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FP1: Verstappen pips Ferrari duo to set benchmark in opening Spa practice
F1TechnicalJuly 17, 2026
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Four-time world champion Max Verstappen set the benchmark time in the opening sixty-minute practice session at the Belgian Grand Prix, fractionally beating the Ferrari duo of Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc.