Verstappen fastest before rain spoils Japanese Grand Prix practice
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Suzuka, Japan: Max Verstappen went fastest on Friday in the first practice for the Japanese Grand Prix, with the second session badly affected by rain...
Suzuka, Japan: 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 Verstappen, who failed to finish the race in Australia a fortnight ago, edged Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez in dry conditions in the first session in Suzuka.
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.
Verstappen and Perez did not come out for the second practice.
They were among several drivers who stayed in the garage as the teams tried to preserve their tyres in the tricky conditions.