Friday analysis - rain leaves teams plenty to ponder

[Upinsmoke]

A wet and slippery track was the last thing anybody really needed as the Japanese Grand Prix returned to Suzuka, and as a result of a drying track on Friday morning and then further rain in the afternoon, the times were all over the place and much depended upon the point at which a driver ventured out. Since the wet-weather Bridgestone tyres used come out of a driver's allocation for the weekend, people limited their running. If it rains again on Saturday it will pose some significant set-up problems for the race, which is scheduled to be dry, as nobody will have done any dry road tyre evaluation?

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