2025 JAPANESE GRAND PRIX – PRACTICE

ISACK HADJAR
VCARB OFFICIAL DRIVER
It was more than an encouraging Friday. I loved driving here today, and this car and track combo is definitely the best out there.
First Practice Session – Pos. 8th, Best Lap: 1:29.225, 28 Laps
Second Practice Session – Pos. 3rd, Best Lap: 1:28.518, 12 Laps
“It was more than an encouraging Friday. I loved driving here today, and this car and track combo is definitely the best out there. It’s an impressive circuit to drive in a Formula One car, and it was something I was really looking forward since the start of the season, especially Sector 1 is really fast and satisfying. We had a good FP1 and FP2 and overall, it was an enjoyable day; it was the same in Australia and China, so we know what to work on. I felt good in the car and I think we’re on the right trajectory to get a nice result tomorrow, so we’ll give our best to qualify well.”

LIAM LAWSON
VCARB OFFICIAL DRIVER
It was a good day, it’s nice to be back, everyone’s been very very positive. I’ve spent a lot of time with this team, they’re a great bunch of people and it’s nice to feel welcomed back again.
First Practice Session – Pos. 13th, Best Lap: 1:29.536, 28 Laps
Second Practice Session – Pos. 5th, Best Lap: 1:28.559, 13 Laps
“It was a good day, it’s nice to be back, everyone’s been very very positive. I’ve spent a lot of time with this team, they’re a great bunch of people and it’s nice to feel welcomed back again. Also nice to be driving in Suzuka again, it’s a very cool track, with the resurfacing in sector one it’s even faster now; it just feels like it’s tearing your head off, which is quite exciting. All in all, a good day, but obviously tomorrow is the more important one. The car felt good, it does feel different, the window that the guys have at the moment is very very good, the car is pretty fast so far this season so hopefully we can replicate that tomorrow as well.”

ALAN PERMANE
RACING DIRECTOR
A good day for us. A little bit frustrating with all the red flags, but that’s the same for everybody. We have a decent car here, it seems reasonably balanced.
“A good day for us. A little bit frustrating with all the red flags, but that’s the same for everybody. We have a decent car here, it seems reasonably balanced. There’s still some work to do and we’ve got places where we can go faster with some tweaks to the setup. We go into tomorrow a little bit underprepared in terms of high fuel running, but again that’s the same for everybody. Liam has done a solid job in his first day back in the team, and the balance across the cars is very similar, so Isack and Liam are going to be able to help each other and improve both cars at the same time.”