Charles Leclerc beat Sergio Perez in a tense second apply session of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, with title contenders Max Verstappen and Lando Norris trailing.
Leclerc was the final driver to run a qualifying simulation and benefited barely from the quicker monitor circumstances, ending 0.006 seconds forward of Perez, with Lewis Hamilton third, simply 0.066 seconds behind the Ferrari driver.
Championship chief Max Verstappen was solely sixth, 0.545 seconds behind Leclerc, whereas Norris was unable to set a quick lap on the gentle tire resulting from site visitors.
Verstappen leads Norris by 62 factors with eight races remaining, whereas Perez’s tempo suggests they need to be extra aggressive this weekend than in current video games.
However in Baku on Friday, Perez was extra happy with the automobile after Verstappen complained of understeer and almost hit the wall when locking up at Flip 5.
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Karun Chandhok and Jacques Villeneuve talk about McLaren’s choice to prioritize Lando Norris for the second half of the 2024 F1 season, He stated the directions had been nonetheless not clear sufficient and the staff was “too late”.
As for Norris, he was main Verstappen within the second apply session however met Pierre Gasly on the remaining nook.
It was a scary second for each drivers as Gasly tried to get out of the way in which resulting from battery points, however pressured Norris to withdraw.
The McLaren driver is more likely to sit round Carlos Sainz in fourth, Oscar Piastri in fifth and Verstappen in sixth, with all three behind the chief Leclerc half a second.
As a substitute, Norris ended up seventeenth and is hoping McLaren can discover time earlier than remaining apply at 9.30am on Saturday, adopted by qualifying at 1pm, stay on Sky Sports activities F1.
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Sky Sports activities F1 stay broadcast of Azerbaijan Grand Prix schedule
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Have a look again at among the most dramatic moments occurring across the Baku Metropolis Circuit.
Saturday, September 14
9.15am: Azerbaijan Grand Prix apply three (race begins at 9.30am)
11.10am: F2 dash
12.15pm: Azerbaijan Grand Prix qualifying preparations
1pm: Azerbaijan Grand Prix Qualifying*
3pm: Ted’s Qualification Pocket book
Sunday, September 15
8.30am: F2 Particular Race
10:30am: Grand Prix Sunday: Azerbaijan Grand Prix preparation*
12pm: Azerbaijan Grand Prix*
2pm: Checkered flag: Azerbaijan GP response
3pm: Ted’s Pocket book
* Additionally broadcast stay on Sky Sports activities Essential Occasion
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