Oscar Piastri topped an all but meaningless rain-affected second practice session at the Japanese Grand Prix in which only five drivers set representative times. Rain doused the track in the lead-up to the final hour of practice on Friday, leaving the Suzuka Circuit damp and slippery when pit lane opened. It took 12 minutes for the first car to sample the conditions, with Lewis Hamilton taking to the circuit on a set of medium tires. The track was drying slowly in the chilly sub-60-degree F temperatures, but rain re-appeared on the radar just as Hamilton prepared to set his first flying lap, and he was recalled to pit lane with only two slow tours completed. The return of light...
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