Reigning world champion Max Verstappen ended the opening day of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in his usual position, with the Dutchman having been the strongest both over one lap and over race distance; however, Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso was once again right on his tail. The Bahrain Grand Prix winner topped both Free Practice 1 and Free Practice 2, with his team-mate having finished second in FP1, whilst Alonso was second in FP2. Whilst the leaderboard suggested that Verstappen had a tenth or two over the entire field, data following FP2 showed that Alonso's best-lap would've been just under a tenth behind Verstappen, had it not been for traffic. Not everything was plain sailing for...
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