Although Lando Norris topped the charts in FP2 on Friday, he couldn't make it into the top 10 in the first practice session.

The session began in mixed conditions. As the track started to dry, Norris was the first to put the soft tyres on and try to test the limits at the Las Vegas Street Circut.

Though his pace set him among the contenders in the battle for pole in a few hours, the team faced telemetry issues that prevented both Norris as well as teammate Oscar Piastri from taking advantage of the track when it was at its finest.

These snags 2009 world champion Jenson Button told Sky Sports did not make going into qualifying any easier.

Fellow commentator Anthony Davidson, gave a similar view to Button's.

"That will be hard to overcome for McLaren now," Davidson stated. "They will be fighting to get the laps in and feel comfortable.

"I do feel like the car does have the speed, maybe not to match the likes of Verstappen and Russell, while the Ferraris look good in these conditions as well," he concluded laying out their opponents, who go into qualifying with perhaps a smidge more of confidence.

In the end Piastri and Norris would finish the session at the bottom of the order in P19 and P20 respectively. Click here for the session's full results. To view the fll report of the session, click here.

FP2 in Las Vegas was red-flagged around 20 minutes in due to a loose manhole cover on the track. An FIA spokesperson said that the affected manhole had been disassembled and inspected, and reported a flaw had been found in its closure mechanism. Read the full story here.

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