F1 heads to the Suzuka International Circuit for the third round of the 2026 season this weekend, with the Japanese Grand Prix taking centre stage. Mercedes have been the dominant team in F1 up to this point,

Perez is going to have to concentrate on keeping out of trouble for the rest of the weekend.

Piastri ended the first day's running at the classic Suzuka track 0.092 seconds quicker than Antonelli, who took his maiden grand prix victory in China last time out.