Com chuva o britânico George Russell (Mercedes) foi o mais rápido nos treinos livres desta sexta-feira para o GP do Japão, no Circuito de Suzuka, 18ª etapa da temporada. No segundo treino Russell marcou o tempo de 1m42s248.
O britânico Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) fechou a dobradinha da Mercedes na sexta-feira. LÁder do campeonato o holandês Max Verstappen (Red Bull) terminou em terceiro, seguido pelo parceiro de equipe, o mexicano Sergio Pérez.
O dinamarquês Kevin Magnussen (Haas) e o espanhol Carlos Sainz Jr. (Ferrari) fecharam os seis melhores.
Tempos, primeiro treino livre:
1 – Fernando Alonso (Alpine-Renault) – 1’42″248 – 7 voltas
2 – Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) – 1’42″563 – 14
3 – Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – 1’42″634 – 15
4 – Esteban Ocon (Alpine-Renault) – 1’43″022 – 5
5 – Kevin Magnussen (Haas-Ferrari) – 1’43″258 – 14
6 – Max Verstappen (Red Bull-Honda) – 1’43″362 – 4
7 – Mick Schumacher (Haas-Ferrari) – 1’43″761 – 13
8 – Lando Norris (McLaren-Mercedes) – 1’43″889 – 7
9 – Valtteri Bottas (Sauber Alfa Romeo-Ferrari) – 1’43″969 – 13
10 – Sergio Perez (Red Bull-Honda) – 1’44″234 – 4
11 – Guan Yu Zhou (Sauber Alfa Romeo-Ferrari) – 1’44″429 – 15
12 – Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren-Mercedes) – 1’44″486 – 8
13 – Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) – 1’44″558 – 6
14 – Lance Stroll (Aston Martin-Mercedes) – 1’44″570 – 10
15 – Alexander Albon (Williams-Mercedes) – 1’44″791 – 9
16 – Pierre Gasly (Alpha Tauri-Honda) – 1’44″878 – 12
17 – Nicholas Latifi (Williams-Mercedes) – 1’45″424 – 11
18 – George Russell (Mercedes) – 1’46″103 – 4
19 – Yuki Tsunoda (Alpha Tauri-Honda) – 1’46″192 – 16
20 – Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin-Mercedes) – 1’48″090 – 8
Tempos, segundo treino livre:
1 – George Russell (Mercedes) – 1’41″935 – 23 voltas
2 – Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) – 1’42″170 – 22
3 – Max Verstappen (Red Bull-Honda) – 1’42″786 – 24
4 – Sergio Perez (Red Bull-Honda) – 1’42″834 – 26
5 – Kevin Magnussen (Haas-Ferrari) – 1’43″187 – 17
6 – Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) – 1’43″204 – 23
7 – Fernando Alonso (Alpine-Renault) – 1’43″533 – 14
8 – Valtteri Bottas (Sauber Alfa Romeo-Ferrari) – 1’43″733 – 20
9 – Esteban Ocon (Alpine-Renault) – 1’43″884 – 13
10 – Guan Yu Zhou (Sauber Alfa Romeo-Ferrari) – 1’44″525 – 17
11 – Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – 1’44″709 – 10
12 – Nicholas Latifi (Williams-Mercedes) – 1’44″962 – 16
13 – Alexander Albon (Williams-Mercedes) – 1’45″039 – 15
14 – Yuki Tsunoda (Alpha Tauri-Honda) – 1’45″257 – 27
15 – Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin-Mercedes) – 1’45″261 – 24
16 – Lando Norris (McLaren-Mercedes) – 1’45″885 – 11
17 – Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren-Mercedes) – 1’46″030 – 9
18 – Lance Stroll (Aston Martin-Mercedes) – 1’46″776 – 21
19 – Pierre Gasly (Alpha Tauri-Honda) – 1’47″109 – 13
20 – Mick Schumacher (Haas-Ferrari) – sem tempo – 0