The first day of running ahead of this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix saw plenty of interruptions, with four red flags flying in FP2 alone. Nevertheless, the team was still able to complete plenty of running across all three compounds.
Both George and Kimi ran a similar programme, taking the Medium and Soft compounds in FP1 before running the Hard tyre and a second set of Softs in FP2.
Both drivers showed good pace in the first hour on track, George ending FP1 in P2 and Kimi, who is driving at Suzuka for the very first time, P9.
FP2 was a highly disrupted session; a sizeable shunt for Jack Doohan brought out the red flags early on and, following the restart, Fernando Alonso skated into the gravel causing a second pause.
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