Max Verstappen topped first practice from Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez in an upgraded RB20 at Suzuka, but Williams suffered a fresh setback.
Max Verstappen made the perfect start in his attempt to get back to winning ways at the Japanese GP by leading team-mate Sergio Perez and Melbourne victor Carlos Sainz in Practice One as Red Bull revealed their first big car upgrade of the season at Suzuka.
' The accident brought out the weekend's first red flag just before opening practice's half-way point and, when the session did resume, Verstappen hit the front when he put on the soft tyres with a quickest lap of 1:30.056. Perez finished 0.181s back in the sister car, with the in-form Sainz a further tenth back in the lead Ferrari.
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