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The Spaniard still sits top of the times, and barring some sort of weather miracle, will remain there when the session ends in five minutes.Just before heading to the pits, Schumacher comes over the radio to say"I was massively blocked by Alonso there" heading into the final chicane. Will be interesting to see if the stewards take any action given the lack of visibility out there for drivers.
Daniel Ricciardo and Fernando Alonso are the next to set times, moving into third and fourth respectively but behind the Ferrari duo.Despite earlier radio comments from the drivers about the track not being as wet as they thought, no one has switched to intermediate tyres... yet.Home hero Tsunoda finally sets a time, a 1m51.191s which places him eighth. The AlpaTauri driver giving the damp fans something to cheer about."I got a PU warning," Lando Norris tells his McLaren team.
Nicholas Latifi is the next driver to head out in his Williams, followed by the second Haas of Mick Schumacher."There's a couple of rivers" reports Tsunoda. Unsurprisingly, both he and Magnussen pit after one lap.Not content with staying in the dry, Magnussen is the first to sample the conditions, followed by home hero Yuki Tsunoda.
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