Max Verstappen delivered another hammer blow to his rivals’ hopes of challenging Red Bull after his clean sweep of Friday practice sessions ahead of Formula 1’s Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
Having spent the last few days struggling with a stomach bug, Verstappen was absent from Thursday’s media sessions after arriving in Jeddah late, but any lingering effects caused the Dutchman no issues as he plundered his way to the top of the two timed sessions on Friday – his RB19 chariot proving effective in both daylight and nightfall.
