate Charles Leclerc complains of having "no grip" as he ends up only eighth on his first soft tyre run. 

Oscar Piastri is also down on his McLaren stablemate as he only manages a time good enough for seventh. 

Lando Norris sets a new benchmark on soft tyres, producing a 1m19.878s. 

Nico Hulkenberg, meanwhile, puts his Sauber second, ahead of Carlos Sainz. 

They are the first three drivers to set lap times on softs. 

Carlos Sainz puts his Williams top of the timesheets with a 1m20.583s on medium tyres. 

That Williams is absolutely flying at Monza as Sainz goes 0.127s faster than Max Verstappen.

Sainz's teammate Alex Albon goes third, having just saved his car from a big moment coming out of the first Lesmo that saw him run wide on the gravel. 

Max Verstappen hits the top in his Red Bull, 0.247s faster than Charles Leclerc.

Verstappen was on mediums while Leclerc set his lap on hards. 

Lando Norris (mediums) is third, with FP1 pacesetter Lewis Hamilton (hards) fourth.

The first runs on medium tyres have been completed and it's Lando Norris who heads McLaren stablemate at the top of the times by 0.200 seconds. 

"My right mirror is cracked," reports Oscar Piastri. 

The F1 championship leader is one of the first drivers to hit the track in FP2, having sat out of opening practice while rookie Alex Dunne drove his McLaren. 

McLaren teammate Lando Norris was briefly fastest in the early stages, but he has already been shuffled down to third by Max Verstappen and Kimi Antonelli. 

An update from Mercedes, who fully expect George Russell to participate in FP2 after his car broke down right at the end of the FP1 with a hydraulics issue. 

It was a perfect start to Ferrari's home weekend as Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc finished 1-2 in opening practice at Monza. 

Seven-time world champion Hamilton lapped 0.169 seconds quicker than teammate Leclerc as Ferrari showed promising pace but it is very early days. 

Can Ferrari build on their fast start in second practice? 

Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur has explained why his side deciding against fighting Lewis Hamilton's five-place grid penalty for this weekend's Italian Grand Prix. 

Speaking in Friday's team principal's press conference on Friday, Vasseur said: “For sure we were a bit disappointed. 

“Honestly I don’t know if it was too harsh or not but from Sunday evening in Zandvoort my decision was to be focused on Monza and not to spend any energy to fight this.

“The frustration on the decision came also because you have to slow down but it’s subjective, it’s not black or white. Someone is deciding if you slow down enough and depending on the person who is taking the decision it will be different.

“But it is like it is. We decided to be focused on the [Italian Grand Prix] weekend, to don’t lose energy on Zandvoort.”

The second hour of practice running at Monza on Friday takes place in an hour at 4pm BST.

This session, like FP1, will last an hour and see the return of regular drivers Oscar Piastri and Franco Colapinto for McLaren and Alpine respectively. 

In other F1-related news today, a consortium led by former Haas team principal Guenther Steiner will acquire full ownership of the Tech3 MotoGP team.

The deal was confirmed during a Friday press conference at the Catalan MotoGP, where Steiner joined Tech3 boss Herve Poncharal to outline the French team’s future.

“This is a fantastic opportunity,” said Guenther Steiner. “Tech3 is a great team with a huge amount of potential and an impressive legacy.

“Herve's impact on the team and MotoGP itself cannot be overstated, and we’re honoured to take over and keep building on those foundations.

“We’re excited to become part of the MotoGP paddock and maximise the potential of the team and the sport as it continues to grow, helping to bring it to new audiences.”

Former F1 star Daniel Ricciardo has announced his full retirement from motor racing and revealed his next venture.

In an open letter, Ricciardo, who has not been involved in motorsport since losing his AlphaTauri F1 seat after last year's Singapore Grand Prix, confirmed he has fully stepped away from his racing career.

The 36-year-old Australian has joined Ford as global Ford Racing Ambassador, focusing on the company's Raptor brand.

"I wanted to write you all a quick note to coincide with some exciting news," Ricciardo wrote.

"While my racing days are behind me, my love for anything with wheels will always remain high and for that I am proud to be partnering with Ford to become a global Ford Racing ambassador.

"I am going to be working closely with the Ford Racing team and specifically focus on the amazing Raptor brand and lifestyle that Raptor has become for many of Ford's customers."