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“I struggled a little bit today, probably more with the car in FP1 just with the low grip, I think everyone is probably going to say a similar thing,” Norris said. “The track improved a lot for FP2 and I probably just didn’t progress as much as I needed to.
“The car’s quick, Oscar [Piastri] is very quick – he made a big mistake and probably lost four or five tenths, so he easily should’ve been P1. I’m quite a long way off, so a bit of work for me to do.”
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Norris’s team mate Piastri improved across the practice sessions, jumping up to set the fourth fastest time after finishing sixth on the timesheets in the morning.
The McLaren duo will be hoping to further close down the 30-point deficit to Red Bull in the constructors’ standings at the Italian Grand Prix, but the Australian admitted that difficulties with the tyres could have a significant impact on the race.
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