Max Verstappen tops first practice in Saudi Arabia ahead of Fernando Alonso

Reigning F1 world champion Max Verstappen topped the timesheets in first practice for the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Like in Bahrain, FP1 - which takes place in the afternoon - is ultimately unrepresentative of the conditions teams will face in qualifying and the race - which are under the floodlights.Alonso put his Aston Martin inside the top two with an impressive time, although based on the first race, it’s unlikely the Spaniard will be able to maintain it come race day.

Perez claimed his maiden pole position back in 2022 in Jeddah, while he took the race victory last year ahead of Verstappen.It wasn't an entirely smooth session for Stroll, who brushed the wall at Turn 22 with his front-left tyre.Daniel Ricciardo set his best time on the mediums, and didn’t run on the red-marked soft, as he set the 12th fastest time ahead of Esteban Ocon, Logan Sagreant and Oscar Piastri.

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