F1 leader Verstappen tops first practice at Qatar GP

The Red Bull driver was 44 seconds quicker than AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly

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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