Motor racing-Verstappen fastest in first Qatar practice


FILE PHOTO: Formula One F1 - Qatar Grand Prix - Losail International Circuit, Lusail, Qatar - November 19, 2021 Red Bull's Max Verstappen in the pits during practice REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

(Reuters) - Red Bull's Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen lapped fastest in first practice for the inaugural Qatar Grand Prix at the Losail circuit on Friday.

The Dutch 24-year-old, who leads Mercedes seven times world champion Lewis Hamilton by 14 points with three races remaining, produced a quickest time of one minute 23.723 seconds in a dusty but uneventful session.

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