An environmental hazard has disrupted practice two at Formula 1's Japanese Grand Prix

Four red flags have marred the session - two of them for grass fires as you heard on Sky, and the others due to Fernando Alonso and Jack Doohan crashing out.

It caused close to 40 minutes of delay.

Kiwi Liam Lawson benefited from the stop-start practice session, placing fifth for Racing Bulls, beating both Red Bull drivers, with Max Verstappen eighth and Yuki Tsunoda 18th.

McLaren's Oscar Piastri placed first with teammate Lando Norris second.

Lawson placed 13th in practice one.

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