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Piastri leads second Suzuka practice as Mercedes-powered cars show dominance
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri topped the timesheets in a dramatically quicker second practice session at the Japanese Grand Prix, outpacing the Mercedes duo of Kimi Antonelli and George Russell as lap times tumbled around Suzuka. Piastri’s late flyer put McLaren at the head of the field for the first time this weekend, his 0.092s advantage over Antonelli signalling a strong response from the team after its double DNS disaster in Shanghai. Early championship leader Russell, who headed a Mercedes one‑two in FP1, finished third in FP2, 0.205s off Piastri’s benchmark. World champion Lando Norris endured a troubled session. A hydraulics leak sidelined him for nearly half of FP2, limiting his...
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