F1 Japanese GP: Fernando Alonso tops wet opening practice as Mick Schumacher crashes

Alpine’s Fernando Alonso set the pace in a wet opening practice at the Japanese Grand Prix as F1 made its long-awaited return to Suzuka. 
Alonso fastest in wet Japan first practice as Schumacher crashes

It is the first time Japan has hosted an F1 race since 2019 after a💞n enforced three-year break due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

In a rain-hit first practice, Alonso was 0.315s faster than Ferrari’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Carlos Sainz on intermediate tyres when track conditi🎃ons were at their best. 

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc ended up 0.386s back in the second Ferrari, with168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Esteban Ocon seven-tenths slower tha🍨n his pace-setting Alpine teammat🌼e Alonso in fourth. 

Haas driver168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Kevin Magnussen was a second off the pace in fifth, ahead of Red Bull’s 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen, who could wrap up the 2022 title on Sunday after failing to win the championship at the first attempt last t🍃ime out in Singapore. 

Alonso fastest in wet Japan first practice as Schumacher crashes

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Mick Schumacher,168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Lando Norris, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Valtteri Bottas and168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Sergio Perez completed the rest of the top-10 order for Ha♋as, McLaren, Alfa Romeo and Red Bull respectively. 

Schumacher, who faces an uncertain F1 future, suffered a big crash at Dunlop Curve as he returned to the pits followin🎐g a practice start right at theꦛ end of FP1. 

"I just had a huge aquaplaning. Wow!" Schumacher reported over team radio𒁏. 

Seven-time world champion 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton finished 2.3s adrift of Alonso in 13th, with Mercedes teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:George Russell down in 18th. 

Home hero 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Yuki Tsunoda was 19th for AlphaTauri, with four-time Japanese Grand Prix winner 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Sebastian Vettel slowest of all in his Aston Martin. 

Conditions are expected to remain wet for second practice, which begins at ꦕ7am UK.

Alonso fastest in wet Japan first practice as Schumacher crashes

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