Team Summary:
The second Friday practice for the 2022 Italian Grand Prix would commence with a rapid procession of drivers coming out with a mix of tyres but the medium being the most widely used. Both Williams drivers were out running again with a split tyre evaluation programme. Sainz would set a 1m:23.156 to be quickest but Verstappen would move ahead with a 1m:23.021 with both on the medium tyre. Leclerc was able to move ahead of Verstappen with a time of 1m:22.307 followed by Verstappen, Sainz, Perez, Hamilton, Alonso, Russell and Tsunoda eighth. Verstappen would return to the top of the times with a 1m:22.303 followed by Leclerc and Sainz. The top thirteen cars were all on the medium tyre with ten minutes of the session completed.

The Williams pair were currently 16th and the second had yet to set a time. Bottas would move into fourth ahead of Russell, Perez, Tsunoda, Hamilton, Alonso and Ocon tenth. With close to twenty minutes of the session completed the track would empty with just Bottas running. The Williams pair were currently 15th and 19th. Bottas would pit only to see both Haas cars return for soft tyre runs. Bottas would join them also on the soft tyre. Both Williams cars would also come out on the soft tyre, joined by quite a few others. After their soft tyre runs the Williams pair were currently sixth and 17th.

At the front Verstappen would improve with a 1m:21.807 on the soft tyre. But the session would be Red Flagged when Schumacher lost power and had to pull off the track. The order was Verstappen followed by Leclerc, Norris, Sainz, Hamilton, Alonso, Alex, Perez, Ricciardo and Zhou tenth. The track would empty as the Haas was recovered. The session would restart with twenty five minutes remaining in the session. Both Williams drivers would return remaining on the soft tyre. Sainz was able to improve to be quickest with a 1m:21.664 while second place Verstappen had switched to the medium tyre. He would be joined by quite a few drivers with fifteen minutes remaining in the session.

With drivers working through longer runs the session would come to a close with Sainz remaining quickest from Verstappen, Leclerc, Norris, Russell, Perez, Hamilton, Ocon, Alonso and Alex in tenth. The second Williams would finish the session in 19th. The session was a continuation of the considerable difference between the two Williams drivers. All the drivers were again able to complete practice starts on the grid.

Alex Albon:
Alex would join the second Friday practice this time using the hard tyre for his first run. Alex would set a 1m:25.244 to be ninth dropping to eleventh. This would become 17th but with a 1m:24.531 he would improve to be 14th. A 1m:24.329 would see Alex improve but remained 14th. He would dropt o 15th pitting after a seven lap run. He would return for a soft tyre run and was able to set a 1m:22.835 to be sixth. Alex would pit briefly after a three lap run. After the end of the Red Flag period Alex would return on used soft tyres. He was currently 10th but he would fail to improve and would pit after a three lap run. With just over ten minutes remaining Alex would return again on the soft tyre but he would pit after a single lap. He would return on used hard tyres. Going into Turn one he would have a substantial lockup and on another lap would run wide across the gravel but was able to continue on what was a long hard tyre run. With the end of the session he would pit after a nine lap run.

Nicholas Latifi:
Nicholas owuld take to the track this time using the medium tyre for his first run. But he would fail to set a time pitting after just one lap. After a short stop he would return and would set a 1m:24.423 to be 19th. Nicholas had dtopped to 20th as he returned for a soft tyre run. He would set a 1m:23.982 to be 16th. He would drop to 18th pitting with the Red Flag. Upon the restart he would return on used spoft tyres. Nicholas had dropped to 19th pitting after a three lap run. Nicholas would return still on the used soft tyre but like his team-mate he would pit changing to the medium tyre with eight minutes remaining in the session. He would compolete the session having done an eight lap run on the medium tyre.