The double world champion was fastest in both practice sessions at the Japanese Grand Prix.
Max Verstappen lapped with a best time of one minute 31.647s in today’s first session at the Japanese Grand Prix.
“Max back to the front again, so it was fun while it lasted,” joked McLaren boss Zak Brown on Sky Sports, referring to last weekend’s first podium of the season without a Red Bull driver. The Dutch 25-year-old lapped with a best time of one minute 31.647s in Friday’s first session, 0.626s quicker than Ferrari’s Singapore winner Carlos Sainz, and went on to do a lap of 1:30.688 in second practice.Perez, 151 points behind Verstappen after 15 of 22 races, had a harder time and was only 11th and ninth respectively — more than a second slower than his team mate in both.
“We seem to be slightly closer to our competitors than expected, so it was quite a positive day overall,” said Leclerc.Verstappen won in Japan last year from pole position and arrived in Suzuka expecting his car to be back in a dominant position. Mercedes had George Russell 13th fastest and seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton 16th in session one but, unlike those above them on the timesheets, they did not use the quicker soft tyres in the session.
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