F1: rain protagonist in Suzuka but Ferrari is there - F1.com. The second free practices affected by the weather, positive signs for Sainz and Leclerc.
Mercedes must replace Hamilton, but team principal Toto Wolff takes his time. There was also talk of the young Italian F2 driver Kimi Antonelli and Mick Schumacher, but Wolff would not say how many names he had in his shortlist for the Mercedes driver's replacement.