F1 Qatar GP: Verstappen leads practice as drivers struggle for grip

Verstappen bolted on the soft tyres in the final part of the session to leapfrog long-time session leader Fernando Alonso, setting a 1m27.428s. The championship leader, who can sew up the title in Saturday’s sprint race, then saw off an initial attempt from Charles Leclerc as the Monegasque suffered a snap of steering in his opening sector.Sainz drew close with a 1m27.762s, but this was only good …Keep reading