P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Everything you need to know about final Japanese GP practice
Max Verstappen dominated the final practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, with McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri as his closest competitors. Verstappen demonstrated that Red Bull’s issues from Singapore were resolved, leading the majority of the Saturday morning session. However, Norris and Piastri briefly took a McLaren 1-2 position before Verstappen reclaimed the top spot with a lap time of 1m30.267s. The gap between Verstappen and Norris was smaller than expected, just 0.240s, with Piastri trailing by a mere 0.048s. Sergio Perez finished fourth, 0.7s behind Verstappen, followed by the Ferraris, the Mercedes, and Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin. Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, despite finishing seventh and eighth, had a significant 0.346s gap between them. Alfa Romeo’s Zhou Guanyu and Valtteri Bottas surprised with their top 10 finishes.
Source: The Race
