There’s a synergy between Ferrari’s DNA and the soul of the Autodromo Internazionale Monza.

Enzo Ferrari, the team’s eponymous founder, was a man who thought aerodynamics was for those who couldn’t build engines.

Monza, — the temple of speed — is the fastest circuit in Formula 1, the place where horsepower rules.

So in one sense it’s entirely unsurprising that Ferrari has a habit, even in some of its worst seasons, of turning up and putting up a fight at its home Italian Grand Prix.

Could Charles Leclerc really pip McLaren to pole? Could he record consecutive victories in Monza?

The super-tight FP2 results suggest he can — but they also suggest he’ll have more than just two rivals for top spot on the grid.

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