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Leclerc fastest in Baku practice despite earlier crashpublished at 15:18 British Summer Time 13 September
Andrew Benson
BBC F1 correspondent
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Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc edged Red Bull’s Sergio Perez by just 0.006 seconds in Friday practice at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Leclerc’s time was set late in the session, when the track would have been quicker than for some of his rivals, after a difficult day that included a crash in the first session.
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton was third fastest, 0.066secs behind Perez, ahead of Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.
McLaren’s Lando Norris, Verstappen’s closest challenger in the championship, was 14th fastest after being held up by Pierre Gasly’s Alpine on what would have been his fastest lap.
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Joins us on Saturday from 09:15 BSTpublished at 15:16 British Summer Time 13 September
Not for the first time this season, the practice times are tight between those drivers hoping to secure the best seat in the house for Sunday's Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Charles Leclerc has three consecutive pole positions in Baku, but after topping second practice today, even after crashing in the opening hour and struggling with his car in the next, can he make it four in a row tomorrow?
Enjoy the rest of your Friday, folks, then come back and join us for build-up to third practice from 09:15 BST.
Qualifying goes green at 13:00 BST.
See you Saturday.
Chequered Flag podcast: Azerbaijan GP previewpublished at 15:14 British Summer Time 13 September
Jennie Gow, former F1 driver Jolyon Palmer and BBC F1 correspondent Andrew Benson look ahead to this weekend's race in Baku.
The trio discuss Adrian Newey’s move to Aston Martin and the team orders situation over at McLaren.
Listen on BBC Sounds here
F1 Q&A: Send us your questionspublished at 15:12 British Summer Time 13 September
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The F1 Q&A is open all weekend for your questions.
McLaren teams orders, Adrian Newey to Aston Martin, thoughts on the cost-cap rules; Andrew Benson is here to answer all of your queries.
Send your questions using the link here.
'Perez has been impressive'published at 15:11 British Summer Time 13 September
Rebecca Clancy
F1 journalist on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
What a great weekend we have coming up and we don't really know who's quickest, as we have seen different set-ups and the track is still quite dirty. But the track will evolve but it is setting us up nicely.
Perez has woken up and has been very impressive but Verstappen doesn't look like a happy bunny.
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And the restpublished at 15:09 British Summer Time 13 September
11. Yuki Tsunoda (RB)
12. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)
13. Alex Albon (Williams)
14. Franco Colapinto (Williams)
15. Valtteri Bottas (Sauber)
16. Daniel Ricciardo (RB)
17. Lando Norris (McLaren)
18. Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
19. Esteban Ocon (Alpine)
20. Zhou Guanyu (Sauber)
Top 10published at 15:07 British Summer Time 13 September
1. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) - 1:43.484
2. Sergio Perez (Red Bull) +0.006
3. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) +0.066
4. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) +0.466
5. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) +0.499
6. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +0.545
7. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) +0.609
8. Nico Hulkenberg (Haas) +0.991
9. George Russell (Mercedes) +1.052
10. Oliver Bearman (Haas) +1.063
Postpublished at 15:05 British Summer Time 13 September
Ben Edwards
F1 commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
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Leclerc has set the pace from Sergio Perez and Hamilton - who is now cooling his hands as he has said how hot he's been in the car.
Chequered flagpublished at 15:03 British Summer Time 13 September
Charles Leclerc was frustrated with the set-up of his car in the early part of this session, following the repair job after his crash in FP1, but the Ferrari man comes home to top second practice by just 0.006 seconds from the Red Bull of Sergio Perez.
Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton finishes third, the other Ferrari of Carlos Sainz is fourth and McLaren's Oscar Piastri is fifth.
Postpublished at 15:00 British Summer Time 13 September
Race control have given us a message as we reach the end of second practice, which is they have noted an incident of impeding between Carlos Sainz and Sergio Perez at Turn Three.
Postpublished at 14:59 British Summer Time 13 September
Andrew Benson
BBC F1 correspondent
Not a great session for George Russell at all - he's going back in the pits early, having had a delayed start to the session with the engine change.
Issue with Russell's carpublished at 14:59 British Summer Time 13 September
The second hour of running has been delayed for George Russell and now Mercedes have delivered a blow for the Briton. "There's an issue with the car," Russell is told, as he comes in to the pits.
Postpublished at 14:58 British Summer Time 13 September
I can confidently say multiple red flags would be waving if I had to reserve a Formula 1 car. The TV cameras flash to an Aston Martin safely backing out of the escape road while others zoom by.
The time is ticking away and we've yet to see Lando Norris bank a fast lap on the softs. The McLaren driver is out on the red compound, but he's not pushing too hard.
Postpublished at 14:56 British Summer Time 13 September
Ben Edwards
F1 commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
F1 is so enjoyable at the moment and we have four teams who could make it on to the top step of the podium - at the start of the season we thought it would just be Red Bull.
Postpublished at 14:54 British Summer Time 13 September
Lewis Hamilton is out on a set of hard tyres in the Mercedes but the seven-time world champion is unaware of the red Ferrari of his future team-mate coming up behind him. "Lewis didn't see me," Leclerc says calmly.
Postpublished at 14:53 British Summer Time 13 September
Rebecca Clancy
F1 journalist on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Perez is quicker than Verstappen...which is interesting!!
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There's always drama at Baku...published at 14:51 British Summer Time 13 September
Another trip in the time machine
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Image caption,
Hamilton and Vettel were certainly not friends that day
Earlier we mentioned how Baku can bring out a lot of emotions with the drivers (as seen with the crash between Daniel Ricciardo and Max Verstappen for Red Bull back in 2018) and the year before in 2017 was another crazy race...
Sebastian Vettel was leading the championship, with Lewis Hamilton in second, so tension was already high between the pair.
During the race Vettel hit the back of Hamilton's Mercedes during a safety car period. The Ferrari driver thought the Brit was brake testing, so moved his car alongside Hamilton and deliberately made contact - eventually receiving a 10-second penalty for the move.
Also it will be remembered as a race where Lance Stroll finished third on the podium for Williams. (In what was a happier times, Ricciardo was the race winner, that day, with Valtteri Bottas in second.)
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Image caption,
Stroll "enjoying" his shoey moment....
Postpublished at 14:51 British Summer Time 13 September
Steady on, Nico. Hulkenberg screeches to a halt as he needs the aid of the escape road to slow down his runaway Haas.
The gap at the top between Charles Leclerc and two-time Baku winner Sergio Perez, meanwhile, is just a slender 0.006 seconds.
Postpublished at 14:50 British Summer Time 13 September
Ben Edwards
F1 commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Oliver Bearman is showing reasonable pace at the moment. Haas have not had a car go through to Q3 at Baku, but could that happen this weekend?
Leclerc to the top on softspublished at 14:49 British Summer Time 13 September
Haas team principal Ayao Komatsu is chatting to Sky Sports on the Haas pit wall and says he is very impressed with the partnership of Nico Hulkenberg and Ollie Bearman, with the pair working well together in the early stages of this Azerbaijan weekend.
Charles Leclerc has not been a happy camper in second practice but now the Ferrari drivers straps on his soft boots for a qualifying simulation. With the track evolution in his favour, Leclerc shoots straight to the top of the table with a 1:43.484.

2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix

3rd Practice

Baku City Circuit, 14 September 2024

Rank	Driver	Number	Team	Fastest Lap	Laps
1	George Russell	63	Mercedes	1:42.514	15
2	Charles Leclerc	16	Ferrari	1:42.527	17
3	Lando Norris	4	McLaren	1:42.737	15
4	Oscar Piastri	81	McLaren	1:42.749	14
5	Max Verstappen	1	Red Bull	1:42.862	16
6	Carlos Sainz Jnr	55	Ferrari	1:42.968	17
7	Sergio Perez	11	Red Bull	1:43.024	16
8	Alexander Albon	23	Williams	1:43.194	14
9	Franco Colapinto	43	Williams	1:43.238	15
10	Lewis Hamilton	44	Mercedes	1:43.301	13
11	Fernando Alonso	14	Aston Martin	1:43.474	15
12	Yuki Tsunoda	22	RB	1:43.503	17
13	Lance Stroll	18	Aston Martin	1:43.571	19
14	Daniel Ricciardo	3	RB	1:43.870	18
15	Pierre Gasly	10	Alpine	1:43.876	15
16	Nico Hulkenberg	27	Haas	1:44.164	13
17	Valtteri Bottas	77	Sauber	1:44.187	18
18	Zhou Guanyu	24	Sauber	1:44.869	20
19	Esteban Ocon	31	Alpine	not available	1
20	Oliver Bearman	50	Haas	not available	2

Last updated 14th September 2024 at 11:57

Second Practice

Baku City Circuit, 13 September 2024

Rank	Driver	Number	Team	Fastest Lap	Laps
1	Charles Leclerc	16	Ferrari	1:43.484	20
2	Sergio Perez	11	Red Bull	1:43.490	23
3	Lewis Hamilton	44	Mercedes	1:43.550	22
4	Carlos Sainz Jnr	55	Ferrari	1:43.950	25
5	Oscar Piastri	81	McLaren	1:43.983	25
6	Max Verstappen	1	Red Bull	1:44.029	24
7	Lance Stroll	18	Aston Martin	1:44.093	24
8	Nico Hulkenberg	27	Haas	1:44.475	24
9	George Russell	63	Mercedes	1:44.536	16
10	Oliver Bearman	50	Haas	1:44.547	24
11	Yuki Tsunoda	22	RB	1:44.645	24
12	Fernando Alonso	14	Aston Martin	1:44.683	25
13	Alexander Albon	23	Williams	1:44.737	25
14	Franco Colapinto	43	Williams	1:44.749	23
15	Valtteri Bottas	77	Sauber	1:44.785	24
16	Daniel Ricciardo	3	RB	1:45.056	26
17	Lando Norris	4	McLaren	1:45.156	25
18	Pierre Gasly	10	Alpine	1:45.391	22
19	Esteban Ocon	31	Alpine	1:45.810	24
20	Zhou Guanyu	24	Sauber	1:45.947	25

Last updated 13th September 2024 at 15:07

First Practice

Baku City Circuit, 13 September 2024

Rank	Driver	Number	Team	Fastest Lap	Laps
1	Max Verstappen	1	Red Bull	1:45.546	21
2	Lewis Hamilton	44	Mercedes	1:45.859	19
3	Sergio Perez	11	Red Bull	1:45.922	17
4	Lando Norris	4	McLaren	1:46.027	18
5	Carlos Sainz Jnr	55	Ferrari	1:46.173	21
6	Oscar Piastri	81	McLaren	1:46.282	18
7	Fernando Alonso	14	Aston Martin	1:46.452	19
8	George Russell	63	Mercedes	1:46.516	18
9	Charles Leclerc	16	Ferrari	1:46.608	11
10	Daniel Ricciardo	3	RB	1:46.687	23
11	Oliver Bearman	50	Haas	1:46.973	23
12	Nico Hulkenberg	27	Haas	1:47.135	20
13	Lance Stroll	18	Aston Martin	1:47.184	15
14	Valtteri Bottas	77	Sauber	1:47.640	18
15	Yuki Tsunoda	22	RB	1:47.708	21
16	Franco Colapinto	43	Williams	1:47.901	12
17	Alexander Albon	23	Williams	1:47.955	17
18	Pierre Gasly	10	Alpine	1:48.712	21
19	Zhou Guanyu	24	Sauber	1:49.052	19
20	Esteban Ocon	31	Alpine	not available	3

Last updated 13th September 2024 at 11:38

Qualification

Baku City Circuit, 14 September 2024

= Fastest lap

Rank	Driver	Number	Team	Qualifying 1	Qualifying 1	Qualifying 2	Qualifying 2	Qualifying 3	Qualifying 3	Time
1	Charles Leclerc	16	Ferrari	fastest lap 1:42.775	fastest lap 1:42.775	1:42.056	1:42.056	fastest lap 1:41.365	fastest lap 1:41.365	Qualifying 3, fastest lap 1:41.365
2	Oscar Piastri	81	McLaren	1:43.033	1:43.033	1:42.598	1:42.598	1:41.686	1:41.686	Qualifying 3, 1:41.686
3	Carlos Sainz Jnr	55	Ferrari	1:43.357	1:43.357	1:42.503	1:42.503	1:41.805	1:41.805	Qualifying 3, 1:41.805
4	Sergio Perez	11	Red Bull	1:43.213	1:43.213	1:42.263	1:42.263	1:41.813	1:41.813	Qualifying 3, 1:41.813
5	George Russell	63	Mercedes	1:43.139	1:43.139	1:42.329	1:42.329	1:41.874	1:41.874	Qualifying 3, 1:41.874
6	Max Verstappen	1	Red Bull	1:43.097	1:43.097	fastest lap 1:42.042	fastest lap 1:42.042	1:42.023	1:42.023	Qualifying 3, 1:42.023
7	Lewis Hamilton	44	Mercedes	1:43.089	1:43.089	1:42.765	1:42.765	1:42.289	1:42.289	Qualifying 3, 1:42.289
8	Fernando Alonso	14	Aston Martin	1:43.472	1:43.472	1:42.426	1:42.426	1:42.369	1:42.369	Qualifying 3, 1:42.369
9	Franco Colapinto	43	Williams	1:43.138	1:43.138	1:42.473	1:42.473	1:42.530	1:42.530	Qualifying 3, 1:42.530
10	Alexander Albon	23	Williams	1:42.899	1:42.899	1:42.840	1:42.840	1:42.859	1:42.859	Qualifying 3, 1:42.859
11	Oliver Bearman	50	Haas	1:43.471	1:43.471	1:42.968	1:42.968	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:42.968
12	Yuki Tsunoda	22	RB	1:43.337	1:43.337	1:43.035	1:43.035	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:43.035
13	Nico Hulkenberg	27	Haas	1:43.101	1:43.101	1:43.191	1:43.191	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:43.191
14	Lance Stroll	18	Aston Martin	1:43.370	1:43.370	1:43.404	1:43.404	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:43.404
15	Daniel Ricciardo	3	RB	1:43.547	1:43.547	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:43.547
16	Lando Norris	4	McLaren	1:43.609	1:43.609	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:43.609
17	Valtteri Bottas	77	Sauber	1:43.618	1:43.618	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:43.618
18	Zhou Guanyu	24	Sauber	1:44.246	1:44.246	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:44.246
19	Esteban Ocon	31	Alpine	1:44.504	1:44.504	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:44.504
not available	Pierre Gasly	10	Alpine	not available	not available	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, not available

Last updated 14th September 2024 at 18:17

Race

Baku City Circuit, 15 September 2024

= Fastest lap

Rank	Driver	Number	Team	Grid	Pits	Fastest Lap	Race Time	Points
1	Oscar Piastri	81	McLaren	2	1	1:47.060	1:32:58.007	25
2	Charles Leclerc	16	Ferrari	1	1	1:47.067	10.910 behind	18
3	George Russell	63	Mercedes	5	1	1:46.628	31.328 behind	15
4	Lando Norris	4	McLaren	15	1	fastest overall lap 1:45.255	36.143 behind	13
5	Max Verstappen	1	Red Bull	6	2	1:46.798	1:17.098 behind	10
6	Fernando Alonso	14	Aston Martin	7	1	1:47.057	1:25.468 behind	8
7	Alexander Albon	23	Williams	9	1	1:46.947	1:27.396 behind	6
8	Franco Colapinto	43	Williams	8	1	1:47.274	1:29.541 behind	4
9	Lewis Hamilton	44	Mercedes	not available	1	1:47.236	1:32.401 behind	2
10	Oliver Bearman	50	Haas	10	1	1:47.048	1:33.127 behind	1
11	Nico Hulkenberg	27	Haas	12	1	1:47.691	1:33.465 behind	0
12	Pierre Gasly	10	Alpine	18	1	1:48.018	1:57.189 behind	0
13	Daniel Ricciardo	3	RB	14	1	1:48.380	2:26.907 behind	0
14	Zhou Guanyu	24	Sauber	17	1	1:47.644	2:28.841 behind	0
15	Esteban Ocon	31	Alpine	not available	1	1:48.831	1 lap behind	0
16	Valtteri Bottas	77	Sauber	16	1	1:48.418	1 lap behind	0
17	Sergio Perez	11	Red Bull	4	0	1:47.013	did not finish completed 49 laps	0
18	Carlos Sainz Jnr	55	Ferrari	3	0	1:46.866	did not finish completed 49 laps	0
19	Lance Stroll	18	Aston Martin	13	2	1:48.148	did not finish completed 45 laps	0
not classified	Yuki Tsunoda	22	RB	11	1	1:50.887	did not finish completed 14 laps	0

Last updated 15th September 2024 at 16:59

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