Saudi Arabian GP: Verstappen tops first F1 practice from Perez, Alonso

They were followed by the Mercedes duo and Carlos Sainz as the lead Ferrari driver in seventh, with his penalty-addled team-mate Charles Leclerc down in 11th but with the red car pair running a notably different run plan to the leaders.
Alfa Romeo driver Valtteri Bottas established the first-place benchmark at 1m35.701s using the medium tyres.
Most of the running at the start of the …Keep reading