F1 Qatar GP: Verstappen tops slippery, windy practice from Sainz

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 …Keep reading