F1 leader Verstappen tops first practice at Qatar GP

Lewis Hamilton celebrates after winning the qualifying session on Friday. Pic/AP,PTI

Formula One leader Max Verstappen topped the first practice session at the inaugural Qatar Grand Prix on Friday and was cleared a second time of an incident at the Brazilian Grand Prix.

The Red Bull driver was 44 seconds quicker than AlphaTauri's Pierre Gasly. Verstappen was .47 ahead of Valtteri Bottas and a sizeable .79 faster than his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton, the defending champion.

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