Max Verstappen managed to secure third place in the first and second free practice sessions. Twice he was beaten by teammate Sergio Perez, just like in Monaco. The Dutchman is not dissatisfied with the first day in Azerbaijan, as he knows there is still more ahead.
Max Verstappen managed to secure third place in the first and second free practice sessions. Twice he was beaten by teammate Sergio Perez, just like in Monaco. The Dutchman is not dissatisfied with the first day in Azerbaijan, as he knows that there is still more ahead.
Ferrari still had to give up some time to Perez's Red Bull in TL1, but a few hours later the roles were reversed. The Baku street circuit has many long straights, it is the circuit where, in terms of percentage, the throttle is used the most. However, Ferrari is able to gain a lot of time in the slow corners.
Red Bull seems to have chosen a low downforce setup, while Leclerc and Carlos Sainz drive with a medium downforce setup. With the balance of the F1-75 everything seems to be fine, as Verstappen also concludes to De Telegraaf: "Ferrari looks fast again on a lap, in racing it looks a bit more equal. That is positive."
There are still many areas for improvement, but the reigning world champion says that "overall, it was not a bad day." In addition, Verstappen says that during the second free practice session he also had no further problems with the rear wing.
According to Sky Sports, this has everything to do with the fact that the Dutchman is again driving with the rear wing that Perez uses.