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Evening Standard
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Matt Majendie

F1 testing: Max Verstappen tops timesheets on first day of testing in Bahrain

Max Verstappen and Red Bull laid down an ominous marker for this year’s Formula 1 world championship with a dominant opening day of testing in Bahrain on Thursday.

Completing a total of 157 laps, Verstappen topped the timesheets in both the sessions to suggest his RB19 is once again the car to beat for the season ahead.

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