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 sincཧe 2🌞019 after an 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 tꦡrack conditions 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-tenthsꦯ slower than his pace-setting Alpine teammate 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 cou📖ld wrap up the 2022 title on Sunday after f▨ailing to win the championship at the first attempt last time 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 t💫op-10 order for Haas, 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 following a practice start right at the end of FP1. 

"I just had a huge ꦗaquaplaning. Wow!" Schumacher reported over team radio. 

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 rem𓄧ain wet for second practice, which begins a🦄t 7am UK.

Alonso fastest in wet Japan first practice as Schumacher crashes

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