Verstappen on top in opening Belgian GP practice for Red Bull ahead of Hungarian GP winner Piastri
Max Verstappen dominated FP1 at the Belgian Grand Prix, finishing ahead of McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and well clear of his Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez. On what is a high-pressure weekend for Perez given Red Bull’s intention to assess his position going forward towards 2025 over the summer break, he ended up nearly a full second down on Verstappen.
Esteban Ocon missed almost the whole session aboard his upgraded, differently liveried Alpine after encountering a problem during his early practice start, with the team investigating a suspected water leak. One of Perez’s potential replacements at Red Bull, Daniel Ricciardo, went from an early La Source-exiting spin to finishing 13th for RB, with his team-mate Yuki Tsunoda down in 16th and complaining about both understeer and oversteer.
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