"I think it's the best place to do it," said Verstappen, who has won 44 races in his career. The qualifying session was delayed for 10 minutes because of heavy rain and started under clearing skies but with the track still soaked. The rain-marred first practice session took place amid gloomy conditions. Midway through the first practice session, Alfa Romeo's Zhou Guanyu and Albon both slid off track, as did Albon's teammate Logan Sargeant. There is another qualifying session Saturday to sat the grid for the sprint race.

Source: Daily Sun July 29, 2023 03:52 UTC