Max Verstappen comfortably tops opening practice at the Belgian Grand Prix.
Red Bull's reigning world champion finished 0.531s clear of McLaren's Oscar Piastri, who claimed his maiden grand prix victory last time out in Hungary.But Verstappen's bid to return to winning for the first time in four races has already taken a hit with the news he will serve a 10-place grid penalty for Sunday's grand prix after taking a new power unit.
Esteban Ocon completed just one lap before he was left garage-bound with a suspected leak on his Alpine car. The only other drama in FP1 came from Daniel Ricciardo, who spun his RB coming out of La Source early in the session.Max Verstappen: Belgian GP “damage limitation” | “Not as confident” as last two yearsExplained: Why Mercedes have ditched their upgraded F1 floor for Belgian GP
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