Max Verstappen set an impressive early pace to top Belgian GP first practice in a session in which his expected grid penalty for Sunday's race was confirmed.
Max Verstappen set an impressive early pace to top opening practice at the Belgian Grand Prix in a session in which the world championship leader's expected grid penalty for Sunday's race was formally confirmed. As reported on Wednesday, Verstappen has taken a fifth Red Bull-Honda internal combustion unit of the season - one more than is permitted under the regulations - at Spa-Francorchamps with an automatic 10-place grid drop to now follow for the 44-lap race.
The car, which has shown major improvement since the start of the campaign thanks to a series of successful upgrades in recent months particularly, includes a new front wing, beam wing and diffuser, plus revisions to the floor and Halo fairing flaps. However, in potentially concerning early assessments of the car's handling from both of their drivers, Russell at one point during the session declared 'I have no rear end at all', while Hamilton said: 'I've got to come in.
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