F1: McLarens on top as grass fires, crashes disrupt practice

Crashes, fires as Piastri fastest in chaotic second Japan GP practice

Oscar Piastri went fastest Friday for a McLaren one-two in a chaotic second practice for the Japanese Grand Prix that was red-flagged four times and saw Jack Doohan crash heavily. Two of the red flags were for trackside grass fires during a badly disrupted afternoon session in which Australia's Piastri…

F1: McLarens on top as grass fires, crashes disrupt practice

SUZUKA, Japan–Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris topped the times for McLaren as four red flags, two caused by trackside grass fires, wreaked havoc with the second practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix on Friday. Australian Piastri, the winner of the last race in China, squeezed in a lap of one minute, 28.114 seconds between the last two red flags to take the honors on a sunny but cool day at the Suzuka circuit. Championship leader Norris was…

Madrid (EFE).- The Australian Oscar Piastri (McLaren), winner two Sundays ago in China, was the fastest, ahead of his partner, Englishman Lando Norris, in the free workouts of the Japanese Grand Prix, the third of the Formula One World Championship, in the circuit of Suzuka. Where the Spaniards Carlos Sainz (Williams) and Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) - which caused one of the three interruptions of the second session, in which it was barely ro…

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PRACTICE DEBRIEF: Who’s on top and who’s got work to do after a red flag-filled Friday in Suzuka? | Formula 1®

Four red flags made for a disjointed second practice at Japan’s cherry blossom-lined Suzuka circuit on Friday and while reigning world champions McLaren looked most at home on the iconic track’s fast sweeping turns, it was very difficult to get an accurate read on the pecking order…

The day was marked by four red flags, two of them caused by fires on the grass beside the track, wreaked havoc during the 2nd session of activities for the Japanese Grand Prix