F1 Azerbaijan GP FP2 LIVE: Sergio Perez shines in Baku once again: The FP1 session has concluded as Red Bulls Sergio Perez shines once again being the fastest overall in the first Free Practice session. He was followed by Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen in the second and third positions. Meanwhile, Mercedes seemed to again struggle as they were bouncing massively due to the porpoising in the straight lines. Follow Formula 1 Live Updates on InsideSport.IN.
Sergio Perez continued his great form as he once again topped the time charts in the FP1 session of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. It looks like he is fond of this street circuit and knows each and every corner so well.
Fastest driver in FP1… @SChecoPerez! 👀#AzerbaijanGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/4caHaHH41k
— Formula 1 (@F1) June 10, 2022
F1 Azerbaijan GP FP2 LIVE: Sergio Perez aiming to assert DOMINANCE after stunning FP1, will Ferrari duo Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz get back to their best? Follow Azerbaijan GP FP2 LIVE Updates
Meanwhile, Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc took the second spot and was followed by Max Verstappen in the third position. Carlos Sainz took home the fourth spot and is desperately in need of a podium finish this time around. In the dying stages of the FP1 session, Fernando Alonso kept his calm and bettered his lap time to finish fifth overall.
Meanwhile, Lewis Hamilton in his W13 challenger once again struggled as he could only manage to finish in the sixth spot. The Mercedes driver faced massive bouncing in the straight lines and hence couldn’t finish in the top four. Yuki Tsunoda took home the seventh spot and was followed by George Russell in the eighth spot.
Solid first session for Lewis and George in Baku, but work still to do 👊 pic.twitter.com/56MtZVVrU6
— Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 Team (@MercedesAMGF1) June 10, 2022
Moreover, Pierre Gasly showed improvements and claimed the ninth spot. He was followed by Alpine’s Esteban Ocon in the tenth spot. McLaren’s Lando Norris had to settle for an eleventh-place finish.
F1 Azerbaijan GP FP2 LIVE: Sergio Perez aiming to assert DOMINANCE after stunning FP1, will Ferrari duo Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz get back to their best? Follow Azerbaijan GP FP2 LIVE Updates
Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll also has fond memories of racing at the street circuit of Baku as he claimed the twelfth spot overall. Haas’ Kevin Magnussen also had a great day in the office as he took home the thirteenth spot. He was followed by veteran driver Sebastian Vettel in the fourteenth place.
Meanwhile, Valtteri Bottas driving in his new Alfa Romeo livery could only manage to finish in the fifteenth spot. He outpaced his rookie teammate Guanyu Zhou, who could only manage to finish in the sixteenth spot.
F1 Azerbaijan GP FP2 LIVE: Sergio Perez aiming to assert DOMINANCE after stunning FP1, will Ferrari duo Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz get back to their best? Follow Azerbaijan GP FP2 LIVE Updates
Williams’ Alex Albon after being in the top 10 dropped positions heavily and finished in the seventeenth position overall. McLaren’s Daniel Ricciardo was reeling behind in the eighteenth spot and he is the second driver who is desperate to get a strong result under his belt. Lately, he has been criticized by a lot of ex-drivers and pundits, but the Honey Badger will come out of this strongly.
First on-track session of the weekend complete. ✅️
LN finishes P11.
DR finishes P18.#AzerbaijanGP 🇦🇿 pic.twitter.com/mTFNDFU5DH— McLaren (@McLarenF1) June 10, 2022
Lastly, there were two drivers who couldn’t finish the FP1 session in the form of Mick Schumacher and Nicholas Latifi. Firstly, it was Mick who had to stop due to water leakage.
📻 “Mick, we need to stop the car”
With liquid leaking out of Schumacher’s Haas he’s forced to stop early in FP1 ❌#AzerbaijanGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/bQL54rDupJ
— Formula 1 (@F1) June 10, 2022
Then it was the turn of the Williams driver Nicholas Latifi who just lost the power of his car and had to abort the FP1 session. Both these drivers are in massive need of track time and good results under their belts.
Nicholas has pulled over on track after a loss of power. The team will get the car back and investigate the issue.#WeAreWilliams #AzerbaijanGP pic.twitter.com/u7BjBmSrMN
— Williams Racing (@WilliamsRacing) June 10, 2022
📻 “The car just died, it switched off the power completely”
Latifi stops out on track following an issue with his car 🛠#AzerbaijanGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/cMLFnPyD8r
— Formula 1 (@F1) June 10, 2022
F1 Azerbaijan GP FP2 LIVE: Sergio Perez aiming to assert DOMINANCE after stunning FP1, will Ferrari duo Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz get back to their best? Follow Azerbaijan GP FP2 LIVE Updates
