Mercedes maintained its 2026 1-2 habit in the first Formula 1 practice session of the Japanese Grand Prix weekend, with McLaren its closest rival.George Russell and Kimi Antonelli swapped top spot multiple times during their soft-tyre runs, with an error at Spoon costing Russell on one run and even his session-topping 1m31.666s lap compromised by being blocked by Sergio Perez’s Cadillac out of the final corner. Russell ended the morning 0.026s ahead of Antonelli.McLaren did its soft-tyre runs later than most and world champion Lando Norris lost some initial running to a problem that temporarily kept him in the garage.Both Norris and Oscar Piastri worked their way …
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Author: Matt Beer
