23
Sep
2023

Verstappen on top again from Norris and Piastri
A slow-burning session, which featured no track action for the opening five minutes, ended with a series of qualifying simulations in which Verstappen set a 1m30.267s lap to eclipse the two McLarens – which had found performance relative to the Red Bull driver overnight.
Verstappen had headed the field after the first set of soft-tyre runs, logging a 1m30.960s – slower than the previous day’s headline effort as overnight rain had washed away…