F1 Australian GP: Verstappen beats Hamilton but spins in FP1

Red Bull’s Sergio Perez set the early pace on medium tyres at 1m20.267s, until Verstappen beat that with 1m19.332s on softs. Hamilton went third for Mercedes, three quarters of a second down despite a wild slide at Turn 9.
Both Red Bulls improved after brief pitstops, with Verstappen lowering his P1 time to 1m19.278s and Perez just 0.015s slower. Verstappen then went even faster with a …Keep reading