Hamilton Says Red Bull’s F1 Car Is “The Fastest” He’s Ever Seen
Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen is concentrating on pole place as grand prix qualifying will get underway on Friday on the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
After a four-week break as a result of cancellation of the Chinese Grand Prix, spherical 4 sees the groups take to the Baku City Circuit, a observe which often produces thrilling races. It additionally sees the primary of six dash weekends, with the format of the weekend modified by F1 and the FIA on Tuesday.
Max Verstappen questions future in Formula 1: ‘Is it actually a good life?’Max Verstappen gained final outing in Australia amid a chaotic finish to the race in Melbourne, with Lewis Hamilton claiming Mercedes’ first podium of the season in second and Fernando Alonso in third – for the third race operating. Verstappen has a 15-point result in Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez within the Formula 1 Driver Standings – and the pair led residence a one-two end final yr in Baku after each Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz have been compelled to retire for Ferrari.
Qualifying begins at 2pm. Max Verstappen went quickest in free apply, with Charles Leclerc in second and Sergio Perez third.
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Max Verstappen quickest however Mercedes not within the top-10!
Here’s the total leaderboard from FP1 this morning!
Kieran Jackson28 April 2023 11:55
Red Bull boss Christian Horner
“A huge amount to try and get through, a lot of data to look over. Clean laps today and then the racing starts,” he tells Sky Sports.
“It’s mad to be doing a sprint race at the circuit from a teams point of view, the jeopardy… it’s about trying to navigate it.
“A lot of things can catch you out there. It’s a track that bites. A lot of concerns.
“Priority is to take as many points as you can. The drivers are free to race so long as they do it cleanly and respect each other and the team.”
Kieran Jackson28 April 2023 11:49
Max Verstappen goes quickest, simply beating Charles Leclerc!
Max Verstappen goes quickest proper on the finish – his 1:42:315 is 0.037 secs forward of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc! Sergio Perez in third, 0.139 seconds behind Verstappen.
Impressive exhibiting from McLaren’s Lando Norris and AlphaTauri’s Nyck de Vries – within the top-six!
4-10: Sainz, Norris, De Vries, Stroll, Alonso (M), Albon, Zhou
Lewis Hamilton eleventh ultimately on mediums – and George Russell all the way in which down in seventeenth!
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Kieran Jackson28 April 2023 11:35
Sergio Perez goes faster than Max Verstappen!
With loads of the sector utilizing softs to complete the session, Sergio Perez has gone three-tenths faster than Max Verstappen in a shock swap of positions at Red Bull!
Alex Albon is third for Williams, practically a second down on Perez, whereas Lewis Hamilton has discovered his groove – he’s fourth, 1.1 secs behind Perez, however on medium tyres!
5-10: Stroll, De Vries, Sainz, Leclerc, Tsunoda, Piastri
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Kieran Jackson28 April 2023 11:24
Just quarter-hour left of FP1 in Azerbaijan
Slight change within the top-3 positions – Lance Stroll’s Aston Martin has break up the Red Bulls!
The Canadian is second-fastest, two-tenths down on Verstappen.
Top-10: Verstappen, Stroll, Perez, Sainz, De Vries, Leclerc, Alonso, Russell, Albon, Norris
Lewis Hamilton? Down in twelfth in the interim…
Kieran Jackson28 April 2023 11:17
Esteban Ocon is out of form!
It’s obtained even worse for Alpine – Esteban Ocon can also be now out of the session!
Maybe they’re anxious that the problem on Gasly’s automotive might be replicated on Ocon’s?!
For a group who ended the final race in Australia in such horrific trend, they’ve continued the place they left off!
Kieran Jackson28 April 2023 11:05
Practice session again underway
We’re again underway – we’ve misplaced Gasly, Magnussen and Tsunoda for now!
half-hour left for the drivers to fine-tune their setups forward of grand prix qualifying later!
Current top-3: Verstappen, Perez, Leclerc
Kieran Jackson28 April 2023 11:02
Pierre Gasly seems to be on at his stricken Alpine on fireplace
With only one hour of apply this weekend, a tricky begin for Pierre Gasly’s Alpine – a automotive which is now being lifted by a digger and it’ll slowly make its manner again to the pit lane!
That’ll be it for Gasly’s apply!
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Kieran Jackson28 April 2023 10:57
Pierre Gasly’s automotive catches fireplace and triggers purple flag
It took a good whereas to extinguish the flames on Gasly’s automotive – however the marshals have lastly achieved it!
Meanwhile, Kevin Magnussen’s Haas is stranded within the run-off space at flip 1…
Far from ultimate begin to the weekend!
Kieran Jackson28 April 2023 10:51
RED FLAG!
The rear of Pierre Gasly’s automotive is on fireplace – and the purple flag is thrown in Baku!
Gasly saved his Alpine operating – and he’s now stopped on the fortress part! The Frenchman has now jumped quickly out of the automotive!
Nightmare begin for Alpine! And the remainder of the pack, so determined to get operating in earlier than qualifying!
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Kieran Jackson28 April 2023 10:46
