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Red Bull duo lead FP1 in Baku

Max Verstappen topped the first practice session in Baku this morning, edging out Red Bull team mate Daniel Ricciardo by four tenths of a second.

The Dutch driver clocked in with a 1:44.410, looking very confident around the treacherous street circuit, with low grip levels throwing a challenge the drivers’ way.

But both Red Bull drivers were spared any drama and made the most of the difficult conditions.

Championship leader Sebastian Vettel ended up third, half a second down from Verstappen, with Force India’s Sergio Perez in fourth.

The Mexican’s session ended abruptly however when he clipped a barrier, prompting a red flag and inflicting substantial damage to the right side of his Force India.

Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas ended the morning fifth and sixth following a low-profile but studious session.

Esteban Ocon, Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen rounded out the top ten.

Free practice 1 results

Pos Driver Team Time Gap Laps

1
Max Verstappen
Red Bull
1:44.410s

19

2
Daniel Ricciardo
Red Bull
1:44.880s
+ 0.470s

22

3
Sebastian Vettel
Ferrari
1:44.967s
+ 0.557s

20

4
Sergio Pérez
Force India
1:45.398s
+ 0.988s

16

5
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
1:45.497s
+ 1.087s

16

6
Valtteri Bottas
Mercedes
1:45.737s
+ 1.327s

19

7
Esteban Ocon
Force India
1:45.752s
+ 1.342s

24

8
Felipe Massa
Williams
1:45.968s
+ 1.558s

25

9
Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari
1:46.000s
+ 1.590s

18

10
Daniil Kvyat
Toro Rosso
1:46.617s
+ 2.207s

11

11
Lance Stroll
Williams
1:46.649s
+ 2.239s

28

12
Kevin Magnussen
Haas
1:46.721s
+ 2.311s

23

13
Romain Grosjean
Haas
1:46.837s
+ 2.427s

22

14
Nico Hülkenberg
Renault
1:47.217s
+ 2.807s

21

15
Stoffel Vandoorne
McLaren
1:47.446s
+ 3.036s

22

16
Carlos Sainz
Toro Rosso
1:47.501s
+ 3.091s

13

17
Fernando Alonso
McLaren
1:47.551s
+ 3.141s

20

18
Jolyon Palmer
Renault
1:48.525s
+ 4.115s

15

19
Pascal Wehrlein
Sauber
1:49.048s
+ 4.638s

19

20
Marcus Ericsson
Sauber
1:49.937s
+ 5.527s

21

 
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