october 05, 2018 - Alfa Romeo

2018 Formula One Honda Japanese Grand Prix - Practice - Friday

Weather: FP1: sunny/cloudy and dry, 22-23°C air, 25-29°C track; FP2: sunny/cloudy and dry, 24-25°C air, 28-31°C track

The #alfaromeosauberf1 Team took to the spectacular and technically challenging Suzuka Circuit today, with rookie #charlesleclerc discovering the iconic track for the first time in his career. For #marcusericsson it was a nice welcome back to his favourite circuit.

Following the positive race weekend in Russia, the team headed into the first two free practice sessions feeling confident. #charlesleclerc and #marcusericsson gave strong performances during FP1, finishing in P9 and P10 respectively. Both drivers reported feeling comfortable in the car after testing the soft and supersoft tyre compounds. FP2 brought bigger challenges, with #charlesleclerc encountering a mechanical issue at the beginning of the session, which was quickly resolved.

After heading back onto the track, he did a good job in getting up to speed despite the traffic ahead of him, finishing the session in P15 while running on supersoft and medium tyres. #marcusericsson showed a strong and consistent pace on the soft and supersoft compounds, and finished FP2 in P9.

The team is confident of its potential at the Suzuka Circuit, and looks forward to tomorrow’s FP3 and qualifying ahead of the 2018 Formula One Honda #japanesegrandprix.

Further information in the press release to download