FIA Stewards decide on first collision of the Japanese Grand Prix
08:38, 27 Mar
Updated: 08:40, 27 Mar
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The stewards decided against penalizing either Alex Albon or Sergio Perez after their crash in FP1.
The two drivers collided in the penultimate corner during the first practice session of the day. The stewards decided to take no further action.
The verdict said: "The Driver of Car 11 explained that he was on a race-run lap and was about to commence another. He had seen Car 23 some distance behind when he had exited turn 14. Car 23 was on an out lap and gained significantly on Car 11 through turn 15 and on the approach to turn 16.
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"Car 23 moved to overtake Car 11 on the inside atturn 16 and a collision occurred. The Driver of Car 11 said that he did not see Car 23, his virtual mirror was not working and he had not received any warning from his team of Car 23’s approach.
"This was confirmed by his team radio. The team explained that they had assumed that Car 23 would hold position behind Car 11 and had not noticed the extent to which Car 23 had gained on Car 11 and for that reason did not warn the Driver of Car 11.
"The Driver of Car 23 said that he believed from the wide line taken by Car 11 at the entry to turn 16 that Car 11 was letting him through. Both Drivers were surprised by the closing speeds. The collision was therefore the result of a misunderstanding contributed to by a lack of communication by the team to the Driver of Car 11.
"Both Drivers accepted that neither of them was wholly or predominatly to blame for it. The Stewards therefore determined to take no further action."
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Albon's teammate, Carlos Sainz, was also investigated for holding up Liam Lawson. The stewards decided to take no further action in this regard either, as the Spaniard explained that he moved out of the way in order to avoid impeding Jak Crawford.
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Japanese Grand Prix Results
Practice
Practice 1
Practice 2
Practice 3
ALL
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | McLarenMCL | - | 1:30.133 | |
2 | MercedesMER | - | 1:30.225 | |
3 | MercedesMER | - | 1:30.338 | |
4 | McLarenMCL | - | 1:30.649 | |
5 | FerrariFER | - | 1:30.846 | |
6 | FerrariFER | - | 1:30.980 | |
7 | AudiAUD | - | 1:31.441 | |
8 | WilliamsWIL | - | 1:31.496 | |
9 | HaasHAA | - | 1:31.498 | |
10 | Red Bull RacingRBR | - | 1:31.509 | |
11 | HaasHAA | - | 1:31.532 | |
12 | Racing BullsRCB | - | 1:31.590 | |
13 | WilliamsWIL | - | 1:31.608 | |
14 | AlpineALP | - | 1:31.734 | |
15 | Red Bull RacingRBR | - | 1:31.759 | |
16 | AudiAUD | - | 1:31.933 | |
17 | AlpineALP | - | 1:32.438 | |
18 | CadillacCAD | - | 1:32.615 | |
19 | Aston MartinAST | - | 1:33.596 | |
20 | CadillacCAD | - | 1:33.689 | |
21 | Aston MartinAST | - | 1:33.951 |
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Overview
Friday 27.03.26
Practice 1
02:30 AM
Practice 2
06:00 AM
Saturday 28.03.26
Practice 3
02:30 AM
Qualification
06:00 AM
Sunday 29.03.26
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05:00 AM
Friday 27.03.26
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Practice 2
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| Pos. | Driver | Team | Points |
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1 | MercedesMER | 51 | |
2 | MercedesMER | 47 | |
3 | FerrariFER | 34 | |
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