Suzuka (Japan), April 4 -- Alpine's Jack Doohan suffered a high-speed crash as Friday practice at the Japanese Grand Prix was punctuated by four red-flag stoppages.
The Australian was uninjured in the crash, which was caused because Doohan failed to shut the DRS overtaking aid, which meant the car had less grip than he expected as he entered the 160mph first corner.
Team principal Oliver Oakes said it had been a "misjudgement" and "something to learn from", the
BBC reported.
Doohan's was the first of four incidents that led to the session being stopped, two of which were for the grass catching fire beside the track.
McLaren's Oscar Piastri ended up fastest from team-mate Lando Norris.
The second stoppage was caused when Aston Martin's ...