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Japanese GP: Vettel heads Hamilton in opening practice
Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel set the pace in first practice for the Japanese Grand Prix, edging out title rival Lewis Hamilton by two tenths in a session interrupted by a major crash for Carlos Sainz. Vettel's best time of 1m29.166s was set shortly after a red-flag period that was caused when Toro Rosso driver Sainz suffered a violent crash around 50 minutes into the session. The Spaniard, who is already set to start from the back of the grid at Suzuka, suddenly lost control as he ran wide exiting the hairpin, and speared into the tyre barriers, blocking the track. When the session resumed with 23 minutes left on the clock, Ferrari sent both its drivers out on supersoft tyres, with Vettel...
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