Lando Norris was quickest in a disruptive first follow on the Azerbaijan Grand Prix as championship chief Oscar Piastri suffered an early energy unit scare.
Norris, who trails Piastri by 31 factors within the Drivers’ Championship with eight race weekends to go, was quick all through the session which was pink flagged for 25 minutes because of a kerb situation at Flip 16.
The pink flag benefitted Piastri as a result of he suffered an early energy unit downside which McLaren resolved in the course of the stoppage, so the championship chief misplaced little observe time in comparison with his rivals on a observe which rewards excessive confidence given the shut proximity of the boundaries.
McLaren seem like in a league of their very own, on a weekend they’ll seal the Constructors’ Championship, as Norris was 0.310s forward of Piastri and over half a second away from Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in third.
Leclerc has taken the final 5 pole positions in Baku, together with Dash poles, however any hopes of difficult McLaren for the win in related style to his epic battle with Piastri 12 months in the past, already look uncertain.
His team-mate Lewis Hamilton clipped the within wall at Flip 5 and suffered a puncture, plus entrance wing injury, as he ended first follow down in thirteenth.
An sick George Russell was fourth for Mercedes, with Williams’ Alex Albon in fifth and Yuki Tsunoda forward of Purple Bull team-mate and Monza race-winner Max Verstappen in sixth and seventh.
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Lewis Hamilton limps into the pit after clipping the wall throughout FP1 on the Azerbaijan GP
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Sky Sports activities F1’s Azerbaijan GP schedule
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Look again at among the most dramatic moments to have taken place across the Baku Metropolis Circuit
Friday September 19
10.55am: F2 Qualifying
11.40am: Crew Principals’ Press Convention
12.45pm: Azerbaijan GP Observe Two (session begins at 1pm)*
2.15pm: The F1 Present*
Saturday September 20
9.15am: Azerbaijan GP Observe Three (session begins at 9.30am)
11.10am: F2 Dash Race
12.15pm: Azerbaijan GP Qualifying build-up
1pm: AZERBAIJAN GP QUALIFYING
3pm: Ted’s Qualifying Pocket book
Sunday September 21
7.55am: F2 Function Race
10.30am: Grand Prix Sunday: Azerbaijan GP build-up*
12pm: THE AZERBAIJAN GRAND PRIX*
2pm: Chequered Flag: Azerbaijan GP response
3pm: Ted’s Pocket book
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