Piastri sets the pace during FP2 in Japan

Oscar Piastri led a competitive second practice session at the Japanese Grand Prix, clocking a 1m 30.133s to finish ahead of Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli and George Russell. The session saw varied run plans as teams balanced soft tyre performance with medium and hard compound testing. Incidents marked the hour, including mechanical issues for Arvid Lindblad and Gabriel Bortoleto, as well as track drama for Alex Albon and a post-session investigation involving Franco Colapinto and Max Verstappen. Despite reporting a lack of confidence in his car, Lewis Hamilton secured sixth, while Lando Norris completed a strong showing for McLaren in fourth.