Max Verstappen immediately dominant

Formula 1, times

Max Verstappen got the best time in the first free practice of the Japanese Grand Prix.

The world champion, back from the disappointing weekend in Singapore, immediately put everyone back in line with abysmal gaps.

Well, however, the Ferraris did well, with Carlos Sainz second and Charles Leclerc fourth, behind even Lando Norris.

These are all the times:

1 Max VERSTAPPEN Red Bull Racing1:31.647 5
2 Carlos SAINZ Ferrari+0.626 3
3 Lando NORRIS McLaren+0.745 5
4 Charles LECLERC Ferrari+0.927 3
5 Yuki TSUNODA AlphaTauri+0.950 5
6 Fernando ALONSO Aston Martin+1.003 5
7 Oscar PIASTRI McLaren+1.066 4
8 Alexander ALBON Williams+1.344 5
9 Liam LAWSON AlphaTauri+1.358 4
10 Lance STROLL Aston Martin+1.393 6
11 Sergio PEREZ Red Bull Racing+1.396 4
12 Pierre GASLY Alpine+1.482 3
13 George RUSSELL Mercedes+1.663 3
14 Nico HULKENBERG Haas F1 Team+1.801 4
15 Esteban OCON Alpine+1.869 3
16 Lewis HAMILTON Mercedes+2.052 4
17 Valtteri BOTTAS Alfa Romeo+2.213 3
18 Kevin MAGNUSSEN Haas F1 Team+2.328 3
19 Logan SARGEANT Williams+2.565 4
20 Guanyu ZHOU Alfa Romeo+3.184 3