While a damp squib of a day at Suzuka, let's pore through what we can learn from the data available...
Following the first practice day in Japan, what are the main takeaways from a day of mixed running in tricky conditions?
Other upgraded cars included the Ferrari and Aston Martin – albeit not to the extent of Red Bull’s updates – and it was notable these two cars could compete with Verstappen through Sector 1. “The most striking piece of data was how much quicker the lap times were compared to the previous Japanese Grand Prix,” Berra said.
On single-lap pace, Red Bull looked out in front with a theoretical best of 1:30.041, two-tenths clear of Ferrari, with Mercedes looming in third a tenth further behind – two-tenths clear of McLaren, and a full six-tenths clear of Aston Martin.
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