WATCH: Ride onboard as Verstappen storms to the fastest lap of Friday practice in Saudi Arabia
Max Verstappen completed a clean sweep of Friday’s practice sessions for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, backing up his FP1 performance with another pace-setting display in Free Practice 2.
Verstappen used Pirelli’s soft compound tyre to produce a 1m 29.603s in the night-time session, putting his Red Bull just over two-tenths clear of Aston Martin rival Fernando Alonso.
FP2: Dominant Verstappen leads Alonso at second practice session in Jeddah as track ramps up
As drivers and their teams work into the night to debrief their opening days, ride onboard with Verstappen for his early benchmark at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit – which has undergone several changes since F1’s last visit.
Watch Verstappen’s practice-topping lap in the video player above.
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