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FP1: Vettel P1, Sainz crashes heavily

Sebastian Vettel was the man to beat in Friday's first practice for the Japanese GP, a session that was red flagged for Carlos Sainz's heavy crash. Heading into the final 30 minutes of play, the Toro Rosso driver ran wide at the exit of the hairpin and went onto the kerb and astroturf. He was spat back across the track and smashed in the barrier, causing significant damage to the front end of his STR. Sainz was unhurt, telling his team that he was 'okay' but didn't know what led to the crash. The session was red flagged as the marshals cleared away his stricken car and the debris. It was Lewis Hamilton on the supersoft tyres who was leading the way at the time with a 1:29.377 while Vettel...
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