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Bahrain GP: Verstappen tops opening practice at Sepang
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02/10/2026 at 06:5302/10/2026 at 07:02 40 SHARES Share on.. Share on.. Share on.. Max Verstappen laid down an early marker for Red Bull on Friday, topping a lively opening practice session for the Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia as Formula 1 returned to Sepang after a nine-year absence. The four-time world champion clocked a 1m37.520s to edge Mercedes’ George Russell by 0.383s, while Red Bull team-mate Isack Hadjar completed the top three in an encouraging start for the Milton Keynes squad. With teams arriving at Sepang carrying no recent data, the opening minutes were predictably busy as drivers headed out to reacquaint themselves with the notoriously...
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