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FP1: Hamilton tops Mercedes 1-2 at Suzuka

Lewis Hamilton set the pace in Friday's first practice for the Japanese GP, over four-tenths quicker than his nearest rival, Valtteri Bottas. There were some concerns about McLaren and Renault in the build-up to the race weekend as their Castrol oil was held up in customs due to a backlog of flights delayed by typhoons. The good news on Friday morning was that it had arrived safely at the circuit with both teams breaking curfew on Thursday night. Daniel Ricciardo was the first to set a lap time, a 1:30.651 for the Red Bull driver. Sebastian Vettel took over at the front on the supersoft tyres but lost out to Valtteri Bottas. The Finn, using the soft tyres, clocked a 1:29.824 ahead of the...
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