During rain training: Schumacher crashes his car

The 23-year-old crashed heavily into the track barrier in turn eight on the run-off lap in Suzuka on Friday after the end of the first free practice session. In continuous rain, Schumacher was able to get out of the car uninjured and leave the scene of the accident. However, the front of his vehicle was badly damaged on the wet track and the front axle broke. Schumacher, who is still fighting for a contract beyond the end of the season, had previously finished his first ever session at Suzuka in seventh place. In the past two years, the route was not in the racing calendar due to the corona pandemic. Former world champion Fernando Alonso had the best training time. The 41-year-old Spaniard finished in 1:42,248 minutes in his Alpine car, more than three tenths of a second ahead of Ferrari drivers Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc. World champion Max Verstappen only completed a few laps in his Red Bull and refrained from doing a very fast lap in the increasingly heavy rain. The 25-year-old only came in sixth place. The four-time world champion Sebastian Vettel also barely clocked up any kilometers and came last in the uninformative practice session in the Aston Martin. Verstappen can become world champion If Verstappen wins on Sunday (7.00 a.m.) in expected wet conditions and also sets the fastest race lap, he will complete the successful defense of his title early on. It can also achieve a second title in other constellations; Verstappen only needs to get eight points more than Leclerc and six more than teammate Sergio Perez. Before the 18th of 22 races of the season, Verstappen leads Leclerc by 104 points. After the Grand Prix he would need a lead of 112 points to make the decision. Otherwise the decision will be postponed until the next race in the USA.

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During rain training: Schumacher crashes his car

Mick Schumacher caused major damage to his Haas racing car in an accident at the start of the Formula 1 weekend in Japan.

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