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F1 Japanese GP: Verstappen dominates opening practice
Max Verstappen dominated the early stages of the session, setting the fastest times on both the hard and medium tires. His gap to the second-placed Fernando Alonso was 0.7s, with the rest of the pack over a second behind. Sergio Perez tried to catch up on the soft tires but still trailed Verstappen by 0.6s. Charles Leclerc managed to take third place, but was almost a second behind Verstappen. Yuki Tsunoda made a late jump to fourth place. Lando Norris ended up in third place, 0.7s behind Verstappen, while Lewis Hamilton finished 16th, not using the soft tires. Ferrari introduced a new floor for improved performance.
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