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

The car of Alpine's Jack Doohan is towed away by marshals after his crash during practice for the Japanese Grand Prix [Issei Kato/Reuters]

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 Friday.

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