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🔥 since 2019 after an enforced three-year break due to the COVID-19 pandem🥃ic. 

In a rain-hit first practice, Alonso was 0.315s faster than Ferrari’s 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Carlos Sainz on interme𝐆diate tyres when track conditions were at the🥀ir best. 

168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Charles Leclerc ended up 0.386s back in the second Ferrari, with168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Esteban Ocon seven-tenths slower than h𒆙is pace-setting Aꦦlpine teammate Alonso in fourth. 

Haas driver168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Kevin Magnussen was a second off the pace in fifth, ahead of Red Bull’s 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Max Verstappen, who could wrap up🌳 the 2022 title on Sunday after failing 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5最新开奖结果:Mick Schumacher,168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Lando Norris, 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Valtteri Bottas and168澳洲5最新开奖结果: Sergio Perez completed the rest of the top-10 order for Haas, McꦓLaren, ♍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 pra🤡ctice start right at the end of FP1. 

"I just had a huge aquaplaniಞng. Wow!" Schumacher reported over team ra♉dio. 

Seven-time world champion 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Lewis Hamilton finished 2.3s adrift of Alonso in 13th, with Mercedes teammate 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:George Russell down in 18th. 

Home hero 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Yuki Tsunoda was 19th for AlphaTauri, with four-time Japanese Grand Prix winner 168澳洲5最新开奖结果:Sebastian Vettel slowest of all in his Aston Martin. 

Conditions are expected🌟 to remain wet for secon💎d practice, which begins at 7am UK.

Alonso fastest in wet Japan first practice as Schumacher crashes

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