2023-09-22 10:07:54
Liam Lawson finished the first day’s free practice of the 2023 F1 Round 17 Japanese GP in 15th place. Scuderia AlphaTauri introduced a major upgrade package at the previous Singapore Grand Prix, but Liam Lawson says it is difficult to gauge its effectiveness at this point.
“Singapore and Suzuka are completely different circuits so it’s difficult to say too much about upgrades at this stage,” Lawson said. “As I said before the weekend started, it will take some time to make the most of the changes and we continue to learn where we can improve. “FP2 wasn’t as strong as this morning, so so far “It’s a bit tricky, but you never know what the other teams are doing exactly. “I think knowing the Super Formula tracks helps, especially early on this weekend, and I think we’ll have more time to work on the car’s performance. “We have plenty of time to learn between qualifying and the race. “It’s a more traditional circuit and it’s been a tricky day, but we still have FP3 left tomorrow morning.” 2023 F1 Japan GP 2nd Free Practice Results/Time 1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 1 minute 30 seconds 6882. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – 1 minute 31.0083 seconds. Lando Norris (McLaren) – 1 minute 31 seconds 1524. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) – 1 minute 31 seconds 2375. George Russell (Mercedes) – 1 minute 31.3286 seconds. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) – 1 minute 31.4927 seconds. Alexander Albon (Williams) – 1 minute 31.5558 seconds. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) – 1 minute 31 seconds 6629. Sergio Perez (Red Bull) – 1 minute 31 seconds 71010. Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo) – 1 minute 31 seconds 73911. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) – 1 minute 31 seconds 77112. Esteban Ocon (Alpine) – 1 minute 31 seconds 79413. Nico Hulkenberg (Haas) – 1 minute 31 seconds 79714. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) – 1 minute 31 seconds 82915. Liam Lawson (AlphaTauri) – 1 minute 32 seconds 14116. Chou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo) – 1 minute 32 seconds 16517. Kevin Magnussen (Haas) – 1 minute 32 seconds 16918. Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) – 1 minute 32 seconds 17819. Pierre Gasly (Alpine) – 1 minute 32 seconds 17920. Logan Sargent (Williams) – 1:32.320
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