Japanese GP: Free Practice #1 - RE-CAP & TIMES

JAPANESE GP - FREE PRACTICE #1 - RE-CAP & TIMES

    Lewis Hamilton was the quickest of Free Practice 1 as the Japanese GP weekend got off to a damp start.

    Hamilton set a 1:28.691, just ahead of team-mate, Bottas, who put in a 1:29137.

    Daniel Ricciardo was next on the list, followed by the Ferrari duo of Raikkonen and Vettel, respectively.

    Lando Norris filled in for Stoffel Vandoorne in the session. He finished down in 20th, but got good running in for the team. His quickest time was a :32.683.

    Fernando Alonso took a trip through the dirt after losing control of his McLaren. No real damage done to the car and he finished just 2 spaces ahead of Norris, in 18th, with a 1:32.034.

    Both Sauber drivers ended the session in the top 10, with Ferrari-bound, Charles Leclerc in 9th with a 1:30.929 and Ericsson in 10th with a 1:31.073.

TIMES:

1. Lewis Hamilton - 1:28.691 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain

2. Valtteri Bottas - 1:29.137 / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland

3. Daniel Ricciardo - 1:29.373 / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Australia

4. Kimi Raikkonen - 1:29.627 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland

5. Sebastian Vettel - 1:29.685 / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany

6. Max Verstappen - 1:29.841 / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands

7. Esteban Ocon - 1:30.591 / Racing Point Force India-Mercedes / France

8. Romain Grosjean - 1:30.814 / Haas-Ferrari / France

9. Charles Leclerc - 1:30.929 / Sauber-Ferrari / Monaco

10. Marcus Ericsson - 1:31.073 / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden

11. Pierre Gasly - 1:31.073 / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / France

12. Carlos Sainz - 1:31.100 / Renault-Renault / Spain

13. Sergio Perez - 1:31.272 / Racing Point Force India-Mercedes / Mexico

14. Kevin Magnussen - 1:31.274 / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark

15. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:31.418 / Renault-Renault / Germany

16. Lance Stroll - 1:31.508 / Williams-Mercedes / Canada

17. Brendon Hartley - 1:31.908 / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / New Zealand

18. Fernando Alonso - 1:32.034 / McLaren-Renault / Spain

19. Sergey Sirotkin - 1:32.513 / Williams-Mercedes / Russia

20. Lando Norris - 1:32.683 / McLaren-Renault / Great Britain*

* - Notes participating in FP1 only

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