P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Max Verstappen was on an instant mission to put his and Red Bull’s Singapore Grand Prix defeat behind them as he dominated opening practice for this weekend’s Formula 1 race in Japan
Max Verstappen quickly bounced back from his Singapore Grand Prix defeat by dominating the opening practice for the Japanese Formula 1 race. Verstappen consistently set the fastest lap times, initially on the experimental version of the harder C2 tire. Once he switched to softs, he clocked a time 0.626 seconds quicker than Carlos Sainz’s Ferrari, who finished in second place. McLaren showed competitiveness once again, with Lando Norris jumping to third place. AlphaTauri had a strong start, with Yuki Tsunoda finishing fifth and Liam Lawson in ninth place. Sergio Perez, on the other hand, had a significant time gap behind Verstappen and finished in 11th place. Mercedes chose to keep their strategy hidden and ended the session in 13th and 16th positions.
Source: The Race
