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Alonso fastest in wet first Japanese Grand Prix practice at Suzuka

Article To news overview © Alpine Fernando Alonso emerged fastest in the first practice session for the Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix in a wet session. Heavy rain battered Suzuka as F1 returned for the first time since 2019, with nobody taking to the track when the session went green. Fortunately conditions improved slightly to allow some intermediate running for about half an hour where all of the lap times were set. Alonso's 1m:42.268s effort was good enough to secure P1 - the first time he has done so since FP3 at the Canadian Grand Prix in June. Ferrari duo Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc slotted in behind, with Alonso's Alpine teammate Esteban Ocon and Kevin Magnussen of Haas...
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