F1 Italian GP live commentary and updates - FP2

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FP2 recap

Formula 1

F1 Italian GP: Russell beats Leclerc to top second practice

George Russell leads second practice for Formula 1's Italian Grand Prix as Ferrari and Mercedes trade blows in Monza

"The car is jumping the car a lot more now, I don't know if the front axle took a hit", Verstappen reports. 

Colapinto saves his car from the wall as he runs across the gravel out of the Ascari corner, managing to find some respite on the run-off to rejoin the track. 

Bortoleto reckons there's something wrong with his engine, and Audi indeed states that there's a misfire - so the Brazilian comes into the pits. 

Hamilton's catching this Verstappen-Antonelli-Tsunoda pack - although Verstappen's just pitted. 

McLaren appears to be doing a bit of running in formation as they explore the situation with deployment and the slipstream. Not a bad idea, to be fair!

Leclerc has a big spin at the Variante della Roggia, and just about gets the car facing the right way to avoid the wall. 

Verstappen, Antonelli, and Tsunoda also appear to be doing a bit of line-astern racing out there. 

We've got the long runs in full swing, Leclerc circulating on softs to see how long the C5 will last. 

There's a spread of all three compounds out there, although you'd expect most teams to one-stop in a normal race.

Antonelli started a hard-tyre run some time ago, and Russell has now begun one for the final part of the session. Albon is also on a long-run on the mediums. 

Hamilton is a bit in the way during the Variante Ascari, but Lindblad nonetheless gets up to seventh. 

Gasly moves up to 14th again, as Bortoleto has another go - sans spin this time - but bails on the lap. Bearman hits eighth, above Verstappen. Ocon stays 18th to somewhat demonstrate some of the improvements found with the new Ferrari PU - which only Bearman has. 

Bortoleto saves a big snap in the Variante della Roggia, and that's the end of his effort on softs. 

Verstappen is having another go, and gets above the Racing Bulls pair to go seventh. Lindblad will attempt to hit back.

After losing that lap, Antonelli's going again on the same set of softs. Most of the field has indeed pitted, presumably to prepare for their own soft-tyre runs.

Russell duly does so, going for his own qualifying sim.

Antonelli backed off at the end of that soft-tyre lap, as he got a face full of Audi through the Parabolica. 

Verstappen moves up to sixth, with Bortoleto seventh - just a smidgen behind the Red Bull despite the Audi being on harder tyres. 

Verstappen moves up to eighth, taking a short route to the finish line. Lindblad then fires his way up to third, demonstrating the work that Red Bull might need to do. 

Norris had to take evasive action into the chicane, as Stroll cut across him as the McLaren was at full pelt. It's been noted.

Lawson then goes fifth on a second lap with the soft tyre.

Verstappen gets a front wing change done, hoping to find a bit of extra front-end out there. Colapinto does a purple first sector but moves up to ninth, as Piastri stays sixth.

Norris then posts a 1m23.796s to get up to fourth.

Russell posts a 1m23.434s on the hard tyre, to get within 0.017s of Antonelli. 

Verstappen, in the car for the first time this weekend after sitting out FP1 for Ayumu Iwasa, complains about the lack of downforce in his Red Bull.

Installation laps to start the session with, as the teams analyse their post-FP1 set-up changes and do any final set-up tweaks.

Then we'll get into the soft-tyre runs, as teams push their cars and see what they've got up their sleeves in terms of out-and-out performance.