Listen to this article In strong sunshine but with fierce winds blowing throughout the session, Lando Norris set the initial first place benchmark time when the running commenced at 10am local time, the Briton continuing behind the wheel for a second day at McLaren as teammate Daniel Ricciardo continues to feel unwell. Norris’s 1m38.593s was soon bettered by Ocon’s 1m36.472s, the Alpine, running its alternative pink livery for Friday’s action, fitted with the C3 medium tyres. After backing off and cooling his tyres, Ocon’s went for a second flier a short while later but did not improve despite setting what were then fastest times in the first and third sectors. Charles Leclerc then took over at the top of the times for Ferrari as the first of the session’s four hours drew to a close, as he went quickest on a 1m34.366s also on the C3s. Half an hour later, Ocon, now running the C4 soft compound tyre, surged back ahead on a 1m34.276s, which stood as the fastest time to the end of the session. Leclerc stayed second for Ferrari, with world champion Max Verstappen third for Red Bull ahead of Aston Martin’s Sebastian Vettel. Norris’s best time ended up being a 1m36.354s he set on the prototype C2 tyres Pirelli is trialling at this event, which featu …