P1racenews AI automatic summary:
Mercedes’ George Russell headed Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc to lead the times during a disrupted third and final practice session at the Formula 1 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Russell, whose participation in FP2 was restricted, lowered the benchmark lap to a 1:42.514s in the closing exchanges to prop up 0.013 seconds quicker than Leclerc. The session came […]
“During FP2, Russell set the fastest lap time, beating Leclerc by just 0.013 seconds, with two stoppages interrupting the session due to engine problems for Ocon and a crash for Bearman. Despite these incidents, Russell managed to secure the top spot ahead of Leclerc and the McLaren drivers. Verstappen finished in fifth place, while Albon and Colapinto impressed in eighth and ninth positions for Williams. Hamilton ended up in 10th place, with Alonso and Stroll following closely behind. Gasly was 15th, and Hulkenberg in 16th, showing a drop in pace for Haas. Bottas and Zhou were the slowest drivers with representative lap times, with Ocon and Bearman at the bottom of the rankings.”
