Norris explains why he is wary ahead of Austrian GP despite dominating FP2

The British driver was replaced by rookie Alex Dunne, who performed admirably to set the fourth-quickest time.

Norris, therefore, missed an hour of running at the circuit with just 10 turns, but it is deceivingly difficult to put together a good lap time.

He has driven well at the Red Bull Ring in the past, scoring his first podium in 2020 and another third place a year later.

McLaren have set the benchmark this year but Norris is under pressure to deliver after colliding with teammate Oscar Piastri in Canada.

Norris conceded to F1TV after FP2 that, despite setting the quickest time, he is slightly cautious, particularly as Red Bull and Max Verstappen tend to find a lot of speed over the weekend.

He said: "I think as a team, we seemed a bit more competitive. I think we definitely didn't look that good this morning. So I think we did move things in the right direction. I think as always, where we are very quick in FP2 at times, we've showed a bit more pace than some of the others.