Jack Doohan missed the first practice session at this weekend’s Japanese Grand Prix, as Alpine used FP1 to give reserve driver Ryō Hirakawa a chance to drive in one of the team’s required young driver practice sessions.

Andrea Kimi Antonelli has already had to visit the stewards at the Japanese Grand Prix after just one session, after he was found to have sped in the pitlane. The 18-year-old finished P9 in free practice one around the Suzuka circuit,

McLaren's Lando Norris went fastest during first practice for the 2025 Formula 1 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka, setting a

McLaren’s Lando Norris leads first practice at the Japanese Grand Prix as Yuki Tsunoda makes his official Red Bull debut

Yuki Tsunoda finally has his promotion at Red Bull. He was elevated last week and Liam Lawson was demoted to Red Bull’s second team — Racing Bulls — after failing to score points in the season’s first two races.

McLaren’s Lando Norris topped the Japanese Grand Prix’s FP1 timesheets, followed by Mercedes’ George Russell and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, who rounded off the top three. All eyes were on Yuki Tsunoda as he exited the pitlane for the first time as a Red Bull Racing driver at his home Grand Prix,