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Mercedes F1 car feels best it has all season in Japan practice, says Hamilton

After a challenging start to the campaign where Mercedes has struggled with its W15, duo George Russell and Lewis Hamilton ended up fourth and fifth quickest respectively in Suzuka’s morning free practice session, which offered the only representative running with FP2 taking place in damp conditions.

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Mercedes F1 car feels best it has all season, says Hamilton

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F1 Japanese GP: Piastri tops damp FP2 for McLaren

Rain started sporadically falling in the paddock with under an hour to go ahead of FP2’s 3pm local time commencement, but this intensified with 15 minutes to go.

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F1 Japanese GP: Piastri tops FP2 as wet track curtails running

Rain started sporadically falling in the paddock with under an hour to go ahead of FP2's 3pm local time commencement, but this intensified with 15 minutes to go.

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What we learned from Friday practice at the F1 Abu Dhabi GP

George Russell and Charles Leclerc topped two intriguing Formula 1 practice sessions at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, amid a swathe of rookie appearances in FP1 and incidents in FP2.

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2023 F1 Las Vegas GP results: Leclerc fastest in practice

Leclerc was fastest in Free Practice 1, which was curtailed after only eight minutes due to a water valve cover working loose and smashing the bottom of team-mate Carlos Sainz’s car, and also paced FP2 with a fastest time of 1m35.265s.

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F1 Las Vegas GP: Leclerc leads Ferrari 1-2 in delayed and extended FP2 session

Fernando Alonso finished third, with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen down in sixth.

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2023 F1 Mexico GP results: Max Verstappen fastest in practice

Three-time world champion Verstappen was fastest in Free Practice 1, by 0.095s from Alex Albon’s Williams, and also paced FP2 with a fastest time of 1m18.686s.

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MotoGP Dutch GP: Bezzecchi holds top spot in FP2 as Marquez crashes

Having dominated the opening practice at Assen on Friday morning, Bezzecchi carried that form into the hour-long afternoon session to lead Pramac’s Jorge Martin by 0.130 seconds.

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The latest F1 upgrades spotted in Monaco

And, while it is still early in the weekend, Valtteri Bottas’ eighth place slot in FP2 has at least offered an early indication that its changes could have shifted it up a gear in the ultra-tight midfield battle.

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What we learned in Friday practice at the Monaco Grand Prix

The Friday practice bragging rights ahead of Formula 1’s Monaco Grand Prix belonged to Max Verstappen, who headed FP2 while FP1 chart-topper Carlos Sainz crashed in the second session.

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F1 results: Verstappen fastest in Saudi Arabian GP practice

Verstappen was fastest in both FP1, held in daylight, and FP2, which was held in darkness and was closer to conditions for both qualifying and the race.

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F1 results: Max Verstappen fastest in Saudi Arabian GP practice

Verstappen was fastest in both FP1, held in daylight, and FP2, which was held in darkness and was closer to conditions for both qualifying and the race.

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F1 Bahrain GP: Alonso tops FP2 from Red Bull pair

Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso beat Red Bull pair Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez to the top spot in second practice for Formula 1’s 2023 season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.

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F1 Japanese GP: Russell leads Mercedes 1-2 in wet FP2

George Russell headed a Mercedes 1-2 in a sodden second practice ahead of Formula 1’s 2022 Japanese Grand Prix, while Max Verstappen was eighth tenths adrift and Charles Leclerc struggled.

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Saudi Arabian GP: Leclerc stays on top in FP2 despite hitting wall

Charles Leclerc headed Max Verstappen in second practice for Formula 1’s 2022 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, but had his session ended early after hitting a wall late in FP2.

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