Red Bull quickest in Turkish Grand Prix practice (Pictures)

Turkish Grand Prix takes place on Sunday, November 15th 2020
Red Bull 1-2 in Friday's first practice session at the Istanbul Park circuit
Lewis Hamilton favourite to win on Sunday

Max Verstappen of Netherlands and Red Bull Racing prepares to drive in the garage during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Turkey at Intercity Istanbul Park on November 13, 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

Conrad Castleton 13 Nov 2020

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Max Verstappen led a Red Bull 1-2 in Friday's first practice session at the Turkish Grand Prix.

Verstappen's team-mate Alexander Albon was second, ahead of Charles Leclerc of Ferrari, and Pierre Gasly's Alpha Tauri.

This weekend's Turkish GP takes place at the Istanbul Park circuit, which is holding its first race since 2011.

The track was only resurfaced two weeks ago and drivers were over 10 seconds off the expected pace, with a number of spins throughout the session as drivers struggled with the low-grip track.

Lewis Hamilton, who was 15th on Friday morning, is favourite to win Sunday's race according to the latest Turkish Grand Prix odds as he looks to seal a seventh F1 Championship.

Check out our gallery of some of the best pictures from Friday's action in Istanbul...

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ISTANBUL, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 13: George Russell of Great Britain driving the (63) Williams Racing FW43 Mercedes on track during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Turkey at Intercity Istanbul Park on November 13, 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

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ISTANBUL, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 13: Sergio Perez of Mexico driving the (11) Racing Point RP20 Mercedes on track during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Turkey at Intercity Istanbul Park on November 13, 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images)

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ISTANBUL, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 13: Lando Norris of Great Britain driving the (4) McLaren F1 Team MCL35 Renault on track during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Turkey at Intercity Istanbul Park on November 13, 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

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ISTANBUL, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 13: Adrian Newey, the Chief Technical Officer of Red Bull Racing looks on in the Pitlane during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Turkey at Intercity Istanbul Park on November 13, 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

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ISTANBUL, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 13: Sebastian Vettel of Germany driving the (5) Scuderia Ferrari SF1000 on track during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Turkey at Intercity Istanbul Park on November 13, 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images)

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ISTANBUL, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 13: Esteban Ocon of France driving the (31) Renault Sport Formula One Team RS20 on track during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Turkey at Intercity Istanbul Park on November 13, 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Ozan Kose-Pool/Getty Images)

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ISTANBUL, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 13: Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the (33) Aston Martin Red Bull Racing RB16 on track during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Turkey at Intercity Istanbul Park on November 13, 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Ozan Kose-Pool/Getty Images)

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ISTANBUL, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 13: Max Verstappen of Netherlands and Red Bull Racing and race engineer Gianpiero Lambiase talk in the garage during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Turkey at Intercity Istanbul Park on November 13, 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

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ISTANBUL, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 13: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain driving the (44) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes W11 on track during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Turkey at Intercity Istanbul Park on November 13, 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

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ISTANBUL, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 13: Max Verstappen of the Netherlands driving the (33) Aston Martin Red Bull Racing RB16 in the Pitlane during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Turkey at Intercity Istanbul Park on November 13, 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Peter Fox/Getty Images)

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ISTANBUL, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 13: Valtteri Bottas of Finland driving the (77) Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes W11 on track during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Turkey at Intercity Istanbul Park on November 13, 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Ozan Kose-Pool/Getty Images)

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ISTANBUL, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 13: Daniil Kvyat of Scuderia AlphaTauri and Russia > during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Turkey at Intercity Istanbul Park on November 13, 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Peter Fox/Getty Images)

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ISTANBUL, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 13: Pierre Gasly of Scuderia AlphaTauri and France during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Turkey at Intercity Istanbul Park on November 13, 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Peter Fox/Getty Images)

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ISTANBUL, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 13: Adrian Newey, the Chief Technical Officer of Red Bull Racing looks on from the pitlane during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Turkey at Intercity Istanbul Park on November 13, 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

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ISTANBUL, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 13: Charles Leclerc of Monaco driving the (16) Scuderia Ferrari SF1000 on track during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Turkey at Intercity Istanbul Park on November 13, 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Kenan Asyali-Pool/Getty Images)

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ISTANBUL, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 13: Daniil Kvyat of Russia driving the (26) Scuderia AlphaTauri AT01 Honda during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Turkey at Intercity Istanbul Park on November 13, 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Kenan Asyali-Pool/Getty Images)

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ISTANBUL, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 13: Sergio Perez of Mexico driving the (11) Racing Point RP20 Mercedes during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Turkey at Intercity Istanbul Park on November 13, 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Tolga Bozoglu-Pool/Getty Images)

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ISTANBUL, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 13: Esteban Ocon of France driving the (31) Renault Sport Formula One Team RS20 during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Turkey at Intercity Istanbul Park on November 13, 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Kenan Asyali-Pool/Getty Images)

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ISTANBUL, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 13: Lando Norris of Great Britain driving the (4) McLaren F1 Team MCL35 Renault during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Turkey at Intercity Istanbul Park on November 13, 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Tolga Bozoglu-Pool/Getty Images)

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ISTANBUL, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 13: Romain Grosjean of France driving the (8) Haas F1 Team VF-20 Ferrari during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Turkey at Intercity Istanbul Park on November 13, 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Tolga Bozoglu-Pool/Getty Images)

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ISTANBUL, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 13: Pierre Gasly of France driving the (10) Scuderia AlphaTauri AT01 Honda during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Turkey at Intercity Istanbul Park on November 13, 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Ozan Kose-Pool/Getty Images)

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ISTANBUL, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 13: Alexander Albon of Thailand driving the (23) Aston Martin Red Bull Racing RB16 leaves the garage during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Turkey at Intercity Istanbul Park on November 13, 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Bryn Lennon/Getty Images)

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ISTANBUL, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 13: Antonio Giovinazzi of Italy driving the (99) Alfa Romeo Racing C39 Ferrari on track during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Turkey at Intercity Istanbul Park on November 13, 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

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ISTANBUL, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 13: Lance Stroll of Canada driving the (18) Racing Point RP20 Mercedes on track during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Turkey at Intercity Istanbul Park on November 13, 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images)

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ISTANBUL, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 13: Antonio Giovinazzi of Italy driving the (99) Alfa Romeo Racing C39 Ferrari leads Daniil Kvyat of Russia driving the (26) Scuderia AlphaTauri AT01 Honda on track during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Turkey at Intercity Istanbul Park on November 13, 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images)

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ISTANBUL, TURKEY - NOVEMBER 13: Nicholas Latifi of Canada driving the (6) Williams Racing FW43 Mercedes leads George Russell of Great Britain driving the (63) Williams Racing FW43 Mercedes during practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Turkey at Intercity Istanbul Park on November 13, 2020 in Istanbul, Turkey. (Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images)

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