Oscar Piastri ended Friday as the fastest driver at Suzuka, leading the way from his McLaren team mate Lando Norris.
The margins separating the field were exagerated as a quartet of red flag interuptions severely distrupted the action in Free Practice 2 at the Japanese Grand Prix.
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Norris had looked to have the upper hand of the McLaren duo for much of the day, but a well-timed 1m 28.114s effort for Piastri ensured it was the Australian who ended the day with his name atop the timesheets by 0.049s.
Isack Hadjar was third for Racing Bulls, with Lewis Hamilton, Liam Lawson, George Russell and Charles Leclerc all within 0.1s of the Frenchman's time.
Click go on the video player above to ride onboard with Piastri for his flying lap in Japan.
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