Summary

  • Oscar Piastri leads McLaren one-two in Japanese GP second practice

  • Alpine's Jack Doohan crashes at Turn One at Suzuka

  • Alonso spin and two grass fires make it four red flags

  • Yuki Tsunoda replacing Liam Lawson at Red Bull

  • Listen to 5 Sports Extra commentary by selecting audio tab (UK only)

Live Reporting

Gary Rose

  1. Will Ferrari find their form?

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    Can Ferrari sort themselves out this weekend?

    They have made their worst start to a Formula 1 season since the current expanded points format was introduced in 2010.

    It comes after they had their first-ever double disqualification in China last-time out.

  2. The story so far

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    McLaren have shown their dominance so far this season with two wins from two races.

    Oscar Piastri took the chequered flag in China last time out after Lando Norris did so at the season opener in Australia.

    Norris leads the drivers' championship, eight points ahead of Max Verstappen.

  3. Harry's five things to watch at Suzuka

    Swapped seats & shaky starts: What to know ahead of Japanese Grand Prix

    BBC Sport's Harry Benjamin takes you through the five things to know before the Japanese Grand Prix this weekend.

  4. Hello!

    If, like me, you are following today's action from the UK then top work for getting up in the middle of the night - or staying awake through it.

    We've got one hour of first practice getting under way at 03:30 BST and as ever there will be live commentary available via BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra, BBC Sounds and this page.

    An hour of second practice then gets under way at 07:00 and you can listen to that by the above methods.

  5. All eyes on Tsunoda

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    It will be a dream come true for Yuki Tsunoda as he makes his Red Bull debut at his home race in Japan this weekend.

    But just over a week ago he was a Racing Bulls driver, before being promoted to the senior team to replace Liam Lawson.

    It means he's had a lot to learn in a short space of time and all eyes will be on the 24-year-old this weekend to see how he steps up.