11:30
Chequered flag
Verstappen and Perez are still pushing out there so expect some changes to the order.
Lewis Hamilton
2024 F1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix - Friday Practice - As it happened
A recap of what happened in Friday practice for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
13 Sep 2024
11:29
Sainz on a hot lap
He goes fastest in the first sector...
11:24
Verstappen sets a strong lap
He slots into second in the Red Bull, within a tenth of Hamilton's top lap.
11:23
Sainz
Sainz confirms Ferrari's solid pace as he moves into third, 0.3s off Hamilton.
11:20
The session is back underway with 10 minutes to go
Hamilton, Norris, Piastri, Perez, Leclerc, Verstappen, Ricciardo, Bearman, Hulkenberg and Sainz is the top 10.
11:14
15 minutes on the clock
Hamilton, Norris, Piastri, Perez, Leclerc, Verstappen, Ricciardo, Bearman, Hulkenberg and Sainz.
11:12
Another red flag
Hamilton had gone fastest but Colapinto has crashed. Red flag.
11:09
Piastri goes fastest
A 1m46.282s for the McLaren driver puts him 0.3s ahead of Perez in third.
Norris now takes to the top in the other McLaren, just over 0.2s ahead of his teammate.
11:05
25 minutes on the clock
The majority of the grid heads back out on track on the softs.
11:04
Work to do at Ferrari over the break
11:02
Order under the red flag
Leclerc, Verstappen, Norris, Russell, Hamilton, Tsunoda, Ricciardo, Sainz, Piastri and Hulkenberg.
11:00
Leclerc in the wall
10:57
Red flag
Leclerc has crashed at Turn 15. Red flag.
10:57
Norris slots into third
It's third for the McLaren driver, 0.6s off the pace.
10:54
Leclerc back on top
Leclerc sets a 1m46.608s to go 0.2s ahead of Verstappen. Hamilton is 1.0s off in third.
10:50
Session back underway
The order with 40 minutes on the clock: Verstappen, Leclerc, Hamilton, Piastri, Hulkenberg, Russell, Sainz, Norris, Tsunoda and Alonso.
10:49
Red flag
It seems that the cause of the red flag was some debris on the track.
10:44
Just before the red flag
Stroll not happy with the handling of his Aston Martin: "This is not a car. This is not a car right now."
10:43
Red flag
The session has been halted. Not sure why just yet though.
10:42
Verstappen goes fastest
A 1m47.214s for the reigning world champion puts him top of FP1 with 47 minutes on the clock.
10:41
Leclerc on top again
A 1m47.501s for Leclerc puts him back on top of the order, a tenth ahead of Hamilton.
10:38
Hamilton lowers the benchmark
Hamilton sets a 1m47.618s now to lower the overall benchmark in FP1. Still over seven seconds off Leclerc's pole time from last year.
10:38
Leclerc sets the early pace
A 1m49.740s for the Ferrari driver, 0.3s ahead of 'king of the streets' Perez.
10:34
First time on the board
Ricciardo sets a 1m51.798s for VCARB, 1.7s ahead of Stroll in second. Expect times to come down by around by 10 seconds come qualifying.
10:30
FP1 is go!
Albon, Stroll and Piastri take to the track early on in Baku.
