Bottas fastest in practice for Japanese GP

SUZUKA, Japan (AP) — On Friday as Japanese Grand Prix organizers were forced to alter the weekend schedule with a powerful typhoon approaching, it was Valtteri Bottas of Mercedes who was quickest in both practice sessions.
Organizer canceled Saturday’s usual qualifying session with Typhoon Hagibis set to hit Japan’s main island on Saturday and Sunday. Plans call for the race to run as scheduled on Sunday at 2 p.m. local time with qualifying held earlier in the day.
Bottas had a