Overview
- Formula 1 resumes at the Japanese Grand Prix in Suzuka after Bahrain and Saudi Arabia were canceled because of the conflict in the Middle East.
- Mercedes leads the early standings, with George Russell on top and China winner Kimi Antonelli close behind.
- Alpine rookie Franco Colapinto tackles Suzuka for the first time after scoring his first point in China and says the car has clear potential.
- Aston Martin will run reserve Jak Crawford in Friday’s first practice in place of Fernando Alonso to satisfy the FIA rookie-session requirement.
- McLaren is working to solve three separate reliability failures from the first two rounds as CEO Zak Brown rallies the team to reset for Japan.