Leclerc on top for Ferrari in practice

Charles Leclerc

Charles Leclerc demonstrated Ferrari's potential for wrecking McLaren's bid for a first title in 26 years when he topped the times ahead of Lando Norris in Friday's opening practice at the Qatar Grand Prix.

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The Ferrari driver clocked a best lap in 1min 21.953sec late in the session to finish 0.4 seconds clear of nearest rival Norris and his team-mate Oscar Piastri who are bidding to seal McLaren's first constructors' championship success since 1998.

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