SUZUKA, April 5 — Max Verstappen went fastest on Friday in the first practice for the Japanese Grand Prix, with the second session badly affected by rain. Triple world champion...
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But it was a different story later in the day when only five drivers recorded a timed lap in on-off showers, with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri going quickest ahead of Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton.They were among several drivers who stayed in the garage as the teams tried to preserve their tyres in the tricky conditions.
Normal service resumed in the first practice, in a session that was red-flagged for around 10 minutes after Williams driver Logan Sargeant crashed into a wall of tyres.“There are a few things that we still want to look at tomorrow but overall I felt quite happy with what we had and the laps that we did,” said Verstappen.
“I felt very positive and excited heading into FP2 as this is a circuit that every driver loves to drive.The second session saw very little action until a late flurry of activity.Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was third ahead of RB pair Yuki Tsunoda and Daniel Ricciardo, but no other driver managed to record a timed lap.
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