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Lawson Impressive in Japanese Grand Prix Practice as Teammate Struggles
George Russell led a tightly contested Suzuka practice session, with less than 0.03 seconds separating the top two and stewards investigating a collision involving Alex Albon and Sergio Perez.
- On Friday, George Russell topped the first practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, narrowly leading Kimi Antonelli by 0.026 seconds.
- ETMercedes noted that "Domination of the early running of the 2026 Formula 1 season continued," as teams gathered critical data using aero rakes and flow-vis paint.
- McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri finished third and fourth, outpacing Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton, while Max Verstappen secured seventh place.
- Williams driver Alex Albon spun into gravel early, then collided with Cadillac's Sergio Perez late in the session, an incident stewards confirmed they would investigate.
- Formula heads into a month-long break following this weekend's race, as the scheduled April grands prix in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia have been officially cancelled.
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The two free sessions on the circuit of Suzuka see the double Mercedes in the Fp1 while in the afternoon it turns faster L'Australiano. Not very well Leclerc and Hamilton, 5th and 6th respectively
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The Independent (US)George Russell sets fastest practice time in Japan as Mercedes finish one-two
World champion Lando Norris was third for McLaren, just 0.132 sec back.
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The Mercedes driver dominated the ranking sheet of the first free trials on the Suzuka circuit.
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