Russell, the fastest on Friday through water in Japan

Fernando Alonso said something remarkable Singapore. I taught that a lot Verstappen Like him, they are two riders who give it their all from Free Practice 1 and then their teammates, as the sessions go by, get closer to their times. “Ideally for Max or myself, we want FP1, FP2, FP3 to be wet and get into qualifying for the first time on a new track., he pointed out, because it will give more importance to the hands because the teams will come with less data in the race. Alonso wiped the lamp, and a week later the weather genie almost got his wish. F1 2022’s Japanese GP kicked off on a Friday that went through the water. Considering it hasn’t raced here since 2019, that must be a major headache for the engineers and drivers.

For some, for the data they need to fine-tune their weapons to the maximum in front of ‘quality‘ this Saturday. For others, because of the confidence they must assume in an old school track like Suzuka to go machete in sorting.

Right now, it seems the Free 3 They are dry and at least the drivers and teams have an hour to prepare for the qualifying session this Saturday. But they won’t come with everything under control, and that can be synonymous with emotion or surprise. And there’s more: on Sunday there is a good chance of rain for the race. Wait, the curves are coming.

So far, in intermediate tire condition, both Mercedes dominated the second free practice session of Japanese GP in Suzukawith the Russell at the top of the time table with 1’41”935, ahead of hamilton (at 0”235) and a Verstappen (at 0”851) that this Sunday he has a second chance to win his second consecutive F1 crown. Max depends on himself. If you win and get the fastest lap, you will, although there are many other combinations that will make you the winner. The Dutchman would rather it didn’t rain in the land of the sun, as it’s dry it’s the clear favourite. But he has to arrive at the ‘qualy’ with more doubt than expected and everything but controlled, waiting to see if things can change if rain appears in Sunday’s race.

Sainz, 6th

sainz he finished 6th (at 1.269) with a lot of set-up changes to increase his comfort, but again flawlessly. Neither could Leclerc, who said he was uncomfortable with the sensations he felt in his car in the wet. It was noticed. The Monegasque was 11th at 2.774 from the head, a second and a half behind Carlosand even Charles he was lucky to stay close to holding one of the wards of Suzuka when going on gravel on one of its curves.

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Mick Schumacher wrecked his car in FP1

had a worse fate Mike Schumacherwho once finished FP1, wrecked his Haas on his way to the pits, which prevented him from competing in Free Practice 2 as he had to change chassis.

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Fernando Alonso, 7th in the water

Fernando Alonso was 7th at 1”598 and left his partner behind Or with (9th) at 4 tenths of a distance, with boots in eighth position. The Spaniard has made sure that his name appears on everyone’s Twitter timeline Spain he woke up in the lead in the first session, which started with rain, went into intermediate conditions, and ended with more rain. A Ferdinand A fun weekend with the water can benefit him, as mechanical differences will be reduced and his hands will gain strength and skill. Although you know, in this F1 you can’t do a lot of rain dance, because if a lot of water accumulates on the track, with the ‘spray’ released by the great rain tires. Pirellivisibility is non-existent and it will be difficult to shoot.