Overview
- Kalle Rovanpera completed 32 laps in the opening morning session at Suzuka before withdrawing on medical advice and will not drive again this week.
- KCMG has not named a replacement for the remaining test sessions, with Rovanpera set to resume preparations in New Zealand’s Formula Regional Oceania and at February pre-season testing.
- Jack Doohan was uninjured after backing into the foam wall at Degner 2 in the afternoon, truncating his day after improving to a 1:39.683s.
- Autosport’s timing showed Igor Fraga fastest for Nakajima Racing with a 1:37.158, while Rovanpera’s best was over seven seconds off as his morning focused on aero runs.
- News reports say Doohan received a late clearance to test and is being linked by unnamed sources to talks for a 2026 reserve role at Haas.