Mercedes proved to be the masters of the wet conditions at Suzuka on Friday, with George Russell and his team mate Lewis Hamilton topping the timesheets in the second free practice session for the Japanese Grand Prix. Red Bull pair Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez were closest to the Silver Arrows pair and the only other drivers within a second of Russell, but the times were largely irrelevant and down to the luck of the draw with the conditions when the drivers made their runs. A number of drivers including Perez, Charles Leclerc and Yuki Tsunoda had brief wayward moments during the session, which had been extended to 90 minutes to allow for a Pirelli 2023 tyre test that was ultimately...
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