Logan Sargeant crashed his Williams in the first practice session of the Japanese Grand Prix. The American driver got confused and broke the car that his teammate had destroyed two weeks ago.
The car had to be repaired in Oxfordshire, while Alex Albon continues with the car. The Red Bulls of Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez were the fastest in first activity of the weekend on the traditional Japanese circuit. The historic British team could be left without racing for the second consecutive race if the car cannot be fixed.