WATCH: Verstappen an early spinner in first F1 session back on track
He's won the last two races in Austria, but Max Verstappen was an early spinner in Spielberg on Friday morning as he rotated his Red Bull through 180 degrees at Turn 1. The Dutchman would end the session in P3 behind Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas of pre-season favourites Mercedes.
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