Max Verstappen’s Red Bull team has recently struggled with poor form in Formula 1. However, in the first training session in Azerbaijan, the champion showed improvement again.
World champion Max Verstappen drove the fastest lap in the turbulent opening training session of Formula 1 in Baku. The first practice session on the street circuit in Azerbaijan had to be interrupted three times due to accidents and debris on the track. Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton finished the training in second place. Verstappen’s Red Bull team-mate Sergio Pérez came in third, ahead of McLaren driver Lando Norris.
Just a few minutes after the start of the practice laps, the race management turned the lights back to red because car parts were lying on the track. Shortly afterwards, Charles Leclerc crashed his Ferrari into the track barrier and was unable to continue. The third forced break followed when Williams youngster Franco Colapinto lost control of his car and had the next accident.
Before the Grand Prix on Sunday (1 p.m./Sky), the Dutchman Verstappen leads the World Championship with a 62-point lead over the Briton Norris. Recently, however, the Red Bull team has been in a form crisis. In the constructors’ championship, McLaren could already take the lead in Azerbaijan. The traditional British team is eight points behind defending champion Red Bull.
Source: Stern
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