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Winners and losers from Friday at F1's Japanese GP
Here are our winners and losers from the first day of on-track action at the Japanese GP
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Oscar Piastri set the pace in second practice for Formula 1's 2026 Japanese Grand Prix, as McLaren edged ahead of Mercedes
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All the practice results from F1's 2026 Japanese GP weekend
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Alex Albon and Sergio Perez had an unusual crash in the first Formula 1 practice session at Suzuka, which was partly caused by Perez’s “virtual mirror” failing
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Mercedes maintained its 2026 1-2 habit in opening Japanese GP practice, with McLaren its closest rival
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Ex-F1 technical director Gary Anderson doesn't think the last-minute changes F1 has made are enough
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Charles Leclerc thinks Formula 1’s complex rules are “a little bit silly” in the way that qualifying laps can be derailed by a badly timed throttle lift
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Thursday at Suzuka has been one of the most lively Formula 1 media days in recent memory
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Lando Norris has already lost one of his three allowed batteries for the 2026 F1 season
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Max Verstappen refused to start his Japanese GP media session until one journalist had left it - which stems from a clash at the 2025 season finale
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Mercedes came under the spotlight for the strange way its front wing behaved in F1's Chinese GP. Here's what was really going on
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Honda has introduced a further reliability countermeasure for the Japanese GP with a more permanent fix potentially coming at F1's next race in Miami
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F1 manufacturers have agreed with the FIA to make a last-minute rule change for Japanese GP qualifying in a bid to avoid excess energy saving
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Mercedes buying into another F1 team would not be a good look for the championship
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F1 bosses have a clear priority fix for the planned post-Japanese GP rule changes