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Leclerc edges Verstappen to lead opening Russia practice
Charles Leclerc pipped Max Verstappen to the fastest time in opening practice for the Russian Grand Prix on Friday as home favourite Daniil Kvyat suffered an early setback. Through a typically uneventful 90 minutes of running at the Sochi Autodrom, Leclerc managed to give Ferrari top spot with a best lap time of 1m34.462s, continuing the team’s recent good form. Leclerc had sat half a second clear of the field at one stage in FP1, only for Verstappen to cut the gap to just 0.082 seconds, giving Red Bull second place overall. Sebastian Vettel took third in the second Ferrari as he finished 0.543s down on his teammate’s time, while the Mercedes duo of Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton...
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