Verstappen tops first practice for Dutch home Grand Prix

Verstappen tops first practice for Dutch home Grand Prix

Champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull topped the primary apply session for his Dutch dwelling Formula One Grand Prix on Friday.

The Dutchman clocked 1 minute 11.852 seconds across the 4.259-kilometre Circuit Zandvoort to beat Fernando Alonso of Aston Martin by 0.278 second and Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes by 0.373 second.

Sergio Perez within the different Red Bull was fourth, whereas Williams had a powerful and shocking efficiency, ending fifth and seventh with Alex Albon and Logan Sargeant respectively.

Ferrari had been sixteenth with Charles Leclerc and nineteenth with Robert Shwartzman, who changed Carlos Sainz as a part of the mandated rookie classes.

The session was briefly suspended with some 18 minutes left after Nico Hülkenberg of Haas spun and made contact with the obstacles at Turn 13.

Verstappen is chasing a record-equalling ninth straight victory. The milestone at present belongs to four-time world champion and former Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel.

The now retired driver received the entire last 9 races in 2013 to say his fourth consecutive title.

Verstappen tops the drivers’ championship, 125 factors forward of team-mate Sergio Perez.

The Dutchman has received 10 of the 12 races to date, the opposite two received by Perez as Red Bull has dominated the season.

Second apply session is in a while Friday, with qualifying happening on Saturday forward of Sunday’s showdown.

Source: www.anews.com.tr