Fernando Alonso will sit out Free Practice 1 at Formula 1’s Japanese Grand Prix, ceding his Aston Martin AMR26 to third driver Jak Crawford.<br>According to F1’s sporting regulations, every team must enter a rookie driver (two grand prix starts at most) on four occasions this season – two for each car. This normally occurs in FP1 sessions.<br>Other than Racing Bulls with newcomer Arvid ...<a class='more' href='https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/fernando-alonso-to-skip-f1-japanese-gp-fp1/10807582/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-F1&utm_term=News&utm_content=www'>Keep reading</a>