Verstappen resumes normal service with top time in Japan

Red Bull's runaway Formula One championship leader Max Verstappen roared back from defeat in Singapore to set the fastest lap in the first practice for the Japanese Grand Prix on Friday.

The Dutch 25-year-old laid down an immediate marker as the first driver out of the pitlane, on the hard tyres, in the hour long opening session at Suzuka and stayed top throughout.

Verstappen's best time of one minute 31.647 seconds was 0.626 quicker than Ferrari's Carlos Sainz, the winner in Singapore. "Max back to the front again, so it was fun while it lasted," joked McLaren boss Zak Brown on Sky Sports television. Red Bull are set to retain their constructors' title in Japan on Sunday, needing to score only a point more than Mercedes.

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