McLarens on top as grass fires and crashes disrupt F1 practice at Suzuka | Motorsports News

Practice for Formula One’s Japanese Grand Prix heavily disrupted as McLarens take top two spots.

Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris topped the times for McLaren as four red flags, two caused by trackside grass fires, wreaked havoc with the second practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix.

Australian Piastri, the winner of the last race in China, squeezed in a lap of one minute, 28.114 seconds between the last two red flags to take the honours on a sunny but cool day at the Suzuka circuit on…