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Motorsport: McLaren dominates the Japanese Grand Prix practice sessions

# Motorsport: World championship leader Lando Norris topped the first practice for McLaren at the Japanese Grand Prix. Mercedes’ George Russell and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc finished second and third respectively. Yuki Tsunoda was sixth fastest in a solid debut for Red Bull but was 0.107-seconds slower than his four-time world champion teammate Max Verstappen. Practice two was disrupted by a red flag following the crash of Alpine’s Jack Doohan. McLaren’s Oscar Piastri topped the chart with teammate Norris in second and Isack Hadjar third for Racing Bulls.