P1racenews AI automatic summary:
It was a surprisingly shocking practice session for McLaren’s championship-chasing duo.
Lewis Hamilton surprised everyone in the second practice session for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix by setting the fastest time and outperforming McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris, who had a tough session.
Despite not having secured a podium finish with Ferrari yet, the seven-time F1 champion posted a time of 1:41.293s, narrowly beating his teammate Charles Leclerc.
Both Piastri and Norris faced challenges during the session, with Norris hitting a wall and Piastri damaging his car as well, affecting their performance.
Piastri found himself in 12th place, two positions behind Norris, after encountering issues with his car which required a pit stop for inspection.
This marked the second incident of the day for Piastri, who also had a collision during the earlier FP1 session, causing a power unit problem for his team.
