Overview
- Alonso told DAZN on Friday in Suzuka he had become a father, with mother and baby doing well.
- He arrived late to the Japanese Grand Prix weekend for family reasons, skipping Thursday's media day.
- Aston Martin ran U.S. driver Jak Crawford in the first practice session on Friday.
- Alonso was back in the car for second practice later that day after a morning arrival left him jet-lagged.
- He had called having children his biggest dream in a 2023 New York Times interview.