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George Russell tops Japanese GP FP1 ahead of Kimi Antonelli
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George Russell led Mercedes teammate Kimi Antonelli by just 0.026 seconds to top first practice for the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka. The session featured several incidents investigated by stewards, including encounters involving Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen, Alex Albon and Sergio Perez, and Carlos Sainz and Liam Lawson. All probes resulted in no further action.
Fernando Alonso will sit out Free Practice 1 at Formula 1's Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, with Aston Martin's third driver Jak Crawford driving the AMR26 instead. The move complies with F1 regulations mandating rookie driver sessions. Crawford, last year's F2 runner-up, expressed excitement for the opportunity.