Japanese GP practice ends in chaos as grass catches fire and four red flags thrown

After a relatively uneventful FP1 session at the Japanese Grand Prix, the Suzuka Circuit was engulfed in chaos – and burning grass – as FP2 produced four red-flags, one of which was called for a huge crash for Jack Doohan. The Australian rookie lost control of the rear of his Alpine car on the entry to Turn One, sending him spinning at high speed into the tyre barrier.

The contact destroyed Doohan’s A525 machine, ripping two wheels from the chassis and causing a lengthy red flag stoppage. After the marshals and track staff repaired the tyre barrier at Turn One and cleared away Doohan’s car, the session went green again, but the clean running was short-lived as Fernando Alonso beached his Aston Martin in the gravel between the two Degnas.

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