Red Bull's Max Verstappen topped first practice at the Dutch Grand Prix as Lewis Hamilton showed encouraging pace for Mercedes to take third.
Verstappen, who is chasing a record-equalling ninth successive victory, delighted his home fans by continuing the dominant form that had seen him open a 125-point lead ahead of Formula 1's summer break.Fernando Alonso was second in the upgraded Aston Martin, but it was Hamilton in third who appeared most likely to challenge Verstappen, with the seven-time world champion having multiple flying laps interrupted.
Charles Leclerc finished 16th, more than 1.6s back from Verstappen, while Shwartzman was last among drivers who set a time. The one car that failed to do that was the Aston Martin Lance Stroll after the Canadian was forced out of the session by a suspected power unit issue.With the season resuming after a near month-long break, there was plenty of experimentation occurring in the early stages as teams used aids such as flow-vis paint and aerodynamic rakes.
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