Formula One 2026: Japanese Grand Prix qualifying – live

️ Updates from qualifying in Suzuka; start: 6am GMT ️ Preview piece link | Follow us on Bluesky | Mail Philip How has the weekend gone so far for the other frontrunners? First free practice was a Mercedes one-two, with Antonelli second by 0.026sec, with the McLarens of Norris and Piastri just behind. There was more encouragement for the constructors’ champions in FP2, with Piastri going fastest. McLaren were quick to say they expected Mercedes and Ferrari to be out in front once the action became competitive but, in the context of Norris’s run to fifth in Melbourne being the only full-race action the team have done this season, this was at least encouraging. Charles Leclerc was the faster of the Ferraris in the first two sessions, ahead of Lewis Hamilton. Continue reading...

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