What the teams said – Friday in Japan
Norris topped the opening session for McLaren, but it was not all plain sailing. He ran wide after getting out of shape on the kerbs, kicking up plenty of grass and later complaining about graining on his longer runs. Piastri did not set a representative time on the softs in FP1, leaving his place in the pecking order an unknown. The Australian made up for that with a quick time in a disrupted FP2 session, winding up half a tenth ahead of his team mate. McLaren look quick, and they could be headed for a tight intra-team fight come Qualifying.
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