Alpine team principal Oliver Oakes has shared the reason for Jack Doohan’s massive crash at the start of the second practice session at Suzuka.
The Australian driver was less than 10 minutes into his Japanese Grand Prix weekend – on account of reserve driver Ryo Hirakawa deputising for him in FP1 – when his Alpine slammed into the wall on the outside of Turn 1.
READ MORE: Alpine reveal cause of horrendous Doohan crash
Ferrari learn stewards verdict after Lewis Hamilton Japan incident
Ferrari and Aston Martin have both been handed warnings by Japanese Grand Prix stewards following incidents involving Lewis Hamilton and Lance Stroll.
Following the conclusion of the second practice session, both teams were summoned to the stewards over an alleged failure to adhere to race director Rui Marques’s pre-race instructions regarding the use of the pit lane.
READ MORE: Ferrari learn stewards verdict after Lewis Hamilton Japan incident
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Mercedes punished after Antonelli Japanese GP first practice error
Mercedes has been fined following first practice ahead of the Japanese Grand Prix, following a small error by Kimi Antonelli.
The team’s Italian teenage sensation was caught speeding in the pit lane during the opening session of the event at Suzuka, resulting in a small €100 fine.
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2025 F1 Japanese Grand Prix – Free Practice 2 results
Oscar Piastri topped the second free practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix, going half-a-tenth of a second faster than McLaren team-mate Lando Norris in a heavily-disrupted second place.
Racing Bulls driver Isack Hadjar and Lewis Hamilton were third and fourth-quickest, respectively, with Liam Lawson rounding out the top five at Suzuka.
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Tsunoda delivers worrying Red Bull verdict after debut ‘shambles’
Yuki Tsunoda has declared his real-life experience of Red Bull’s problematic RB21 to be “more tricky” compared to his feelings from the simulator sessions.
On his debut for the team, Tsunoda delivered a credible performance in the first practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix, finishing a tenth slower than four-time F1 champion team-mate Max Verstappen, the position Red Bull wants its second driver.
READ MORE: Tsunoda delivers worrying Red Bull verdict after debut ‘shambles’
Liam Lawson hit with startling ‘never in 100 years’ Yuki Tsunoda comparison
Former AlphaTauri team principal Franz Tost has offered staggering comparison between Yuki Tsunoda and Liam Lawson after the former replaced the latter at Red Bull.
Though the team is now know as Racing Bulls, Tost oversaw both drivers during his time at the Faenza-based team, which came to an end following the 2023 F1 season.
READ MORE: Liam Lawson hit with startling ‘never in 100 years’ Yuki Tsunoda comparison
