Valtteri Bottas decked Lewis Hamilton within an impressive beginning for Mercedes out of whats set to prove that a condescend Japanese GP weekend in the beginning.
Together with the impact of Typhoon Hagibis meaning all Saturdays jogging has been cancelled and qualifying moved before Sunday at Suzuka – in UK time, four weeks ahead of their race – teams have two clinic sessions to prepare their cars.
In bright, calm and warm conditions on Friday afternoon, Mercedes produced by far the fastest beginning using Bottas and Hamilton one of the chasing bunch.
Bottas, despite a previous near-miss using Ferraris Charles Leclerc, set the pace with a 1:28.731, 0.076s apparent of championship leader and four-time Suzuka victor Hamilton.
Sebastian Vettel a winner in the sole circuit of F1, was third at the Red Bull of Max Verstappen and the Ferrari ahead of Leclerc.
Mercedes trialled a few updates since they bid to rally to the recent surge of Ferrari.
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